Rupert Murdoch’s engagement abruptly called off – US media
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch and former police chaplain Ann Lesley Smith have reportedly called off their engagement just weeks after announcing it.
According to Vanity Fair, a source close to Murdoch stated that he became uncomfortable with Smith’s outspoken evangelical views.
Murdoch, who split with his fourth wife Jerry Hall in 2022, has not commented on the matter.
The couple met in September 2022 at an event at Murdoch’s vineyard in California and announced their engagement only last month.
In March, Murdoch stated to the New York Post, one of his own publications, that he knew this would be his last love and that he proposed to Smith on St Patrick’s Day.
Smith’s late husband was a country singer and radio and TV executive named Chester Smith.
The couple’s wedding was expected to take place in late summer, and they had planned to spend their time between California, Montana, New York, and the UK.
Murdoch has been previously married three times and has six children from those marriages.