The media mogul is married for the fifth time from six engagements.
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch has married again, tying the knot for the fifth time at his California vineyard on Saturday.
The former Fox and News Corp chairman, 93, married 67-year-old Elena Zhukova after a short engagement. The pair started dating in 2023 and confirmed their plans to wed to theZhukova, a retired molecular biologist, was introduced to Murdoch by his third wife Wendi Deng. Native to Moscow, Zhukova was previously married to billionaire Alexander Zhukov. This will be her third marriage. Zhukova is the mother of Darrya Zhukova, who was married to Russian oligarchThe wedding took place at Murdoch’s exclusive Bel Air vineyard and estate Moraga. Murdoch purchased the secluded Los Angeles property in 2013.at News Corp late last year, handing the reins to his eldest son Lachlan. He continues to be involved in the media empire as a chairman emeritus.
The Murdoch media empires are controlled through a family trust, meaning the marriage to Zhukova is unlikely to impact the future holdings of both media empires. Upon Murdoch’s death, all votes would be transferred to his four eldest children, Prudence, Lachlan, James and Elisabeth.engaged to a different woman,
Ann Lesley Smith, before calling off the wedding in April after he reportedly became concerned about Smith’s ultra-conservative and evangelist views.He married his first wife, flight attendant Patricia Booker, in 1956, with whom he had his eldest child, Prudence. In 1967, he marriedreporter Anna Torv, mother to Lachlan, James and Elisabeth. Their marriage was Murdoch’s longest before the pair split in 1998 and later divorced in 1999.
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