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Jerry Hall reveals she hasn’t seen ex-husband Rupert Murdoch since ‘traumatic’ divorce

Jerry Hall reveals she hasn’t seen ex-husband Rupert Murdoch since ‘traumatic’ divorce

Published by Daniella Wilson

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Jerry Hall has revealed that she has not seen Rupert Murdoch since their “traumatic” divorce. The model and actor, 69, tied the knot with the media mogul, 95, at a ceremony in a Fleet Street church in 2016, shortly after the couple announced their engagement in The Times newspaper. In the summer of 2022, Hall filed for divorce in a California court, citing “irreconcilable differences”. “Not all exes you want to be friends with, do you?” she told British Vogue. “Some people aren’t friendly. But I think when you have children with someone, it’s important to be friendly.” She added that she and Murdoch “were married six and a half years and no children”, and noted that she hasn’t seen him “in a couple …

James Murdoch buys major Vox Media brands

James Murdoch buys major Vox Media brands

Published by Sam Flores

James Murdoch James Murdoch is buying Vox, New York Magazine and the Vox Media Podcast Network via his private holding company Lupa Systems. Vox Media chief executive Jim Bankoff will lead a new company, also called Vox Media, housing them under Lupa ownership. The deal does not include Vox Media titles The Verge, Eater, Popsugar, SB Nation and The Dodo and these will come under a new corporate name yet to be determined led by current Vox Media president Ryan Pauley. The deal, reportedly worth more than $300m, is expected to close in four to six weeks. Murdoch said the deal “reflects both our interest in the forward edge of culture and our deep commitment to ambitious journalism and agenda-setting conversations. “It will allow us to apply new tools across the businesses we are building, adding substantial production, distribution, and editorial capability to our group.” He told The New York Times he wanted “longer-form, thoughtful journalism that can really speak to the culture” rather than a “daily news business”. New York Magazine was previously owned …

James Murdoch Seals Deal for New York Magazine

James Murdoch Seals Deal for New York Magazine

Published by Daniella Wilson

It’s a done deal: James Murdoch‘s Lupa Systems has acquired New York magazine, the Vox Media Podcast Network and Vox. Notably, Vox Media CEO Jim Bankoff will also join New York and Vox within the new company, which will take the name Vox Media. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but The New York Times pegged the value at more than $300 million. The deal gives Murdoch control over the prominent magazine, which includes sub-brands like The Cut, Vulture, Intelligencer, The Strategist, Curbed, and Grub Street, as well as Vox.com, which originated the explainer news format, and produces popular shows like Today, Explained. The podcast networks includes shows like Pivot with Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway, Criminal, and Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel. Murdoch’s father, Rupert Murdoch, also once owned New York, though he sold it in 1991. “This acquisition aligns well with our existing holdings and investments and reflects both our interest in the forward edge of culture and our deep commitment to ambitious journalism and agenda-setting conversations,” said Murdoch in a statement. “It will allow …

Judge dismisses Trump B defamation lawsuit against Murdoch, WSJ

Judge dismisses Trump $10B defamation lawsuit against Murdoch, WSJ

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U.S. President Donald Trump and Rupert Murdoch. Julia Demaree Nikhinson | Jonathan Ernst | Reuters A federal judge in Florida on Monday dismissed President Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against media baron Rupert Murdoch and The Wall Street Journal, which claimed the newspaper defamed Trump with a story saying the president had sent a “bawdy” 50th birthday letter to notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. But Trump will be given the chance to file a new amended lawsuit by April 27 in the case about the letter that the Journal published in July 2024, Judge Darrin Gayles said in his ruling in U.S. District Court in Miami. Gayles said he had to dismiss the civil complaint because Trump, who has adamantly denied sending the letter to his then-friend Epstein in 2003, had “not plausibly alleged that the Defendants published the Article with actual malice.” Plaintiffs who are public figures like Trump must show that a defendant had actual malice when they made allegedly defamatory statements, according to legal precedent. Gayles said Trump’s complaint “falls short of …

Judge Dismisses Trump’s B Lawsuit Against WSJ, Murdoch Over Reporting on Ties to Epstein

Judge Dismisses Trump’s $10B Lawsuit Against WSJ, Murdoch Over Reporting on Ties to Epstein

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U.S. District Judge Darrin P. Gayles in Florida wrote in the order that Trump had failed to make the argument that the article was published with the intent to be malicious, but gave the president a chance to file an amended complaint. In a social media post several hours after the ruling, Trump said the decision “is not a termination” but rather a “suggested re-filing” of his “powerful case,” which Trump said would be done “on or before April 27th.” Trump filed the lawsuit in July, following up on a promise to sue the paper almost immediately after it put a new spotlight on his well-documented relationship with Epstein by publishing an article that described a sexually suggestive letter that the newspaper said bore Trump’s signature and was included in a 2003 album compiled for Epstein’s 50th birthday. Attorneys for the newspaper and Murdoch had asked Gayles to rule that the article’s statements were true and therefore couldn’t be defamatory, but the judge wrote that “whether President Trump was the author of the Letter or …

