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Rupert Murdoch wants the fifth time to be glamorous.
News Corp’s 92-year-old executive chairman recently announced his engagement to Ann Lesley Smith. This is the fifth time Murdoch strolls down the aisle.
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— New York Post (@nypost) March 20, 2023
Murdoch first broke the news in an interview with gossip columnist Cindy Adams. new york post, a tabloid owned by him. He said he posed the question to brides-to-be on St. Patrick’s Day in New York.
“I was so nervous. I was scared to fall in love, but I knew this would be my last. I wish it was. I’m happy,” he said. .
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Who is Ann Leslie Smith?
Smith, 66, started her career as a dental hygienist and is also a model and singer.
Her first marriage to wealthy attorney John B. Huntington made her a millionaire socialite overnight. However, her emotionally abusive relationship ended badly and she lost almost everything. christian broadcasting network.
Her second marriage to country music star Chester Smith went smoothly until she died of a heart attack in 2008. The two recorded an album together.
Like Murdoch, Smith was also a radio and television executive. He founded Santo His Television Group, the largest private broadcasting company with a station. He passed away in 2008.
“I’m a 14-year-old widow,” said Smith. “My husband was a businessman, so I speak Rupert’s language. We share the same beliefs,” she said.
After her husband’s death, Smith became a San Francisco police chaplain.
“When I’m on the phone and dealing with people who are in a lot of pain, I say, I’m here. It gives them hope,” she said. .
they met at a party
Murdoch and Smith first connected a few years ago at a party Murdoch hosted at his vineyard Moraga in Bel Air, California. She and her husband were also in the wine business and knew Murdoch.
Last year, when 200 people gathered at my vineyard, I met her and we talked a little bit, and two weeks later I called her,” Murdoch explained.
The couple went public with their romance months after Murdoch and his ex-wife Jerry Hall finalized their divorce.
According to Adams, they plan to meet at the end of the summer.
“It’s not my first rodeo. Being close to 70 means I’m in the second half. I’ve been waiting for the right time,” Smith said.
Murdoch seems equally enthusiastic. “We look forward to spending the second half of our lives together,” he said.