Rupert Murdoch is reportedly engaged to his Russian partner Elena ...

Mr Murdoch stepped down from his roles at Fox and News Corp in September last year, ending a seven-decade career that began at his father’s Australian newspaper business and culminated in one of the most influential media empires. He remained in an emeritus role at the two global companies as his son, Lachlan, took over the reins.

He was recently interviewed at length by Sky News Australia chief Paul Whittaker for an extended show to air on the network at some stage soon. That has been pulled, sources with knowledge of the interviews said, and it’s unclear whether it will air.

There have been persistent rumours about Mr Murdoch’s health, which escalated when the 60th anniversary of The Australian newspaper was postponed from February until July. It’s now possible Mr Murdoch will make the trip to Australia for the event this year – and bring his new wife along.

Mr Murdoch has been married four times before, most recently to Jerry Hall, the former model and ex-wife of Mick Jagger. That ended in 2022.

In early 2023, he was engaged to retired dental hygienist and conservative presenter Ann Lesley Smith, but that ended after about two weeks.

Mr Murdoch will turn 93 on March 11.

With Reuters