Move Over, Davos: James Murdoch Is Launching a King-Making Ideas Expo, Building on His Art Basel Fairs

Move Over, Davos: James Murdoch Is Launching a King-Making Ideas Expo, Building on His Art Basel Fairs

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“It’s not just a bunch of people talking about big ideas, because that actually will happen in the run-up to the festival,” a source said. “And obviously, there’ll be a robust speaking program and debates about what the future should be.” There are also the gigantic rooms outfitted with top-of-the-line gear. The room that usually houses Art Basel Unlimited on the Messeplatz, a 170,000-square-foot space the size of multiple airport hangars, could be the site of tech presentations that, frankly, are far from possible anywhere in Aspen. “We can use that to actually demonstrate things at scale, because we have these huge—you’ve been to Art Basel—these amazing exhibition halls that you can do all kinds of crazy things in,” a source said. It’ll be a completely separate enterprise, with a different mission, from Art Basel, but the city’s art infrastructure will very much play a part. And it’s the only ideas festival that insiders compared to the Venice Biennale. I mentioned the peace talks. It was stressed to me that Basel has long been a …

Hugh Jackman sings for Rupert Murdoch as media mogul celebrates 95th birthday

Hugh Jackman sings for Rupert Murdoch as media mogul celebrates 95th birthday

Published by Daniella Wilson

Wednesday marks a big day for media mogul Rupert Murdoch, who turns 95 on 11 March – and like any billionaire businessman, his birthday celebrations were marked with a star-studded surprise from a Hollywood A-lister (and fellow Australian) on Saturday. Song Sung Blue and Wolverine actor Hugh Jackman was in attendance and marked the occasion with a special musical performance, singing renditions of The Greatest Showman, Fly Me to the Moon, New York, New York and I Still Call Australia Home, according to People.  The party also featured a video message from US president Donald Trump, while his daughter Ivanka reportedly cheered Hugh on from the crowd. Speaking to Variety in 2018, Hugh said of his friendship with Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner: “I’ve known those guys for 15 years and we don’t talk politics at birthday parties.” A star-studded party It was a star-studded affair at The Grill in Midtown Manhattan, where Rupert celebrated with his wife Elena Zhukova, 69, whom he married in 2024. © News CorpRupert and Elena tied the knot …

Hugh Jackman sings for Rupert Murdoch at billionaire’s 95th birthday party

Hugh Jackman sings for Rupert Murdoch at billionaire’s 95th birthday party

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Hugh Jackman performed for media tycoon Rupert Murdoch at the billionaire’s 95th birthday party in New York on Saturday. The black-tie celebration took place at The Grill, a restaurant in the Seagram Building in Midtown Manhattan, according to People. Jackman sang several numbers during the evening, including songs from the 2017 film The Greatest Showman, as well as renditions of “Fly Me to the Moon” and “New York, New York”, a source at the event told the outlet. He ended his performance with Peter Allen’s “I Still Call Australia Home,” and reportedly thanked Murdoch for supporting his career. Murdoch, the Australia-born founder of the global media empire behind Fox News, The Wall Street Journal, and the New York Post, turns 95 on 11 March. He arrived at the party with his wife Elena Zhukova, whom he married in 2024, and his …

Autopsy Report: Inside the Murdoch Dynasty’s Final Moments

Autopsy Report: Inside the Murdoch Dynasty’s Final Moments

Published by Sam Flores

For 70 years, Rupert Murdoch hid from confrontation. He fired his mentor by letter, divorced a wife by email, and used one child to fire another. But in a sterile Nevada courtroom in September 2024, the 93-year-old mogul’s money and power couldn’t protect him any longer. He would finally face his estranged children under oath. In early December 2023, Rupert unilaterally altered the irrevocable family trust to install his son Lachlan as his successor. Murdoch’s other adult children from his first two marriages—Prudence, Elisabeth, and James—sued to block the change. The lawsuit set up the final courtroom battle in a long-waged war to decide, once and for all, who would control his empire following his death. Discovery had been like an autopsy of a family’s slow death. Depositions became an arena of psychological abuse. In one, Rupert’s lawyer fired humiliating questions at James as Rupert looked on: Have you ever done anything successful on your own? Why were you too busy to say “Happy birthday” to your father when he turned 90? Does it strike …