Nonagenarian right-wing media mogul Rupert Murdoch married Elena Zhukova over the weekend in California.
Murdoch, 93, has now been married five times.
Zhukova, 67, celebrated her second marriage. The couple tied the knot Saturday at Murdoch’s estate in Los Angeles’ Bel Air neighborhood.
The wedding was first reported by Fox and News Corp. outlets that are owned by the Murdoch family. Last year, Rupert handed control of both companies to his son, Lachlan.
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This image provided by News Corp. shows Rupert Murdoch and Elena Zhukova posing for a photo on Saturday during their wedding ceremony at his vineyard estate in Bel Air, Calif.
Murdoch and Zhukova first met in summer 2023, reportedly at a party hosted by Murdoch’s third wife, Wendi Deng. They announced their engagement in March.
Zhukova, a retired molecular biologist, was previously married to Russian billionaire Alexander Zhukov. Their daughter, Dasha, used to be married to oligarch Roman Abramovich.
In 2022, Murdoch separated from his fourth wife, actress and model Jerry Hall. The two had wed in 2016 at a church in London. In March 2023, Murdoch announced an engagement to Ann Lesley Smith, but they called things off just a few weeks later.
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This image provided by News Corp. shows Rupert Murdoch and Elena Zhukova posing for a photo on Saturday.
Murdoch was first married in 1956 to Australian flight attendant Patricia Booker. They divorced in 1967, and Murdoch remarried later that year to Anna Maria Torv. Their union lasted for 32 years, until a divorce in 1999.
Murdoch and Deng married in 1999 and separated in 2013 but remained friends.
Despite his tumultuous love life, Murdoch significantly influenced media worldwide with his collection of conservative outlets. Prominent Murdoch-owned properties include Fox News, the Wall Street Journal and the New York Post, which is known for gleefully attacking the city’s lefty pols and most vulnerable denizens alike.
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