We are pleased to announce the engagement of…
…Jerry Hall and Rupert Murdoch.
Yep, Jerry Hall and Rupert Murdoch. Thus proving Kissinger’s old adage that power (and let’s add money) is a great aphrodisiac—sometimes quoted as the “ultimate aphrodisiac.”
I want to pause for a moment and add that I’ve observed that to be true for women vis-a-vis men (that power tends to enhance the attractive power of a man) rather than men being sexually attracted to powerful women. For women, beauty, glamour, and youth tend to be attractive power in the sexual sense.
And I’ll add that these are generalizations. Let me just say that I’ve never been sexually attracted to really old guys with power, but then I’ve never hobnobbed with them in the first place; those aren’t the circles in which I move. I’ve sometimes been fascinated by them, and I value achievement and drive, but to be frank I don’t think I could marry Rupert Murdoch if he gave me all his money and then some.
Not that I think Murdoch is crying in his beer at the loss of me, cause he’s got Jerry:
Murdoch is estimated to be worth about $11 billion, while Jerry Hall (prior to this marriage) is worth about $15 million. Former Hall partner and father of her four children, Mick Jagger, is estimated to be worth about $305 million. Chump change.
[NOTE: I have written before about Murdoch’s marital history, here.]
I could marry him if there was no consummation required.
As the saying goes, Hall “was rode hard and put up wet.”
To the urbanites here, that is not how you should treat your horse.
And she is 59. Hardly young and comely.
Rupert Murdoch is 84 and Jerry Hall is 59. Maybe not quite May-December, more like September-December? But whatever.
Of monumental unimportance. Everyone has a right to make a damn fool of themselves. But this is an example of the truism that, “there’s no fool, like an old fool”.
the easist way to tranfer wealth and not pay taxes is to marry, wait, divorce, voila
I am reminded of the line from Cyranno de Bergerac
He must be good in the sack.
Cornhead:
That’s where the “aphrodisiac” part comes in.
I thought Cornhead is an attorney. If so, I’d also think he’d have musings on the Murdock-Hall pre-nuptials, instead of sack musings. I mean, c’mon, Hall’s worth is only $15mill, which is peanuts, even in Iowa, where peanuts are not grown.
Speaking of which, I think Jagger’s cited net worth of $350 mill is spuriously low. Saw a Forbes or Fortune mag estimate of Keith Richards’ net worth maybe 8or 10 years back, over $500 mill then.
All subject to arm’s length negotiations with full disclosure and both sides represented.
Value obtained and exchanged on both sides. Win. Win.
Love.
I don’t think she is all the good looking but I have just seen one picture of her.
In view of Jerry Hall’s current youth, I believe Murdock will wait until she turns 60 before he takes her as a bride.
Just looking at the image and wondering: when it was he grew that bizarre Mohawk he has cresting along the top of his skull and trailing down his back?
The traditional rule is that marriages are appropriate if the younger partner’s age at least equals half the older partner’s age plus seven. This marriage passes that test easily.