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    Rupert Murdoch said Ann Lesley Smith would be his 'last.' Now the engagement is off

    Rupert Murdoch is back on the market. It was a fleeting love story between the 92-year-old media mogul and the 66-year-old dental-hygienist-turned-radio host and prison chaplain Ann Lesley Smith. A source close to Murdoch confirmed to the L.A. Times that the engagement has been called off. He proposed mere weeks ago, on St. Patrick's Day in New York City, then gushed over his engagement to the ...
    by Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times Apr 04, 2023 2 minutes
    Rupert Murdoch attends the 2019 Vanity Fair Oscar Party at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on Feb. 24, 2019, in Beverly Hills, California.

    Rupert Murdoch is back on the market.

    It was a fleeting love story between the 92-year-old media mogul and the 66-year-old dental-hygienist-turned-radio host and prison chaplain Ann Lesley Smith. A source close to Murdoch confirmed to the L.A. Times that the engagement has been called off.

    He proposed mere weeks ago, on St. saying he "dreaded falling in love," but knew this would be his last. "It better be," he said. "I'm happy."

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