{"id":35762,"date":"2024-06-03T07:13:22","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T07:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/media-tycoon-marries-elena-zhukova\/"},"modified":"2024-06-03T07:13:23","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T07:13:23","slug":"media-tycoon-marries-elena-zhukova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/media-tycoon-marries-elena-zhukova\/","title":{"rendered":"Media tycoon marries Elena Zhukova"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch has married for a fifth time in a ceremony at his Californian vineyard.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Mr Murdoch, 93, tied the knot on Saturday with his new wife Elena Zhukova, 67, a retired Russian biologist.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">He was rumoured to be dating Ms Zhukova soon after his engagement to ex-police chaplain Ann Lesley Smith was abruptly called off in April 2023.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Australian-born Mr Murdoch, who has six children, is chairman emeritus of News Corporation, which owns Fox News, the Wall Street Journal, the Sun and the Times.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\"><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/business-66881306\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\">He stepped down as chairman<!-- --><\/a> of Fox and News Corp last year, leaving his son Lachlan to head both companies.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Mr Murdoch and Ms Zhukova are said to have met at a party hosted by one of his ex-wives, Chinese-born entrepreneur Wendi Deng.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">His other former spouses are Australian flight attendant Patricia Booker, Scottish-born journalist Anna Mann, and US model and actress Jerry Hall.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Ms Zhukova was previously married to Russian oil billionaire Alexander Zhukov, while their daughter Dasha &#8211; a socialite and businesswoman &#8211; was married to the Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich until 2017.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Rupert Murdoch began his career in Australia in the 1950s &#8211; eventually buying the News of the World and the Sun newspapers in the UK in 1969.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">He later purchased a number of US publications including the New York Post and Wall Street Journal.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">In 1996, he launched Fox News &#8211; now the most-watched TV news channel in the US.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Through News Corp, which was founded in 2013, Mr Murdoch remains the owner of hundreds of local, national and international media outlets.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">His career has not been without controversy. One of his most damaging moments was the notorious UK phone-hacking scandal that erupted after it emerged that the News of the World had listened to murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler&#8217;s voicemails.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Last September, Mr Murdoch announced he was stepping back from the leading role in his media empire &#8211; handing the reins to his son Lachlan and later taking on the role of Chairman Emeritus of both Fox and News Corp.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c9ee487k1eyo\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch has married for a fifth time in a ceremony at his Californian vineyard. Mr Murdoch, 93, tied the knot on Saturday with his new wife Elena Zhukova, 67, a retired Russian biologist. 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