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Mr Blair has always stated that his relationship with Ms Deng is platonic and there is no suggestion of any impropriety by Mr Blair or Ms Deng. Despite efforts by Mr Blair to contact Mr Murdoch, the media mogul has refused to speak to him since he filed for divorce from Ms Deng in June, according to the Mail on Sunday. Rupert Murdoch and his wife Wendi Deng arrive on the red carpet for the 68th annual Golden Globe awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, 2011. Rupert Murdoch and his wife Wendi Deng arrive on the red carpet for the 68th annual Golden Globe awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, 2011. Photo: AFP Sources close to Mr Murdoch in London claim that Mr Blair, 60, and Ms Deng, 44, had multiple encounters without 82-year-old Murdochs knowledge. Advertisement They are said to have stayed overnight at Mr Murdochs £12m ($21.2 million) California home on weekends in October 2012 and April 2013, and spent a weekend at Mr Murdochs Los Angeles home and meetings in London and New York. Mr Murdoch and Ms Dengs divorce was finalised by a US court last week after the couple reached an amicable divorce settlement to end their 14-year marriage. Tony Blair leader of Britains opposition Labour party holds a copy of the Sun newspaper at his London home in 1997. Tony Blair holds a copy of the Sun newspaper at his London home in 1997. Murdochs support for Blair proved crucial in his election victories. Photo: AP On Saturday night a feud erupted between allies of Mr Blair and Mr Murdoch, whose stable of newspapers includes The Sun and The Times. A close friend of Mr Blair told the Daily Mail: Rupert Murdoch is putting out ridiculous stories about Wendi and Tony which are not true. It is the ravings of a sad old man. A friend of Mr Murdoch told the newspaper: Rupert Murdoch will have nothing more to do with Tony Blair. Not ever. Mr Murdoch and Mr Blair were close allies for many years and Murdochs support is widely considered to have been a crucial factor in Labours three consecutive election victories from 1997 onwards. Mr Blair and Mr Murdoch were good friends, and Mr Blair even became godfather to the Murdochs daughter Grace in 2010. Allies of Murdoch told the Daily Mail that he is said to have been shocked to learn that Wendi had met Mr Blair without his knowledge. He is said to have asked her for an explanation. Speculation of an affair between Mr Blair and Ms Deng first emerged in June after a tweet from BBC journalist Robert Peston who said: Am told that undisclosed reasons for Murdoch divorcing Deng are jaw-dropping and hate myself for wanting to know what they are. At the time a spokesperson for Mr Blair denied an affair with Ms Deng. 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