Rupert Murdoch married retired molecular biologist Elena Zhukova on Saturday, a household spokesperson mentioned, the fifth wedding ceremony for the media mogul.
Murdoch, 93, handed over the reins of his two firms Fox and Information Corp to his elder son Lachlan in November, resolving a intently watched succession saga that has fuelled tabloid gossip and tv dramas for many years.
His wedding ceremony to Zhukova, 67, is just not anticipated to change the household belief, which controls about 40 per cent of the voting shares for each firms.
Murdoch and Zhukova married on the businessman’s California winery. Zhukova is the mom of philanthropist Dasha Zhukova Niarchos, whose first marriage to Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich led to divorce.
Australian-born Murdoch has six kids from three of his earlier marriages who share as beneficiaries of the belief, albeit with differing voting privileges. Final 12 months, Murdoch was briefly engaged to former police chaplain Ann Lesley Smith, although the marriage was known as off. He divorced the previous mannequin Jerry Corridor in 2022 after six years of marriage.
Regardless of stepping again from official duties throughout his media empire, Murdoch continues to be seen as its figurehead.
Final month, Prince Harry failed in his try to convey authorized motion in opposition to Murdoch immediately as a part of his lawsuit, with different politicians and celebrities, over alleged phone-hacking claims in opposition to Information Group Newspapers, a part of the Information Corp empire that publishes The Solar and used to publish the now-defunct Information of the World.
Lachlan Murdoch, in the meantime, has been contending with flagging viewership and promoting at native Fox stations via the US presidential main season, although he expressed confidence they might rise via the overall election.
