The media mogul Rupert Murdoch93, married for the fifth time, newspapers owned by his corporation, News Corp, reported Sunday.
Murdoch and Elena Zhukovaa 67-year-old Russian-born retired molecular biologist, were married Saturday in a ceremony at her vineyard estate in Bel Air, California. Photos of the newlywed couple were published by News Corp publications, including the New York Post and Fox News. The couple announced their engagement in March.
The wedding was attended by family and close friends of the couple, according to the news network owned by the tycoon. The marriage, Murdoch’s fifth, comes after the Australian businessman’s relatives confirmed to that country’s state television in March that the couple had gotten engaged, after starting a relationship a few months ago.
Official images from the wedding show Zhukova in an elegant white dress and holding a bouquet of lily flowers, while Murdoch wears a dark suit and yellow tie.
Zhukova, of Russian origin and resident in the United States for several decades, is a retired molecular biologist specialized in the study of diabetes and has worked at the universities of California and Los Angeles. She is the ex-wife of Alexander Zhukov, a billionaire energy investor and Russian politician. His daughter, Dasha, was previously married to the Russian billionaire Roman Abramovichwho used to own Premier League football club Chelsea.
Murdoch, known for his conservative stance, He has been married four times before.. His last wedding was in 2016 with Jerry Hall, ex-girlfriend of Mick Jagger, whom he divorced in 2022.
Furthermore, this announcement of their fifth engagement occurs after, in August, Murdoch to cancel his previous engagement to Anna Lesley Smith, also 66 years old. Just nine months after divorcing Hall, the Australian billionaire chose an Asscher-cut diamond ring to propose to Smith after six months of dating. This union, which would have been her fifth marriage, seemed like the romantic ending Rupert had anticipated.
Elena Zhukova’s entry into Murdoch’s life is attributed to the connections of his ex-wife Wendi Deng and Dasha Zhukova, the Russian scientist’s daughter; Well, they are great friends.
Last fall, Murdoch resigned as leader of both the parent company of Fox News as well as his News Corp media holdings. His son, Lachlantook its place in a media empire that spanned continents and helped shape modern American politics.
In 1952, Murdoch inherited a newspaper in his native Australia from his father. Over decades, he built a news and entertainment company that became prominent in the United States and Britain, including ownership of such notable newspapers as The Times of London and The Wall Street Journal.
Fox News Channell, the 24-hour network founded in 1996, has profoundly influenced television, becoming a popular news source among many conservative audiences and politicians in the United States.
(With information from AP and EFE)
