Like Cipriani, who had a much-publicised split with model and actress Kelly Brook, Henson has often been in the public eye as much for his off-field activities as his on-field accomplishments.
Mr. Murdoch said the scandal, which he has described in the past as a "major black eye" on the company, had "absolutely nothing" to do with the decision to split off the publishing operations.
The split-brain research mentioned by Gazzaniga included showing a subject a different image in each eye, meaning the right and left halves of the brain were presented with different stimuli, with neither being aware of the other.