Wendi Deng Murdoch, a 44-year-old businesswoman and mother of two, has been married to media mogul Rupert Murdoch since 1999. The pair made headlines this month when it was announced that Murdoch had filed for divorce. Above, Deng arrives at the White House for a state dinner on January 19, 2011.
Who is Wendi Deng Murdoch? —
Wendi Deng Murdoch, a 44-year-old businesswoman and mother of two, has been married to media mogul Rupert Murdoch since 1999. The pair made headlines this month when it was announced that Murdoch had filed for divorce. Above, Deng arrives at the White House for a state dinner on January 19, 2011.
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Deng was raised in Xuzhou, China, a small town in the eastern province of Jiangsu. Here, Deng and Ivanka Trump attend a fashion show in New York on February 9.
Who is Wendi Deng Murdoch? —
Deng was raised in Xuzhou, China, a small town in the eastern province of Jiangsu. Here, Deng and Ivanka Trump attend a fashion show in New York on February 9.
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Murdoch met Deng (here in London on July 18, 2011) at a cocktail party shortly after she graduated from Yale.
Who is Wendi Deng Murdoch? —
Murdoch met Deng (here in London on July 18, 2011) at a cocktail party shortly after she graduated from Yale.
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After they met, Deng went on to work at Star TV, a Hong Kong-based television service under Murdoch's corporate umbrella. Above, Murdoch and Deng attend the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, on July 8, 2011.
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After they met, Deng went on to work at Star TV, a Hong Kong-based television service under Murdoch's corporate umbrella. Above, Murdoch and Deng attend the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, on July 8, 2011.
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"I fell in love with her, and I asked her (to marry me). She said no, and it took a long time to persuade her," he told CCTV's "Dialogue" in 2011. Above, Murdoch and Deng at the Shanghai International Film Festival on June 11, 2011.
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"I fell in love with her, and I asked her (to marry me). She said no, and it took a long time to persuade her," he told CCTV's "Dialogue" in 2011. Above, Murdoch and Deng at the Shanghai International Film Festival on June 11, 2011.
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Forbes recently estimated Murdoch's fortune at $11.2 billion. It was not immediately known whether the pair signed a prenuptial agreement . Above, Murdoch and Deng at the Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2011.
Who is Wendi Deng Murdoch? —
Forbes recently estimated Murdoch's fortune at $11.2 billion. It was not immediately known whether the pair signed a prenuptial agreement . Above, Murdoch and Deng at the Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2011.
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Their 1999 wedding occurred shortly after Murdoch filed for divorce from his second wife, Anna Torv Murdoch. Torv wed Murdoch in 1967, the same year he divorced his first wife and one year before Deng was born, according to multiple reports. Above, Murdoch and Deng Murdoch at the opening of Fox Studios Australia in Sydney on November 7, 1999.
Who is Wendi Deng Murdoch? —
Their 1999 wedding occurred shortly after Murdoch filed for divorce from his second wife, Anna Torv Murdoch. Torv wed Murdoch in 1967, the same year he divorced his first wife and one year before Deng was born, according to multiple reports. Above, Murdoch and Deng Murdoch at the opening of Fox Studios Australia in Sydney on November 7, 1999.
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Deng made headlines in 2011 when she stopped a protester from hitting Murdoch with a shaving cream pie during a UK parliamentary hearing concerning allegations of phone hacking by his company. Above, Deng stops activist and comedian Johnnie Marbles from throwing the pie in Murdoch's face on July 19, 2011, in this still taken from video.
Who is Wendi Deng Murdoch? —
Deng made headlines in 2011 when she stopped a protester from hitting Murdoch with a shaving cream pie during a UK parliamentary hearing concerning allegations of phone hacking by his company. Above, Deng stops activist and comedian Johnnie Marbles from throwing the pie in Murdoch's face on July 19, 2011, in this still taken from video.
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