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Rupert Murdoch and Wendi Deng agree divorce settlement

New York: Media baron Rupert Murdoch and his wife, Wendi Deng Murdoch, have reached a divorce settlement. The two appeared in a New York court on Wednesday to tell a judge they have reached a deal

India TV News Desk India TV News Desk Updated on: November 21, 2013 12:08 IST
rupert murdoch and wendi deng agree divorce settlement
rupert murdoch and wendi deng agree divorce settlement

New York: Media baron Rupert Murdoch and his wife, Wendi Deng Murdoch, have reached a divorce settlement.





 
The two appeared in a New York court on Wednesday to tell a judge they have reached a deal to end their 14-year marriage. Terms were not disclosed.
 
The Murdoch's say in a joint statement that the settlement was amicable. It says they will move forward with “mutual respect” and a shared interest in their daughters welfare.

It was the third marriage for 82-year-old Rupert Murdoch, who leads 20th Century Fox and News Corp.
 
The divorce won't affect control of the companies or the succession plan for them.

Rupert Murdoch controls them through a family trust that benefits his four children from previous marriages.

He and 44-year-old Wendi Deng Murdoch have two school-age daughters. They are beneficiaries of 8.7 million non-voting shares being held in a separate trust.
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