Rupert Murdoch, Golden Globes Good Sport

Throughout the 69th Annual Golden Globes telecast this past Sunday, there were frequent audience shots showing Rupert Murdoch seated at one of the tables, next to his wife Wendi Deng.

Murdoch may be instantly recognizable to FishbowlLA, but apparently it was a different story for some on the Beverly Hilton red carpet. Here’s what happened when the media mogul crossed into the pre-show real estate where HFPA member Ruben Nepales was working. Per Nepales:

Our instruction at the red carpet entrance was to ask arriving guests for their IDs only if they didn’t look familiar.

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