James and Lachlan reportedly tried to talk their father out of marrying her. They remained married for 14 years. Their split was reportedly due to rumors of a relationship between Deng and former Prime Minister Tony Blair.
She has also had a friendship with Ivanka Trump. The Wall Street Journal reported, after Murdoch and Deng divorced, that US counterintelligence officials had warned Jared Kushner that Deng could be using the friendship to "further the interests of the Chinese government," citing people familiar with the matter. Grace and Chloe, who are beneficiaries of the Murdoch trust but do not have voting power, are now 19 and 17, respectively.
They are the last of Murdoch's six children. Their godparents are Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman. Hall, 64, a former model and actress from Texas, is Murdoch's fourth wife. The two met while she was playing Mrs.
Robinson in a stage adaptation of "The Graduate" in Australia. She was previously Mick Jagger's partner, with whom she shares four children. Another notable former partner of hers was Roxy Music frontman Bryan Ferry.
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Poppy Logo. FB house promo. Share this article via facebook Share this article via twitter Share this article via messenger Share this with Share this article via email Share this article via flipboard Copy link. Then there was the almighty fall-out between her dad and ex-husband Matthew, whom she had married at Blenheim Palace in , which drove a wedge even further between them.
A regular on the social scene, the couple can be seen at the Oscars or the Whitehouse for dinner. After dropping out of Harvard, he launched a hip-hop music label Rawkus, until Murdoch bought the company and brought him into the fold. Famous in the UK for his handling of the News International phone hacking scandal, he was appointed Deputy Chief Operating Office of Fox before quitting the empire when his older brother Lachlan took charge last year.
Family relations are now seriously frosty. Dinh is a close family friend of Lachlan — godfather to one of his children — and described as sharp, ambitious and ultraconservative. On strategy too, Lachlan has also thrust Fox into sports gambling with gusto, a business Murdoch has long been uncomfortable with in principle. Since the Disney deal, James has charted a starkly independent course from the family business.
Murdoch family intrigue converges on the family trust. Rupert Murdoch is no longer a beneficiary — having gifted his assets to the next generation — but retains ultimate control, including over its News Corp and Fox Corporation shares. The trust acts as one in company matters, wielding roughly 40 per cent of voting B shares.
This means that for any decision to be taken, at least two or three siblings will need to agree. Alliances within the second generation — and even who is talking to one another — have shifted dramatically over the years. It is hard to predict how they will play out again. Two Murdoch associates say James hopes he can co-ordinate with his sisters Elisabeth and Prudence to reset the priorities for Fox News and the Australian news division, if necessary by overriding Lachlan.
Following the Disney deal, Lachlan looked at the possibility of buying out James, according to two people familiar with the developments. But it proved expensive and difficult, and did not advance to a serious stage. Perhaps just as importantly, James and his wife Kathryn decided their priority was not to just take the money from the Murdoch media assets, but to wait until they were in a position to influence the direction of the companies.
The couple tell friends they want a dramatic transformation of editorial standards. The two-year anniversary of the 21st Century Fox deal is more than symbolic. A reappraisal of the empire has begun. What does he want to run?
And would he prefer to put his energy into a new entrepreneurial venture, rather than overseeing legacy assets?
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