Rupert Murdoch, the media titan, and Jerry Hall, the model and actress, are divorcing, according to two people with knowledge of the decision. People only spoke anonymously to talk about a personal matter.
Bryce Tom, a spokesman for Mr. Murdoch declined to comment. It was not possible to contact Ms.’s representatives immediately. Hall for comments.
It is unlikely that the divorce of Mr. Murdoch, his fourth, has altered the ownership structure of the companies in which he has stakes, which include the parent companies of Fox News and The Wall Street Journal. The actions of the Murdoch family in the companies founded by Mr. Murdoch reside in a strictly managed trust. Mr. Murdoch shares voting rights over this trust with his four eldest children — Lachlan, Elisabeth, James, and Prudence — and has organized them so that they can never be overruled.
However, the division could affect its entire business empire, which maintains a powerful dominance in America and abroad through its right-wing news brands such as Fox News Channel in the United States, The Sun in Britain and Sky News in Australia.
During the first days of the marriage, caregivers and close relatives said he was happily devoting more time to his new wife, leaving room for his children, most importantly, his eventual chosen successor, Lachlan, to assert themselves. at the head of the corporate hierarchy.
Some people close to Mr. Murdoch was surprised to learn of her separation from Mrs. Hall.
Mr. Murdoch and Mrs. Hall was married in March 2016 in a century-old mansion in central London. Mr. Murdoch marked the occasion by announcing on Twitter that he would stop posting on the platform, calling himself “the luckiest and happiest man in the world.”
The October-December couple (Mrs. Hall is 65, Mr. Murdoch 91) made the couple the regular theme of rival tabloids, with paparazzi surprisingly regularly smiling at a pristine beach, in a stadium of winter football or on a black field. tie opening.
Last year, Mrs. Hall attended the 90th birthday party of Mr. Murdoch at Tavern on the Green, an elegant Central Park restaurant, according to an attendee. Mrs. Hall adored Mr. Murdoch during the festivities, which were attended by luminaries from the fields of business, sports and politics, the person said.
Previously, Mr. Murdoch married Wendi Deng, a businessman and investor, from 1999 to 2014. He divorced his second wife, Anna, a former newspaper reporter in 1999, after more than three decades. The first wife of Mr. Murdoch was Patricia Booker, an Australian model, whom she divorced in 1965.
Ms Hall was previously married to singer Mick Jagger, but their marriage was annulled in 1999.