Tony Blair has revealed that he will "never" talk about the true nature of his relationship with Rupert Murdoch's former wife, Wendi Deng.
According to the reports, the 61-year-old former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom roundly denied any impropriety, but when questioned about Deng, a large, dark pool of sweat suddenly appeared under his armpit, the Daily Express reported.
Leaked passages from Deng's diary revealed that she had had "warm feelings" for the former Labour Premier and it also claimed that the duo stayed at Murdoch's California ranch in October 2012 and April 2013 while Murdoch was away.
Murdoch filed for divorce a week after staff at his ranch told him of their suspicions and so they split in November 2013 after 14 years.
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