Rupert Murdoch marries his fifth wife at the age of 93, reports say

 


Murdoch’s previous marriage was to U.S. model and actress, Jerry Hall, according to the Independent. They were married from 2016 to 2022. His other ex-wives include Australian flight attendant Patricia Booker, Scottish-born journalist Anna Mann and Chinese-born entrepreneur Wendi Deng, according to the BBC. BBC.

Murdoch began his media empire in 1952 when he inherited a newspaper from his father in Adelaide, Australia, according to the Associated Press. nullHe would later buy several publications in the U.K. and the U.S., including the News of the World, the Sun, the New York Post and the Wall Street Journal, according to BBC.

He launched Fox News in 1996 and started the Fox broadcast network, which was the first network to successfully challenge the “Big Three” of broadcasting, ABC, CBS and NBC.ABC, CBS and NBC.

Murdoch stepped down as the leader of his two companies, Fox Corp. and the News Corp., in September 2023, according to the Associated Press. His son, Lachland, became News Corp. chairman and continued his role as chief executive officer of Fox Corp., following Murdoch’s exit


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