A fifth marriage for Australian-American businessman Rupert Murdoch
Rupert Murdoch is an Australian-American media magnate, investor, and businessman. This is his fifth marriage. Elena Zhukova,67, and the 93-year-old media mogul were wed on Saturday. In Bel-Air, Los Angeles’s Moraga Vineyard Estate,
Rupert Murdoch wed Elena Zhukova, as reported in the New York Times. Murdoch’s new spouse, a retired scientist, is twenty-five years his junior.
The Fifth Marriage of Rupert Murdoch
In front of their loved ones, the 93-year-old Murdoch and the 67-year-old Zhukova exchanged wedding vows. Emilia Wickstead created Zhukova’s breathtaking white gown, and Rupert Murdoch sported a black suit and sneakers. Numerous notable guests attended the wedding, including Robert Thomson, the CEO of News Corp., and Robert K. Kraft, the owner of the New England Patriots.
After his 1960 divorce from Patricia Booker, Murdoch wed Maria Mann, Wendi Deng, and Jerry Hall, all of whom he later divorced for different reasons.
Elena Zhukova—who is she?
A molecular biologist by training, Elena Zhukova came to America from Moscow in 1991, according to the New York Times. Her marriage to energy investor and billionaire Alexander Zhukov ended after barely three years of marriage.
Zhukova was unattached following her divorce until she became engaged to Murdoch in March.
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The Daily Telegraph, Fox News, The Wall Street Journal, The Sun, The Times, The New York Post, and Herald Sun are among the many renowned media properties owned by Keith Rupert Murdoch. News Corp., Murdoch’s corporation, oversees all of these outlets.
Forbes said that the 93-year-old’s net worth of $21.7 billion placed him at #71 on the global wealth index as of March 2, 2022. He was the 31st wealthiest American, according to the publication.