The New York Times: Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall Reportedly Impending Divorce
According to reports, Murdoch and Hall were married in the UK in 2016, when Murdoch was 85 and Hall, 60, was a former world supermodel. Some close to Murdoch were surprised to hear that he and Hall would be divorcing. The report also said that Murdoch had three previous marriages, including from 1999 to 2014 with his third wife, Wendi Deng.
A spokesman for Murdoch declined to comment, and a representative for Hall could not be immediately reached for comment, The New York Times said.
Murdoch and Hall data map
“The New York Times” mentioned that Murdoch’s divorce is unlikely to change the ownership structure of the companies he holds, but it may affect his entire business empire. Murdoch’s News Corporation has a number of first-line media outlets around the world. According to the BBC, Murdoch’s media empire controls Fox News and The Wall Street Journal in the US, as well as The Sun and The Times in the UK.
