Nonagenarian media magnate has married his fifth bride this weekend, with scientist Elena Zhukova joining a long line of Murdoch wives.
The tycoon, 93, at his Bel Air estate in this weekend, surrounded by family and friends.
Murdoch has been dating Russian molecular biologist Zhukova, 67, for several months now.
This marks the media mogul’s sixth engagement – coming barely a year after his short-lived engagement to Ann Lesley Smith was .
The pair are said to have met at a party hosted by another of Murdoch’s ex-wives – entrepreneur Wendi Deng.
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Australian billionaire Rupert Murdoch began his career in the 1950s, setting his sights on the UK with his purchase of the News of The World and The Sun in 1969.
In 1996, he compounded an iron grip on the worldwide news by launching Fox News.
In September, Murdoch handed over the succession of his media empire to his .
Who are Rupert Murdoch’s ex-wives and how many children does he have?
Murdoch has been .
His first marriage was to flight attendant Patricia Brooker in 1956. The couple had one child together, Prudence, in 1958.
They divorced less than ten years later, in 1967.
The same year as he divorced Patricia, he married journalist and novelist Anna Torv (not to be confused with the actress of the same name).
Scottish-born Torv (now Mann) was 13 years Murdoch’s junior – and they had three children together during their marriage; Elisabeth (born 1968), Lachlan (1971) and James (born 1972).
After they divorced in 1999, she went on to marry financier William Mann, only six months later.
17 days after his divorce from Mann, Murdoch married entrepreneur and media mogul Wendi Deng – who was 37 years younger than the geriatric newsmaker.
During their time together, they had two children together in daughters Grace (born 2001) and Chloe (born 2003).
Following their divorce in 2013, Murdoch went on to marry model and actor Jerry Hall in 2016.
The pair’s marriage ended in 2022 – with her husband said to have broken the news via e-mail.
‘Jerry, sadly I’ve decided to call an end to our marriage,’ his e-mail allegedly went. ‘We have had some good times, but I have much to do… my New York lawyer will be contacting yours immediately.’
In 2023, he announced his engagement to model Ann Lesley Smith – aged 66 – before backtracking a mere two weeks later.
According to reports by Vanity Fair, Murdoch is said to have broken off the engagement after becoming ‘increasingly uncomfortable’ with her ‘outspoken evangelical views.’
He then at another ex-wife’s party. They announced their engagement after dating for several months and were married this weekend.
