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Was rupert murdoch involved in the jeffrey epstein. He has received two national magazine awards, a mirror award, and has authored seven books, including burn rate 1998 about his own dotcom company, and the man who owns the news 2008, a biography of rupert murdoch. The man who owns the news by michael wolff the guardian. Michael wolff attacks rupert murdoch with casual delight in this portrait of the media titan and his quest to buy the wall street journal. He has been married to jerry hall since march 4, 2016.
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