91 Year Old Rupert Murdoch, Architect of Johnny Depp’s Downfall, Reportedly Wants To Take 5th Wife – Seducing 66 Year Old Girlfriend Ann-Lesley Smith With $30M Mega-Mansion
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch is already moving his new girlfriend, Ann-Lesley Smith, into a $30 million, 6,500-square-foot apartment, leading many to predict the California widow will soon become his fifth wife.
Sources have confirmed Murdoch, 91, has purchased the seven-bedroom, full-floor mansion formerly owned by acclaimed opera singer, Alice Tully. The sudden move, just three months after the pair met, has sparked speculation that the billionaire is preparing to propose.
Despite his age, Rupert Murdoch is showing no signs of slowing down when it comes to romance. His new relationship with Ann-Lesley Smith has certainly raised eyebrows, given the speed at which the couple is moving. However, those close to the media magnate seem confident that this could be the real deal. With a history of rapid romances and controversial media ownership, it’s clear that Murdoch is a man who knows what he wants and isn’t afraid to go after it.
Who is Ann-Lesley Smith?
Ann-Lesley Smith is a 66-year-old Californian widow and former prison chaplain turned broadcaster and agony aunt. Her social media indicates that she loves German shepherds, and she is the widow of country music star Chester Smith, who tragically passed away in a Palo Alto, California medical center in 2008 after suffering a heart attack at the age of 78.
“Everyone around him is very taken with her,” said the source. “Expect an announcement soon,” a source said.
Smith is said to have launched a “full-on charm offensive” to win over Murdoch’s four eldest children— Prudence, Elisabeth, Lachlan, and James.
A Rapid Romance between the two
The lovebirds’ romance emerged in January when Smith was photographed sunbathing alongside Murdoch in Barbados. They are believed to have met in November.
Murdoch’s relationship with Smith comes just months after his “brutal” split from Jerry Hall, whom he married in 2016 after a similarly rapid romance. The pair finalized their divorce in August last year.
A source previously told that some of the negative feelings from Murdoch’s family stemmed from their belief that “Jerry was keeping them from him [Rupert].” Jerry was also said to “blame the children for souring the marriage.”
Hall, the former long-term partner of Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger, was said to have clashed with Murdoch’s four eldest children.
The Sun’s Controversial History
Murdoch is the owner of The Sun, the newspaper that termed Johnny Depp as a “wife-beater”. Depp had sued the outlet but lost the trial.
The Sun has been embroiled in many controversies in the past, most notably in 2011 when the newspaper was found to have engaged in phone hacking. The scandal led to the closure of the News of the World, another newspaper owned by Murdoch.
It remains to be seen if Rupert Murdoch and Ann-Lesley Smith will tie the knot, but the move into a $30 million mansion certainly suggests the billionaire is serious about his relationship.
Only time will tell if Smith will become Murdoch’s fifth wife, but one thing is for certain: the media mogul is not one to waste time when it comes to romance.
Source: RadarOnline
