How healthy is Rupert Murdoch?

[intaglio]

Born 1931 he was 80 this year and even in his wealth group he that is elderly. Recently I have seen pictures of him where he does not appear at all healthy. The only picture I will post is from Wikimedia commons, the others are only links to pages in newspapers that have published them. This is for copyright reasons as most are licensed from one or other of the main press agencies. All photographs were reportedly taken this year.

This particular shot is obviously almost a studio photo with Murdock heavily made-up and carefully groomed


It is very similar to the shot in the South Wales Argus
http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/national/news/9125188.Murdoch__Phone_hacking__deplorable_/
but even in these it is obvious he is not the man he presented himself as in 2009 or 2010, most obviously because he has stopped dying his hair!

Next are three shots from the same press event and edited for The Huffington Post, The Metro and Firstpost dot com
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2011/07/09/labour-will-use-oppositio_n_893925.html
http://www.metro.co.uk/news/868699-news-of-the-world-closure-shocks-uk-media-after-168-years
http://www.firstpost.com/world/murdoch-stuns-the-world-shuts-down-tabloid-over-phone-hacking-scandal-38220.html
the signs of age here are obvious in the loss of muscle tone, skin condition and what seems to be an enlarged belly. For no particular reason (I am not a Doctor) I at first thought there might be signs of Alzheimers or "mini-Strokes."

This last is from the Independent, again it is largely a staged shot where he is heavily made up but again there seems to be a weakness on the right side of his face, although Murdock has always smiled that way, but it does seem more pronounced now.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/press/murdoch-empire-in-crisis-2308179.html

If I was wealthy enough and gave no thought to ethics I would think 2 or three times about investing in News International

[Upton]

1. Well, he looks better than this guy...

who, btw, is 82...

[intaglio]

3. Nice photo - and??

This is not a discussion about photos of the aged, it is a discussion about Rupert Murdock.

On the other hand if you have a point state it.

[HopeHoops]

2. He looks like he hasn't taken a shit in about ten years - and is full of it.

[eppur_se_muova]

4. Recent candid photo of the sus-- ah, *alleged* suspect ...