Murdoch's wife hires new lawyer in divorce case: New York Times

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Source: New York Times


Mon Jul 29, 2013 11:48pm EDT

(Reuters) - The wife of News Corp Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch, Wendi Murdoch, has switched lawyers in a move signaling that their divorce proceedings could take an acrimonious turn, the New York Times reported on Monday.

Murdoch, 82, filed for divorce in June. He married the former Wendi Deng, 44, in 1999 in his third and her second marriage. They have two young daughters.

The newspaper said Deng has hired William Zabel, a New York trusts and estates lawyer who has represented several women in divorce cases involving wealthy businessmen, including Jane Beasley Welch, the ex-wife of former General Electric chief executive John Welch.

A spokesman for Deng, Christopher Giglio, confirmed the hiring of Zabel to the New York Times, but otherwise declined to comment...

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/30/entertainment-us-newscorp-murdoch-idUSBRE96T04I20130730?feedType=RSS

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1. could they battle this out with loaded machine guns ?

n.t

[DeSwiss]

2. K&R

[CENTER][FONT SIZE=6]KARMA'S ONLY A
BITCH IF YOU ARE.[/FONT][/CENTER]

[intaglio]

4. Please remove this sexist nonsense.

[MADem]

3. Don't get mad Wendi, get it all--and get those minority shares in the SCMP, too! nt

[kelliekat44]

5. I knew it wouldn't be long before she tries to take him to the cleaners.

I hope she gets a chunk and then blows the whistle on his operations.

[davidpdx]

6. I hope she takes him to the cleaners

Geez, five marriages and five divorces between the two of them. Maybe it's time for them to stop getting married.

[secondwind]

7. I worked with Bill Zabel for 11 years.... he is top drawer.....

[NBachers]

8. I wish I had my own spokesman

[think]

9. Me too....