How much would YOU pay to get rid of your exes? Well, Rupert Murdoch—the man with more zeroes in his bank account than most people have brain cells—has discovered that even unlimited funds can’t buy happiness in the romance department. Buckle up, darling, because this billionaire’s love life is messier than a reality TV reunion special.
The 93-year-old media mogul has been down the aisle FOUR times, and each trip to Splitsville has cost him an absolute fortune. We’re talking eye-watering settlements that would make your head spin faster than his marriages crumbled. While the exact figures are kept under wraps tighter than Kardashian NDAs, insiders suggest his divorces have collectively cost him hundreds of millions. Yes, you read that right—HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS. Most of us would retire on that kind of money, but Murdoch? He just writes a check and moves on to wife number five.
His first marriage to Patricia Booker ended in 1967, costing him a relatively modest sum for the time. Then came Anna Murdoch Mann in 1999—that one allegedly hit his wallet for a cool $1.7 billion. HELLO, that’s generational wealth right there! Wife number three, Wendi Deng Murdoch, scored a reported $130 million when they divorced in 2013. And most recently, his fourth wife, Jerry Hall, walked away with a reported $100 million settlement in 2022 before they even reached the courthouse.
But here’s the real scandal, hunty: With his net worth estimated around $20 billion, these astronomical payouts are practically pocket change to him. Meanwhile, regular folks are struggling to afford rent! The man could literally fund a small country’s economy with his divorce settlements, yet he keeps walking down the aisle like he’s shopping for a new Hermès bag. At what point do you look in the mirror and say, “Maybe I’m the problem?”
The Hollywood elite are absolutely LIVING for this chaos. Social media has been ablaze with hot takes about whether Murdoch will make it a fifth go-round, and honestly? We cannot wait to see what happens next in this billionaire rom-com disaster.
What do you think? A) Murdoch should retire from marriage before wife number five B) Love has no price tag, keep trying king!