Ben Tilley moves to be James Packer’s neighbour in Aspen

Ben Tilley and former wife Tiffany in happier times at Sydney Airport in 2006.

You’d go so far as to call him “Mini-me”.

Crown Resorts billionaire James Packer’s old Cranbrook chum Ben Tilley is now calling Aspen Colorado home, because being part of the troubled businessman’s entourage has evolved into a full-time gig.

As of earlier this month, Tilley, who used to play poker with Packer’s late father Kerry Packer, officially calls a condominium in the up-market North of Nell hotel home.

Tilley’s new abode is just a short 15 minute drive to the mansion in Aspen’s West Buttermilk estate that Packer lists as his address.

The billionaire, who has just banked almost $900 million from the sale of Crown stock to his “brother” Lawrence Ho, also has a substantial, circa-$80 million house in Los Angeles, where he also spends time to be near his children.

After the collapse of his almost 20-year marriage to Tiffany Tilley in 2017, Packer’s mate sold the couple’s harbourfront Point Piper home, which was next door to then first couple Malcolm and Lucy Turnbull.

It was said that the Tilley marriage fell apart because the businessman was travelling so much with Packer, who also has homes just outside Buenos Aires, Tel Aviv and London.

Providing yet another option, Packer is also building a resort-style escape in Mexico’s party city Cabo San Lucas.

Meantime, his new floating palace — the way-over-budget $200 million gigayacht, IJE — is still sitting in the Tuscan port of Livorno.

The vessel, which has been under construction for three years and was meant to be delivered to Packer at the start of this European summer, remains at the home of shipbuilder Benetti.

The luxury yacht has been there since it returned from sea trials on June 1. It is said to now be scheduled for delivery at the start of August.

The delay has meant that Packer has chartered fellow mega richie Ian Malouf’s $400,000-a-week luxury yacht Mischief, which was last spotted off the Italian island of Capri.

Along with Tilley, other key members of Packer’s coterie include North Bondi-based trainer and former rugby league player Damien “Chappy” Chapman, long-time trusted lieutenant Guy Jalland, who heads up Packer’s private company Consolidated Press Holdings, and Argentinian polo player Martin Pepa.

Under-employed Nine personality Karl Stefanovic is also part of the clique.

Does anyone work anymore?