Rupert Murdoch

  • 09 March 2006

Occupation

Businessman

Sarah Murdoch - Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall attend a wedding blessing at St. Bride's Church on Fleet Street - London, United Kingdom - Saturday 5th March 2016

Rupert Murdoch And Jerry Hall Are Reportedly Dating

By Elinor Cosgrave in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 27 October 2015

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The new couple allegedly plan to go public with their relationship this weekend at the Rugby World Cup.

Jerry Hall and Rupert Murdoch are reportedly dating. Rumours about their alleged involvement have been circulating for a number of weeks but now a source close to the Murdoch family has confirmed they are dating.

Image caption Helen Flanagan was a 'Page 3 Girl' during the noughties, helping her to acting fame

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Rupert Murdoch Causes Controversy On Twitter (Again!), Defends 'Racially Insensitive' Casting Of 'Exodus: Gods & Kings'

By Elinor Cosgrave in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 30 November 2014

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Rupert Murdoch has attempted to defend the casting of 'Exodus: Gods and Kings' after critics claimed the film's casting was racially insensitive.

Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch has defended the casting of Exodus: Gods and Kings after reviews and social media users claimed the film was racially inaccurate and insensitive.

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"You want to escape into fiction as well and read about other people, other cultures, other lives, other planets and so on," she had told Sky, "I think there is a very significant message that goes out when you cannot see yourself at all in the books you are reading."

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Sky Buy Up The Production Company Behind Benefits Street And The Great British Bake Off

By Jack de Aguilar in Movies / TV / Theatre on 21 July 2014

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The company behind The Great British Bake off are now 70% owned by Murdoch's empire

BSkyB has made a significant purchase, prising independent company Love Productions from the grasp of terrestrial TV channels.

Image caption Woods paid out $100 million in his divorce from Nordegren

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Wendi Deng Murdoch Besotted With Tony Blair?

By Elinor Cosgrave in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 06 February 2014

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Wendi Deng Murdoch was allegedly holding a not so secret passion for Tony Blair, the former British Prime Minister. A magazine has published a letter in which media mogul Rupert Murdoch's third wife praises Blair's "good body" and "blue eyes."

Wendi Deng Murdoch, the former wife of media mogul Rupert Murdoch, was seemingly infatuated with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. In a love letter obtained by a magazine, Deng Murdoch lusts over Blair's "good body and legs."

Image caption Rupert Murdoch and Wendi Deng Murdoch divorced last year. Pictured here in February 2013.

The letter was obtained by Vanity Fair and was written by Deng Murdoch to herself, evidently never intended for public circulation. Nevertheless an extract from the letter has been published online and the rest will appear in the upcoming edition of the magazine. The extract reads: "Whatever why I'm so, so missing Tony. Because he is so, so charming and his clothes are so good. He has such good body and he has really, really good legs Butt. And he is slim tall and good skin. Pierce blue eyes which I love. Love his eyes. Also I love his power on the stage. And what else and what else and what else."

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Sky Advert Featuring Bruce Willis Banned From UK TV

By Elinor Cosgrave in Movies / TV / Theatre on 15 August 2013

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A Sky advert featuring Bruce Willis has been banned from British television owing to its lack of clarity.

A Sky advert starring Bruce Willis has been banned in the UK by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). The organisation claim the advert is not clear on what customers were expected to pay.

Image caption Brothers in Arms: Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe Light Up The Red Carpet In Sydney, Australia

Speaking to The Australian, Jackman admitted that musicals aren't for everyone, "When it doesn't work, it stinks to high heaven, musical theatre. It can be very phoney. If it's not done well, it doesn't affect you in any way. I think musicals are the Mount Everest of moviemaking - I don't think there's anything more difficult to pull off."

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