Rupert Murdoch Divorce

Rupert Murdoch has the distinction paying out what is reportedly the biggest divorce settlement in history, a phenomenal $1.7 billion to Anna Murdoch, his wife of 32 years, and the mother of three of his children.

No need to worry about Rupert applying for food stamps any time soon, as Murdoch is still worth about $4 billion.

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Not one to waste time, Rupert married the brilliant and beautiful Wendi Deng just seventeen days after the ink was dry on the divorce papers in 1999. Wendi is 38 years Rupert’s junior, and when not busy defending Rupert from would be pie-throwers, she found the time to bear him two more children. And, almost as if to show that two can play at this game, Anna turned around and married investor William Mann a few short months later. So there, Mr. Murdoch.

The couple has been pretty careful not to fan the flames of publicity about the divorce, and Anna only broke her initial silence three years after the fact to "Australian Women's Weekly.” As per Anna, the man she fell in love with back in 1967 "died a long time ago." She placed the blame for the split-up squarely on Rupert’s shoulders by persisting in his affair Wendi.

Moreover, Anna’s not through with our hero just yet, as she proved determined to protect the interest of the three kids she brought into the world with Rupert. The terms of the 1999 divorce settlement were written to insure the interests of those children, and Anna has adamantly asserted that all three of them would have to approve any changes of the rules and bylaws that control the trust that runs a large part of the Murdoch Empire. Reportedly, the three children don’t mind sharing the wealth with their half-siblings, but in true Murdoch fashion, they will not yield an inch on control and governance.