James Packer enjoys the warm embrace of mystery blonde in Aspen
BULKED-up casino billionaire James Packer is spending his Christmas holiday with a blonde model in the luxury US ski resort of Aspen where the couple were spotted holding hands and embracing outside in the winter sunshine.
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BULKED-up casino billionaire James Packer is spending his Christmas holiday with a blonde model in the luxury US ski resort of Aspen where the couple were spotted holding hands and embracing outside in the winter sunshine.
Overnight, The Australian revealed that Packer’s new squeeze is a Canadian business owner and model named Kylie.
The couple were spotted holding hands and having lunch, as he puffed away on menthol cigarettes.
It is believed the new couple have been seeing each other for several months, The Australian claims.
The publication also said Packer and his new girlfriend are believed to be spending Christmas in the ski resort, where Australian billionaire and media mogul Kerry Stokes — who is something of a father figure to Packer — also has a home.
Two years ago the Australian casino mogul was spending time in the Colorado resort with pop diva Mariah Carey and planning their wedding.
Packer had been introduced to the singer by Hollywood producer Brett Ratner, his former partner in RatPac films.
“But it was a mistake for her and a mistake for me,” Packer has told The Australian.
It has been a rollercoaster ride since then.
Packer, 50, has been besieged with business and personal problems, including the breakdown of his relationship with the singer, and retreated to his Argentinian polo resort to recuperate.
“Two years ago I was terrified,” he said of the $5 billion then owed by his companies.
“Then, a year later, I’ve got China falling apart, the Australian casino businesses missing budgets by big amounts, I’ve got Mariah breaking up with me and I’m thinking, ‘F ...!’.”
He spent time at Ellerstina, in Argentina, switched from alcohol to Gatorade, and concentrated on his $2 billion six-star Sydney casino and hotel.
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He also spent time with his three children with ex-wife Erica. They are spending Christmas together in the family property in Aspen.
“Aspen is half-owned by me and half-owned by Erica. I view it as a family house,” he said.
It has also replaced Israel, where he is embroiled in a corruption scandal with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as his official residence.
The battering has given him time to reflect. “It is my biggest regret that I let my marriage to Erica fail. It is what it is and she is doing an incredible job with the kids and we are in a great place,” he said.
But, as these pictures show, there is no chance of the billionaire being lonely for long.
The mystery blonde, in a fluffy hooded coat, black pants and boots, was happy to receive a bear-hug from the billionaire.
