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The Murdoch Family Are Feuding Over The Media Empire’s Future And It’s Legit IRL Succession

Rupert Murdoch and his four eldest children are embroiled in a legal battle over the family trust and it is spicier than a Succession episode

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Rupert Murdoch’s real-life succession drama is underway in a Nevada courtroom. What might happen next?

A unique court case is getting under way in Nevada this week. At stake is the future of the Murdoch empire. The case, which begins on September 17 local time, is scheduled to run (in secret) for two weeks, and sometime after that the Reno Nevada County Probate Commissioner will…

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Rupert Murdoch’s ‘Project Harmony’ shows just how vulnerable Lachlan is

This action by Rupert underlines that no matter Lachlan’s achievements as CEO and successor, his position remains vulnerable.

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Rupert Murdoch, 93, marries for fifth time in private California ceremony to Russian bride Elena Zhukova

Media mogul weds Elena Zhukova, mother of Russian socialite and Roman Abramovich’s ex Dasha Zhukova

Evening Standard

Rupert Murdoch marries fifth wife Elena Zhukova at 93

The ceremony took place at media mogul’s California vineyard

The Independent UK

Congratulations, Rupert Murdoch! Let’s hope this love match lasts longer than TalkTV

This is the media mogul’s second proposal in 12 months. We mortals can only speculate about his mesmerising dating secrets, says the Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

Rupert Murdoch To Marry Elena Zhukova In June Ceremony

Rupert Murdoch, 92, set to marry Elena Zhukova, a retired biologist. Zhukova, from Moscow, was previously married to billionaire Alexander Zhukov.

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Rupert Murdoch, 92, to wed retired molecular biologist Elena Zhukova, 67

It will be the billionaire’s fifth wedding, five months after he stepped down from his News Corp media empire

The Guardian - US

The Fall: The End of the Murdoch Empire by Michael Wolff review – Succession without a sense of humour

No one emerges with much credit in Wolff’s second study of Rupert Murdoch and his family – a gossipy story of power and greed peppered with endless layers of psychological insight

The Guardian - UK

Lachlan Murdoch: how Rupert Murdoch’s “laid back” eldest son went from exile to his chosen successor

Critics warn that Murdoch’s chosen one could be the architect of Fox News’ extremist turn. So what does his appointment mean for US politics? Katie Strick reports

Evening Standard

Rupert Murdoch dating again, four months after breaking off engagement

The media mogul met Elena Zhukova at a family party and the couple have been cruising together in the Mediterranean for several weeks

The Guardian - AU

Who is Elena Zhukova? Rupert Murdoch’s rumoured scientist girlfriend

Murdoch ‘might be in love again’ following his split from Ann Lesley Smith

The Independent UK

Rupert Murdoch ‘dating former scientist months after calling off two-week engagement’ – report

Media magnate is in ‘early romance’ with the mother of Russian-American socialite Dasha Zhukova, report claims

The Independent UK

Jerry Hall 'banned from tipping off' Succession writers in Rupert Murdoch divorce settlement

It has long been rumoured that HBO series Succession is based on Murdoch and his family, although showrunner Jesse Armstrong has never confirmed this and instead claims that it is inspired by multiple real-life families

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Murdoch’s change of heart: Was marriage called off over a religious or succession issue?

The engagement of the billionaire media titan and Ann Lesley Smith was reported to be off after just two weeks

Evening Standard

How many times has Rupert Murdoch been married? Mogul calls off engagement

Rupert Murdoch calls off engagement to Ann Lesley Smith with wedding only months away

The Week

The many wives of Rupert Murdoch

Billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch is to marry again at the age of 92 after announcing his engagement to wealthy radio host Ann Lesley Smith.

Evening Standard

Rupert Murdoch's love Elena Zhukova, and the story of his many wives

The nonagenarian married his fifth wife in June this year. Here, we take a look back through the eventful love life of media tycoon Rupert Murdoch

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Marrying Rupert Murdoch is fraught with uncertainty. What we know about his fiancee

News Corp boss Rupert Murdoch is getting married for the fifth time. What we know about his soon-to-be next wife, Ann Lesley Smith.

The Independent UK

Rupert Murdoch: Timeline of the News Corp billionaire’s four marriages

The media tycoon has been divorced four times, while his latest engagement has reportedly been called off

The Independent UK

A complete timeline of Rupert Murdoch’s marriages as he announces engagement to Ann Lesley Smith

The media tycoon has been married to four different women and is preparing to marry for a fifth time this summer

Evening Standard

Rupert Murdoch to marry for a fifth time as he announces engagement to Ann Lesley Smith

The 92-year-old billionaire will walk down the aisle this summer

The Independent UK

Rupert Murdoch spotted in Barbados with new girlfriend Ann-Lesley Smith

New relationship comes months after media mogul’s abrupt divorce from actor and supermodel Jerry Hall

Financial Times

The Murdoch family trust: how the scions could battle for control

The proposed Fox-News Corp merger could portend a realignment of the interests of Rupert Murdoch’s children

The Conversation

The first biography of Lachlan Murdoch provides some insights, but leaves important questions unanswered

The title of Paddy Manning’s The Successor: The High-Stakes Life of Lachlan Murdoch tells us what is good and not so good about this biography.

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