Rupert Murdoch marries for fifth time in ceremony at his California winery

Rupert Murdoch, 93, has married for the fifth time, his company, Information Corp, confirmed Sunday.

Murdoch, the media mogul who just lately stepped down as chairman of Fox Information and Information Corp, married Elena Zhukova, a 67-year-old Russian-born retired molecular biologist, on Saturday in a ceremony at his winery property in Bel Air, California. Images of the newly married couple have been launched by Information Corp. The couple introduced their engagement in March.

Zhukova studied on the College of California, Los Angeles, in response to a New York Occasions report in March. In her profession as a molecular biologist, she targeted on diabetes. Zhukova can be the ex-wife of Alexander Zhukov, a billionaire power investor and Russian politician. Their daughter, Dasha, was beforehand married to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, who used to personal the Premier League soccer membership Chelsea. Abramovich was an early goal of Western sanctions after the Kremlin first invaded Ukraine in 2022. 

After Murdoch stepped down as chief of each Fox Information’ dad or mum firm and his Information Corp media holdings, his son, Lachlan, took his place in a media empire that spans continents and helped to form trendy American politics.

Murdoch, whose web value is pegged at $9.77 billion, in response to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, has been married 4 instances earlier than. Most just lately, he was engaged to retired dental hygienist Ann Lesley Smith, whom he by no means married. He was beforehand married to mannequin Jerry Corridor, whom he divorced in the summertime of 2022. 

His first three wives embody Patricia Booker, Anna Murdoch Mann, and Wendi Murdoch. 

In 1952, Murdoch inherited a newspaper in his native Australia from his father. Over many years, he constructed a information and leisure enterprise that turned outstanding in america and Britain, together with possession of such notable newspapers as The Occasions of London and The Wall Avenue Journal.

Fox Information Channel, the 24-hour community based in 1996, has profoundly influenced tv, turning into a well-liked information supply amongst many conservative U.S. audiences and politicians.