Rupert Murdoch: Media Mogul, 92, Finds Love Again 4-Months After Break Up With Ex-Lover

• Billionaire Rupert Murdoch is dating Elena Zhukova, a retired scientist and former wife of a Russian oligarch
• The couple met at a family gathering hosted by Murdoch’s ex-wife Wendi Deng, who remains friendly with her former husband
• In April, Murdoch broke off his engagement to Ann Lesley Smith, 66, after divorcing his fourth wife, Jerry Hall

Media magnate Rupert Murdoch has found a new companion after ending his engagement with Ann Lesley Smith earlier this year.

Rupert Murdoch found love at family meeting

The 92-year-old media tycoon is dating Elena Zhukova, a 66-year-old retired scientist and former wife of billionaire Alexander Zhukov. The Guardian reported.

Murdoch and Zhukova fell in love at a family gathering planned by Murdoch's ex-wife, Wendi Deng, the mother of his two daughters.

The couple is smitten with each other and has been enjoying a romantic cruise in the Mediterranean for the past few weeks.

The Daily Mail published some snaps of a laid-back Murdoch in shorts, a Ralph Lauren shirt and a sun hat.

Media mogul's multiple marriages

Murdoch has been married four times before. His first wife was Patricia Booker, a flight attendant from Australia, whom he married in 1956 and divorced in 1967.

The 92-year-old's second wife was Anna Torv, a journalist from Scotland, whom he married in 1967 and divorced in 1999.

The billionaire's third wife was Wendi Deng, a businesswoman from China, whom he married in 1999 and divorced in 2013.

His fourth wife was Jerry Hall, a supermodel and actress from Texas, whom he married in 2016 and divorced in 2020.

Rupert Murdoch's fifth engagement

In March, the tycoon, in an interview, announced he would tie the knot for the fifth time at the age of 92 years.

Murdoch engaged Smith, the widow of American country singer and media executive Chester Smith.

"I was very nervous. I dreaded falling in love but I knew this would be my last. It better be," he told New York Post.

Smith said:

“I’m a widow 14 years. Like Rupert, my husband was a businessman. Worked for local papers, developed radio and TV stations and helped promote Univision. So I speak Rupert’s language. We share the same beliefs."