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James Packer weds third wife on Italian island

Packer and Lim reportedly rekindled their romance last year.

Packer and Lim reportedly rekindled their romance last year. Photo: Splash / Instagram

Billionaire James Packer has reportedly married fiancee Kylie Lim on an Italian Island.

A spokesman for the Australian businessman and son of media mogul Kerry Packer confirmed his third wedding to news.com.au on Thursday.

The outlet said Packer, 58, and Lim 46, were married in a private ceremony on Sardinia, witnessed by a small party of guests.

He reportedly rekindled his relationship with Lim, described as a Canadian-born New York socialite and former model, last year and they quickly got engaged in March this year.

It was reportedly the fifth time he had proposed to her.

“We are very happy to be engaged and looking forward to the future,” he said at the time.

They initially dated nine years ago after meeting through mutual friends in Aspen, Colorado, and were together from 2017 to 2020.

News Corp cited sources who said the couple decided not to delay their marriage and immediately began making plans to tie the knot over the European summer.

Packer reportedly heads to the Mediterranean annually for his retreat.

A week earlier, the lovebirds attended the four-day wedding of Packer’s niece Francesca Barham in Mallorca, Spain, and cruised his $280 million yacht IJE.

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James Packer with his former wives and girlfriends — Jodhi Meares, Mariah Carey, James Packer, Kate Fischer and Erica Baxter.

Packer has credited Lim with helping him after his messy break-up with singer Mariah Carey in 2016 and was by his side when he sought treatment for depression and bipolar disorder in 2018.

He said in his memoir, The Price of Fortune, that: “I’m lucky she’s in my life. Kylie is a good person, a really good partner”.

“We are taking things slowly, one day at a time,” he told the author Damon Kitney.

A year later, he told the Sydney Morning Herald: “Kylie has been a wonderful influence on my life. I love her very much.”

But they split in 2020, with Packer going on to date American model Renee Blythewood in 2024.

That relationship was over early last year, with he and Lim getting back together by later in the year.

Packer was previously married to model Erica Baxter (2007 to 2013), with whom he shares three children and model/fashion designer Jodhi Meares (1999 to 2002).

It’s believed to be Lim’s first marriage.

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