Rupert Murdoch, 92, engaged and to marry for fifth time months after Jerry Hall divorce
ok.co.ukMedia mogul Rupert Murdoch is engaged to his new partner Ann Lesley Smith months after divorcing his ex wife Jerry Hall. The 92 year old businessman could be walking down the aisle for the fifth time this summer with his new partner Ann, who is said to be 26 years his junior.
Rupert's new fiancée was previously married to country singer and radio and TV executive Chester Smith, who died in 2008. Rupert is believed to have met Ann six months ago after his marriage to Jerry, 66, ended when they officially filed for divorce in L.A.
in August last year. Rupert popped the question in New York City on Friday to coincide with St Patrick’s Day and proposed to Ann with an Asscher-cut diamond ring. "I’m one-fourth Irish," he said, while also revealing how he first met Ann at his vineyard Moraga in Bel Air, California, last year when he hosted a party for 200 people.
He said he and Ann "talked for a bit" at the high-profile event and he proceeded to call her two weeks later. According to the New York Post, the businessman said he was "very nervous" about his proposal to Ann. "I was very nervous.
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