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Media magnate Rupert Murdoch, who turns 93 next week, has been married four times — and is engaged again, his representative said Saturday. He plans to marry Elena Zhukova, 67, a Russian-born retired scientist he met last year. Their daughter Dasha was previously married to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, who used to own the Premier League football club Chelsea. Murdoch has been married four times and shares six children with three of his wives. These four Murdoch children have the same stake in the family trust and an equal say in what happens to the trust’s voting stock upon Murdoch’s death.

Persons: Rupert Murdoch, Elena Zhukova, Alexander Zhukov, Dasha, Roman Abramovich, Murdoch, Lachlan, Fox, Tucker Carlson, Murdoch's, Jerry Hall, Patricia Booker, Prudence, Anna Torv, James, Elisabeth, Wendi Deng, Grace, Chloe, Ann Lesley Smith Organizations: Premier League football club Chelsea, Fox News, News Corp, Street Journal, Fox News Channel, Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC, New York Post, HBO, Forbes Locations: Russian, Australia, United States, Britain, London, U.S, Scottish, Chinese

☆ Yep, He Did It Again
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-07 | by ( Jim Rutenberg | More About Jim Rutenberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Rupert Murdoch decided that at 92, it was time to give up the reins of power at his media empire — but it seems he believes age is no barrier for new love, or a new marriage. On Thursday, Mr. Murdoch’s office said that he planned to marry his girlfriend, Elena Zhukova, 67, a retired molecular biologist whom he started dating in the summer. The nuptials, scheduled for June, would culminate a topsy-turvy romantic journey to a fifth marriage for Mr. Murdoch, whose personal dramas have frequently made him the focus of the tabloid gossip industry he helped create. After he divorced Jerry Hall, the model and ex-wife of Mick Jagger, in the summer of 2022, he became engaged to Ann Lesley Smith, a retired dental hygienist, in the spring of 2023. He abruptly broke off that engagement, however, after about two weeks.

Persons: Rupert Murdoch, Elena Zhukova, Murdoch, Jerry Hall, Mick Jagger, Ann Lesley Smith

☆ Rupert Murdoch is engaged to marry – again
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-07 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Within a year of calling off his last wedding, nonagenarian billionaire Rupert Murdoch has popped the question to another partner, months after they started dating. It’s the second time Murdoch has been engaged in a year. Last March, the media titan announced plans to marry Ann Lesley Smith, a former dental hygienist and conservative radio host. Murdoch and Zhukova reportedly started dating in the summer and plan to marry at Moraga Bel Air, Murdoch’s luxury vineyard and estate in California. Murdoch was previously married to former flight attendant Patricia Booker, journalist Anna Murdoch and entrepreneur Wendi Deng, who reportedly introduced him to Zhukova.

Persons: Rupert Murdoch, It’s, Murdoch, Ann Lesley Smith, Elena Zhukova, Zhukova, Dasha, Abramovich, Lachlan, Patricia Booker, Anna Murdoch, Wendi Deng, Jerry Hall, Smith, “, ” Organizations: CNN, News Corp, The New York Times, Moraga Bel Air, Bloomberg’s, News Corporation, Fox Corporation, Fox News Locations: California, Russian

☆ Rupert Murdoch: the billionaire mogul at the helm of a global media empire
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch leaves his home in London, Britain March 4, 2016. Murdoch wed former supermodel Jerry Hall in a low-key ceremony in central London on Friday, the fourth marriage for the media mogul. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 21 (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch stepped down as the chairman of Fox Corp (FOXA.O) and News Corp (NWSA.O) on Thursday, ending a long reign that saw him develop and lead a global media empire. SPLIT OF THE MURDOCH EMPIREBowing to pressure from shareholders, Murdoch separated News Corp's (NWSA.O) publishing and entertainment assets in 2013. Murdoch reportedly has an unflattering opinion of the former president and has also criticized Fox News anchors for siding with Trump.

