Aged 92 Yrs, Media Baron Rubert Murdoch To Marry For 5th Time

At the age of 92 years, media baron Rupert Murdoch on Thursday announced that he plans to marry his girlfriend, Elena Zhukova, in June this year, reported The New York Times. It will be the fifth marriage of Murdoch.

In 2023, Murdoch announced his engagement to dental hygienist-turned-conservative radio host Ann Lesley Smith. But he called off the marriage after one month.

Murdoch’s recent girlfriend, Zhukova, immigrated to the United States from Russia. She is a 67-year-old retired molecular biologist. She is around 25 years younger than Murdoch, The Times said.

Murdoch’s wedding will reportedly take place at his California vineyard and estate, Moraga.

Murdoch was last married to model Jerry Hall.

Murdoch has six children. He was first married to Patricia Booker, an Australian flight attendant, whom he divorced in the late 1960s.

He lived more than 30 years with his second wife, Anna Torv, a newspaper reporter. He divorced her in 1999. His third marriage to Wendi Deng ended in 2013.

Murdoch’s media empire includes The Wall Street Journal, Fox News and other influential outlets, is worth more than $20 billion, according to Forbes.

Murdoch handed over control of his global media empire to his son Lachlan in November 2023.