Rupert Murdoch’s Appeal to Alter Family Trust Faces Uphill Battle Mr. Murdoch’s appeal over whether he can consolidate his son Lachlan’s power over his media empire is due just before Christmas.

March 20 2023 – An article published in the New York Post, one of Murdoch’s publications, reveals he’s engaged to marry Ann Lesley Smith.

March 20 2023 – An article published in the New York Post, one of Murdoch’s publications, reveals he’s engaged to marry Ann Lesley Smith.

The mogul married former model Jerry Hall in 2016. The couple went on to divorce within five years. In 2023, the billionaire abruptly ended an engagement to radio host Ann Lesley Smith.

I also contacted Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch's rep for comment. I realize that this is shrug-emoji of an explainer may be disappointing to some of you who would like a more definitive answer.

Rupert Murdoch, chairman of News Corp., listens as President Obama, not pictured, speaks at the Wall Street Journal CEO Council annual meeting at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington, D.C., in 2013.

In April 2023, shortly after announcing his divorce from Jerry Hall, Murdoch asked his then-girlfriend, Ann Lesley Smith, 67, to marry him just seven months after meeting her.

Murdoch, 93, had announced his engagement to the 67-year-old retired molecular biologist in March – less than a year after he called off his last engagement to Ann Lesley Smith, a former model ...

Six months after breaking up with Hall, Murdoch began dating Ann Lesley Smith, a one-time dental hygienist and conservative radio host from Modesto who reportedly favors “QAnon-style politics ...