Persons: Rupert Murdoch, Murdoch, Jerry Hall, Stefan Wermuth, Ann Lesley Smith, Michael Bloomberg, Donald Trump, Niket Nishant, Noor Zainab Hussain, Saumyadeb Organizations: Fox Corp, News Corp, Daily Express, San, Murdoch's, New York Times, Fox News, Trump, Forbes, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, Australia, United States, U.S, New York City, San Francisco, Bengaluru

☆ Rupert Murdoch's new girlfriend always had a touch of glamour even as a research scientist in the 2000s, former colleague says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A former colleague told Insider he was aware she had a glamorous lifestyle. Rupert Murdoch's new flame, 66-year-old former scientist Elena Zhukova, always had a touch of glamor about her, but didn't flaunt it when she worked in the lab, a former colleague told Insider. Lee Slice, who shared an office with Zhukova in UCLA in the 2000s, told Insider he "wasn't really surprised" to see the retired molecular biologist on Murdoch's arm. "That was sort of a circle she interacted with, as well as the scientific community," Slice told Insider. Zhukova took her work as a scientist seriouslySlice said that at work, Zhukova was a fairly private person and that her lifestyle was not really visible in the office.

Persons: Elena Zhukova, Ruper, Rupert Murdoch's, Lee Slice, wasn't, Zhukova, Rupert Murdoch, Ann Lesley Smith, Westwood, Alexander Zhukova, Slice, It's, Dasha, Roman Abramovich, Stavros Niarchos II, Stavros Niarchos Organizations: Morning, Zhukova, UCLA, Fox Corp, Guardian, National Institutes of Health, Playboy, Yorker, Baylor College of Medicine, University of California, Financial Times, Tatler, Chelsea FC, Dasha Locations: Bethesda, Westwood, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, Moscow, Soviet Union, Houston, British, Russian

☆ Rupert Murdoch, 92, is dating again after breaking off his engagement to Ann Lesley Smith 4 months ago
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch, 92, has a new girlfriend, Elena Zhukova. Murdoch met Zhukova at a family gathering hosted by one of his ex-wives, per The Guardian. Zhukova is a retired biologist and was previously married to Russian billionaire, Alexander Zhukov. Fox Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch is back on the dating scene again, four months after he called off an engagement with another woman. Earlier this year, Murdoch had announced plans to wed Ann Lesley Smith, a former conservative radio host.

Persons: Rupert Murdoch, Elena Zhukova, Murdoch, Zhukova, Alexander Zhukov, Wendi Deng, Ann Lesley Smith, Cindy Adams Organizations: Guardian, Fox Corp, Daily Mail, New York Locations: Russian

☆ The 7 theories for why Tucker Carlson got fired from Fox News
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Tucker Carlson was axed by Fox News Monday, days after it settled Dominion's defamation lawsuit. Here are seven theories for why Fox News decided to part ways with Carlson. Since then, media industry insiders have been buzzing with different theories for why Carlson was pushed out. The C-wordWithin the Dominion lawsuit, there emerged a pattern of vulgar language spewed by Carlson throughout his time at Fox News. Rupert Murdoch (right) and Lachlan Murdoch at the US Open in 2018.

☆ This is what Rupert Murdoch reportedly said in email to ex-wife announcing he was divorcing her
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Grace Kay | Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rupert Murdoch broke off his marriage with Jerry Hall in an email, Vanity Fair reported. The Mail+ reported in last July that Hall was "heartbroken" after Murdoch informed her their marriage was over. Hall was waiting for Murdoch to join her in the UK for the summer when she received the email from Murdoch, per Vanity Fair. Both publications said that Hall told friends at the time that she was surprised by the news. The two were legally divorced about two months after Murdoch sent the email, Vanity Fair said.

