Saturday 25 June 2022 06:51 AM Rupert Murdoch splits from Jerry Hall as theory emerges he disapproved of her ... trends now
A theory has emerged that Rupert Murdoch ended his six-year marriage to model Jerry Hall because he disapproved of his fourth wife's smoking habit.
The media tycoon was not a fan of his model wife's fondness for tobacco and would often be spotted standing at a distance as Ms Hall took a drag on a cigarette.
The couple's split was revealed publicly when Ms Hall and her side of the family failed to attend her husband's annual summer party in London this week.
Rumours have swirled around the reason for the shock break-up but Murdoch's strong dislike for Ms Hall's smoking is a persistent theory, Private Sydney reported.
Rupert Murdoch ended his marriage with Jerry Hall after spending the past six years disapproving of his fourth wife's smoking habit
Rumours have swirled around the reason for the sudden breakup as it was revealed Murdoch had a strong dislike for Ms Hall's smoking (pictured, Hall in Perth in 2010)
The Texan model has been publicly open about her love for smoking and previously boasted about looking 'pretty good' for her age despite her habit.
'But I smoke, I drink, I like wine, I love sun tanning, I drink coffee. I am doing all sorts of things I shouldn't do,' she told Good Housekeeping in 2014.
'I did think it was odd that she wasn't there. She's a social butterfly and would generally be at these sort of functions,' one of those present at the Serpentine Gallery in London on Monday evening said of Hall's absence from the event.
'I also noticed that none of her side of the family was there, nor her friends.'
Murdoch and Hall were last seen together in public in London in August 2021, when they were pictured arriving separately for a dinner. They are understood to have left together in a shared car.
They ended their relationship recently, surprising friends, two people with knowledge of the situation told the New York Times.
