Rupert Murdoch Engaged, Ready To Marry For Fifth Time

Rupert Murdoch, the 92-year-old media mogul and chairman of News Corporation, is engaged to be married for the fifth time to Ann Lesley Smith, who is 66 years old. The couple reportedly plans to get married in the summer. Murdoch proposed to Smith with a personally selected Asscher-cut diamond solitaire ring on Saint Patrick’s Day in New York City. Smith, a former San Francisco police chaplain, has been married twice before. She and her second husband, Chester Smith, recorded an album together in 2005.

According to reports, the couple met last year at Murdoch’s vineyard Moraga in Bel Air, California. Murdoch has been married four times before and has six children. His last marriage to Jerry Hall lasted for six years, and they got divorced in August last year.

Both Murdoch and Smith look forward to settling down for “the second half” of their lives. “For us both, it’s a gift from God. We met last September,” Smith said. “We’re both looking forward to spending the second half of our lives together,” Murdoch said.

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