☆ Rupert Murdoch and Ann Lesley Smith call off engagement
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Rupert Murdoch at the U.S. Open in New York, September 2017. REUTERS/Mike SegarApril 4 (Reuters) - Media mogul Rupert Murdoch and former San Francisco police chaplain Ann Lesley Smith have called off their engagement, a source confirmed on Tuesday. Murdoch and Smith, 66, met in September at his vineyard Moraga in Bel Air, California, and he called her two weeks later, Murdoch told News Corp-owned New York Post, which broke the news of the engagement. On March 17 in New York, Murdoch presented Smith with an Asscher-cut diamond solitaire ring, according to the Post. I’m happy,” Murdoch told the Post at the time.

☆ Rupert Murdoch’s engagement with Ann Lesley Smith is called off
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

New York CNN —The media wedding of the summer is no more. Billionaire right-wing media mogul Rupert Murdoch and Ann Lesley Smith have called off their engagement just weeks after announcing they would be tying the knot, a person familiar with the matter told CNN. On March 20, Cindy Adams, who writes a gossip column for Murdoch’s New York Post tabloid, reported the two had become engaged. “I dreaded falling in love — but I knew this would be my last,” Murdoch told Adams at the time. Murdoch is the chairman of Fox Corp. and executive chairman of News Corp.It’s unclear what happened between Murdoch and Smith since the engagement was announced.

☆ Rupert Murdoch's engagement to former model and conservative radio host is called off just two weeks after he announced it
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Rupert Murdoch is no longer engaged to former model and conservative radio host Ann Lesley Smith. Murdoch, who owns Fox News and The Wall Street Journal, has been married four times in the past. Rupert Murdoch, the 92-year-old media mogul whose portfolio includes Fox News, The Wall Street Journal, and the New York Post, is no longer engaged to Ann Lesley Smith. Murdoch and Smith, a 66-year-old former model and conservative radio talk show host, had announced their plans to wed just two weeks ago. I'm happy," Murdoch told the New York Post about their engagement last month.

☆ Rupert Murdoch, 92, is getting married for the 5th time. He says he's 'looking forward to spending the second half' of his life with his fiancée.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-21 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch is getting married for the fifth time, at the age of 92. The New York Post is one of the many publications that the Australian-born American billionaire owns. Murdoch married Hall in 2016. Murdoch told Adams that he was "very nervous" about falling in love again. Murdoch's media empire includes publications like The Wall Street Journal, Fox Corp, the New York Post, HarperCollins publishers, and more.

☆ Rupert Murdoch is engaged to Ann Lesley Smith
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-20 | by ( Toyin Owoseje | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch is preparing to walk down the aisle for the fifth time. The 92-year-old tycoon revealed he’s engaged to marry Ann Lesley Smith in an article published Monday in the New York Post, one of his own publications. Smith was previously married to Chester Smith, a country singer and radio and TV executive, who died in 2008. Murdoch was previously married to former flight attendant Patricia Booker, journalist Anna Murdoch and entrepreneur Wendi Deng. CNN has reached out to representatives of Murdoch and Smith for further comment.

☆ Media mogul Rupert Murdoch engaged to Ann Lesley Smith
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-20 | by ( Helen Coster | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Tennis - US Open - Mens Final - New York, U.S. - September 10, 2017 - Rupert Murdoch, Chairman of Fox News Channel stands before Rafael Nadal of Spain plays against Kevin Anderson of South Africa. REUTERS/Mike Segar/March 20 (Reuters) - Fox Corp (FOXA.O) Chairman Rupert Murdoch is engaged to former San Francisco police chaplain Ann Lesley Smith, his spokesperson confirmed on Monday, which will mark the fifth marriage for the 92-year-old media mogul. Murdoch and Smith, 66, first met in September at his vineyard Moraga in Bel Air, California, and he called her two weeks later, Murdoch told the News Corp-owned NY Post, which broke the news of the engagement. Smith is a widow whose late husband was Chester Smith, a country singer, radio and TV executive. On March 17 in New York, Murdoch presented Smith with an Asscher-cut diamond solitaire ring, according to the Post.

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