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Who are Rupert Murdoch’s ex-wives and how many children does he have?-Aidan Milan-Entertainment – Metro

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Who are Rupert Murdoch’s ex-wives and how many children does he have?-Aidan Milan-Entertainment – Metro

Rupert Murdoch is reportedly splitting up with wife Jerry Hall. (Picture: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival)

Rupert Murdoch is one of the wealthiest men in the world, amassing a fortune with his media empire at News Corp and the Fox Corporation.

He has also made the headline himself lately, with news arriving that he is set to divorce his fourth wife – model Jerry Hall – after six years of marriage.

This is not the first time that Murdoch has gone through a divorce, but who are the ex-wives of the media mogul, and doe she have any children?

Who are Rupert Murdoch’s ex-wives and how many children does he have?

Media mogul Murdoch has been married four times and has had six children in total.

Patricia Booker

His first marriage was to flight attendant Patricia Brooker in 1956.

The couple had one child, Prudence, in 1958 and divorced in 1967.

LONDON – AUGUST 24: Rupert Murdock and wife Anna Murdoch out in London on August 24, 1995. (Photo by Dave Benett/Getty Images)

Anna Maria Mann

The same year he divorced Patricia, Murdoch married journalist and novelist Anna Torv (now Mann), who was born in Scotland and is 13 years his junior.

Mann and Murdoch had three children together while they were married: Elisabeth Murdoch (born 1968), Lachlan Murdoch (born 1971), and James Murdoch, (born 1972).

Rupert Murdoch with then-wife Anna Murdoch and their children Lachlan Murdoch, James Murdoch and Elisabeth Murdoch at their home in 1989 in New York City (Picture: Peter Carrette Archive/Getty Images)

The couple were divorced in 1999, with Mann, now 76, going on to marry financier William Mann six months later. The two are still together.

Wendi Deng

17 days after Murdoch and Mann divorced, he married Chinese-born American entrepreneur and media mogul Wendi Deng.

Rupert Murdoch, daughters Grace Murdoch and Chloe Murdoch, and then-wife Wendi (Picture: Steven Ferdman/Getty Images)

Murdoch’s marriage to Deng, who is now 51 and is 37 years younger than Murdoch, lasted until 2013.

During their time together, they had two children: Grace (born 2001) and Chloe (born 2003).

Donald Trump, Rupert Murdoch, and his wife Jerry Hall (Picture: Reuters)

Jerry Hall

Murdoch, now 91, married model and actor Jerry Hall, 65, in 2016.

According to the New York Times, Murdoch and Hall’s marriage has broken down and they are planning to divorce.

Hall and Murdoch went public with their romance when they attended the Rugby World Cup together on November 1, 2015, before getting married in London in 2016.

The pair don’t share any children.


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