Rupert Murdoch OKs 'amicable' divorce
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Media">Media</span> <span word="mogul">mogul</span> <span word="Rupert">Rupert</span> <span word="Murdoch">Murdoch</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="estranged">estranged</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="Wendi">Wendi</span> <span word="Deng">Deng</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> "<span word="amicable">amicable</span>" <span word="divorce">divorce</span> <span word="settlement">settlement</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Murdoch">Murdoch</span>, 82, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Deng">Deng</span>, 44, <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brief">brief</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="judge">judge</span> <span word="Ellen">Ellen</span> <span word="Gesmer">Gesmer</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="couple">couple</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1999, <span word="made">made</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="comment">comment</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> 10-<span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="pleased">pleased</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="announce">announce</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="amicable">amicable</span> <span word="settlement">settlement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="matters">matters</span> <span word="relating">relating</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="divorce">divorce</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="mutual">mutual</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="daughters">daughters</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="comment">comment</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="further">further</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="have">have</span> 60 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="implement">implement</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="settlement">settlement</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="divorce">divorce</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="final">final</span>, <span word="US">US</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="weren">weren</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="disclosed">disclosed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="court">court</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="settlement">settlement</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Wendi">Wendi</span> <span word="Deng">Deng</span> <span word="Murdoch">Murdoch</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="couple">couple</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span>, <span word="valued">valued</span> <span word="at">at</span> $44 <span word="million">million</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Manhattan">Manhattan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Fifth">Fifth</span> <span word="Avenue">Avenue</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="custody">custody</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="school">school</span>-<span word="age">age</span> <span word="girls">girls</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Manhattan">Manhattan</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="source">source</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="condition">condition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="anonymity">anonymity</span>.</p><p><span word="Murdoch">Murdoch</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="retain">retain</span> <span word="properties">properties</span> <span word="elsewhere">elsewhere</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="estate">estate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Bel">Bel</span> <span word="Air">Air</span>, <span word="California">California</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="couple">couple</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="possessions">possessions</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="yacht">yacht</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sale">sale</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Murdoch">Murdoch</span> <span word="filed">filed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="divorce">divorce</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Deng">Deng</span>, <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 40 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="junior">junior</span>, <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="irretrievably">irretrievably</span> <span word="broken">broken</span>".</p>
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