Putin's girlfriend to head media group

Kabayeva, who has two sports management degrees, used to host a television chat show that aired on Ren TV and Channel 5."She has no other experience in the media business," Vedomosti business daily said. In 2008, Russian newspaper Moskovsky Korrespondent alleged that Putin had secretly divorced and was about to marry Kabayeva. Both parties angrily denied the claim, with Putin lashing out at journalists for prying into his private life with "snotty noses and erotic fantasies". The newspaper announced its closure shortly afterwards.