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Rupert Murdoch and Ann Lesley Smith are going their separate ways. Sources close to the former couple have confirmed Rupert and Ann’s engagement is off. The shocking news comes barely two weeks after the business magnet proposed to his ex-fiancee. Here’s what we know about the former couple’s engagement and breakup.
Rupert And Ann’s Short Engagement
The businessman and the conservative radio host got engaged after a whirlwind romance. Rupert and Ann were first seen together on a beach in Barbados in January.
Barely two months after their first public outing, Rupert announced his engagement in an interview with the New York Post.
The billionaire businessman nervously popped the question on St. Patrick’s Day in New York.
“I was very nervous. I dreaded falling in love — but I knew this would be my last. It better be. “I’m happy,” he said. “We’re both looking forward to spending the second half of our lives together,” he told the outlet then.
Rupert and Ann seemed like the perfect couple; they shared similar ideals and were previously married to other people.
“I’m a widow 14 years,” She said. “Like Rupert, my husband was a businessman. Worked for local papers, developed radio and TV stations, and helped promote Univision. So I speak Rupert’s language. We share the same beliefs,” she told the publication.
Rupert Murdoch and Ann Lesley’s Engagement Has Come To An End
Business magnate Rupert Murdoch is once again an eligible bachelor. According to ET, an insider close to the formerly engaged couple has confirmed that the engagement is off.
This revelation comes barely weeks after Rupert went down on one knee to propose marriage to the 66-year-old.
The businessman had asked her to be his wife, hoping they would walk down the aisle in late summer 2023. But that will not be the case, seeing that the engagement has hit the rocks.
The billionaire businessman hoped his last engagement would be his last shot at love. But now, it appears that he is back on the market.