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Former Fox and News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch is engaged once again, the New York Times reported.
According to the report, Murdoch’s office said he planned to marry his girlfriend, Elena Zhukova, 67, a retired molecular biologist that he started dating last year. He turns 93 on Monday.
The pair started dating last year. Credit: Instagram
The wedding will be held in California, at Murdoch’s vineyard and estate, Moraga, the spokesman said.
This is Murdoch’s sixth engagement, and would be his fifth marriage after he called off his wedding to Ann Lesley Smith in August last year.
The pair were introduced to each other by another former wife of Murdoch’s, Wendi Deng.
Zhukova’s daughter, Darya Zhukova, was married to Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, the former owner of English Premier League team Chelsea FC, until 2018. She has since married Greek shipping heir Stavros Niarchos, who previously dated Paris Hilton and Mary-Kate Olsen.
Murdoch handed over the reins of his media empire to his eldest son Lachlan late last year, in turn becoming chairman emeritus at his media conglomerates.
He called off his marriage to Smith in April after reportedly becoming concerned about the radio host’s ultra-conservative and evangelist views. This was just weeks after their engagement was announced in one of his tabloids, The New York Post.
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