Meanwhile, media mogul Rupert Murdoch, 81, met his wife Wendi Deng, 43, in 1997 when she was working for News Corp.

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Embattled media mogul Rupert Murdoch has at least one loyal supporter: Wendi Deng.

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The picture is further complicated by the fact that Mr Murdoch has two young daughters from his third marriage, to Wendi Deng (another potential successor?).

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