![]() Meanwhile, Nick Cannon recently told DuJour that he doubts he’ll ever get married again. Mariah said she was lucky, too.įorbes puts Packer, a third-generation scion of the entertainment industry, at a casual $4.7 billion. "We were talking and laughing and people were getting mad at us and stuff like that,” Carey told Steve Harvey in November. Mariah met James at the premiere of Hercules in Aspen in November of 2014, just after she split from her estranged ex-husband. Her engagement ring is a whopping 35 carats - such are the perks of marrying an Australian billionaire - but the pair have not yet set a wedding date E! Online reports. Packer popped the question Thursday night in Mariah's hometown of New York City. This will be Carey’s third marriage, after filing for divorce from ex Nick Cannon in January of last year. Her reps confirm that Carey is engaged to boyfriend James Packer. Oh, and here’s the video–BYO popcorn.“All I Want For Christmas is You” may no longer be the most popular holiday song, but Mariah Carey has plenty to smile about. In a major WTF moment, Packer, 48, was involved in a very public fight with another fully grown professional man: David Gyngell, who also happens to be the CEO of major Australian TV network Channel Nine and a longtime friend of the Packer family. There are even photos from the 2014 brawl between the two middle-aged men, which I highly recommend checking out. He was involved in a bizarre public brawl Miranda Kerr may have dated himĪustralian supermodel Miranda Kerr was rumored to be dating Packer back in 2014, however neither ever confirmed the speculation. In September 2013, James and Erica announced they were divorcing, which was major news in Australia. They have three children together-two daughters and a son-between the ages of seven and three. Packer married model Erica Baxter (she now goes by Erica Packer) in 2007 after dating the Australian beauty for about four years. His money’s in casinos nowĪfter nabbing that $1 billion payout from his family’s media empire, Packer turned his attention to the casino business with Crown Ltd., and has casino ventures across Australia, Macau, and Manila. A few years later, in 2012, James severed all ties with the media industry by selling pay-TV company Consolidated Media Holdings, for a cool $1 billion. ![]() Originally, Packer’s family made its money in media, and he inherited a $5 billion business when his father, Kerry Packer, passed away in 2005. In Australia the Packer name is synonymous with media in the same way Americans think “social media” when you talk about Mark Zuckerberg. Packer was Australia’s best-known media mogul Forbes estimated Packer’s net worth this year at a mind-boggling $3.5 billion. The one thing every Australian identifies James Packer with is wealth-he’s filthy rich, folks. Packer, 48, popped the question in New York City Thursday night. Mariah Carey is engaged to her boyfriend of nearly a year, Australian billionaire James Packer, her rep confirmed to ABC News. However, where I come from, the Packers are a household name, so keep reading to get the 411 on Mariah’s new fiancé. Sources closed to the couple are confirming the pop singer and 'Hunger Games' actor are engaged again after their two-year breakup. The pair share Cannon’s eldest children, 11-year-old twins Monroe and Moroccan. Referred to as the 'Songbird Supreme' and the 'Queen of Christmas', she is known for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style, and signature use of the whistle register. Unless, like me, you happen to have lived in Australia, you probably have absolutely no idea who this Packer guys is-you definitely haven’t seen his face on many major red carpets, that’s for sure. The former talk show host was married to the 53-year-old vocal powerhouse from 2008 to 2016. Mariah Carey Mariah Carey ( / mra / born March 27, 1969) a is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. So, we hit it off.” When Harvey added that James was a lucky man, the Grammy winner replied, “I’m lucky, too.” So, yes, these two are clearly smitten with each other. Packer, 47, proposed to Carey, 45, in New York with a 35-carat diamond ring. Yes, million.Ĭarey and Packer have been friends since 2014, when they met in Aspen at a movie premiere. Mariah told Steve Harvey in November, “We were talking and laughing and people were getting mad at us and stuff like that. DIVA Mariah Carey is set to marry her Australian billionaire beau James Packer, the Daily Telegraph has confirmed. It’s not just the impending wedding everyone’s buzzing about, but the huge rock Packer proposed with: Some reports say the diamond is a whopping 35 carats, and others estimate the ring’s worth $7.5 million. The Internet went into overdrive last night with the news that Mariah Carey is engaged to her boyfriend of one year, Australian billionaire James Packer-the reports have officially been confirmed by Carey’s representatives.
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