(Reuters) – Rupert Murdoch married retired marine biologist Elena Zhukova in California, the 93-year-old media mogul’s fifth marriage, a spokesman said on Sunday.
The wedding took place on Saturday at Murdoch’s Vineyard. Zhukova is 67 years old. The couple started dating last year.
Last year, Murdoch stepped down as chairman of News Corp (NASDAQ:) and Fox, ending a seven-decade career at the head of a media empire that once spanned satellites, Hollywood studios, books, newspapers and television networks on three continents.
According to a report in the Daily Mail, the couple met through Murdoch’s third wife, Wendi Deng.
His fourth marriage to actress and model Jerry Hall ended in divorce in 2022 after six years. Hall was previously a longtime partner of Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger.
Last year, Murdoch was briefly engaged to former San Francisco police chaplain Ann Leslie Smith, but the couple called off their engagement a few weeks later. Vanity Fair reported the split, citing one source who said Murdoch had become uncomfortable with Smith’s outspoken evangelical views.
His marriage to Zhukova will not affect the trust, which owns 40% of the voting shares of News Corp and Fox, according to the Financial Times.