The once cosy relationship between Rupert Murdoch and Tony
Blair has disintegrated due to the former Labour leader’s
"friendship" with the media mogul’s ex-wife Wendi Deng, according tothe Mail on Sunday.
Murdoch, 82, filed for divorce from Deng, 44, in June and
has refused to speak to the former prime minister since, according to the
report, despite Blair’s attempts to make contact.
Rupert Murdoch, right, and wife Wendi Deng Murdoch arrive at
the Oscars
In revelations likely to reverberate around the worlds of
media and politics, the newspaper claims that a source close to Murdoch says
that staff at Murdoch’s home in California claim Blair and Deng staying at the
residence overnight "at the same time on weekends in October 2012 and April
this year, without Mr Murdoch’s knowledge".
The report also claims that Blair and Deng had
"multiple encounters" unbeknown to Murdoch in Los Angeles, London and
New York, though the paper stresses no suggestion of impropriety, despite
rumours of an affair.
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