The billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall have filed for divorce citing "irreconcilable differences" between them. On Friday, six years after they were married, the former model filed a petition in a California court seeking spousal support and legal fees. Murdoch's divorce will be his fourth. Former Rolling Stone Mick Jagger's long-term partner, Hall has four children with him. In 2015, Hall and Murdoch began dating, and they were married a year later. Reports in the US indicate the split surprised members of the family
The petition, filed with the Los Angeles superior court, stated that Hall had no knowledge of the full extent and nature of Murdoch's assets and debts and that she would amend it as soon as the information was available”.Hall, who celebrated her 66th birthday on Saturday, also requested the court to prevent Murdoch from receiving support. Neither Hall's lawyer, Ronald Brot, nor Murdoch's spokeswoman immediately responded to the Guardian's inquiry. News Corp, of which Murdoch is executive chair, made no comment. Murdoch, who is believed to be worth £14bn, got married to Hall in a low-key ceremony at Spencer House in London in March 2016.
It has been reported that Hall has been "heartbroken" and "devastated" over the sudden end of their marriage, accusing his children of "souring the marriage".The Daily Mail reports that she received an email from Murdoch while she was waiting for him in the UK telling her their marriage was over and that she should only communicate with him through his lawyers. According to reports, she told her friend: "I still love him.". "I am devastated," she said. According to the newspaper, Hall's daughters allegedly took the role of "gatekeeper" to protect him from Covid during the pandemic. According to her, it led his family to believe she was trying to cut off their contact with him.
Couple signs a prenuptial agreement. The New York Times reported in June that the divorce was unlikely to change the ownership structure of the businesses in which he has stakes. Murdoch is co-chairman of Fox News Channel's parent company, Fox Corporation, and controls News Corp - the owner of News UK, which produces the Times, the Sunday Times, and the Sun - through a trust in Nevada that owns approximately 40% of each company's voting shares. As you are visiting us from India today, we have a small favor to ask. We have been trusted by tens of millions since we began publishing 200 years ago, in times of crisis, uncertainty, solidarity, and hope. Our supporters, from 180 countries, now power our finances - keeping us open to everyone and fiercely independent.
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