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Valerie Grove

articles/2011/07/20/rupert-murdoch-s-wife-wendi-rescues-him-at-hearing-on-hacking-scandal/wendi-deng-grove_padetj

Wendi to the Rescue

Rupert Murdoch’s best defender at the parliamentary hearing ended up being his wife, writes Valerie Grove.

Valerie Grove

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