With net worth of £2.2 billion ($2.8bn), James Packer was the 17th wealthiest person in Australia as of 2024. He inherited an entertainment and publishing empire from his father Kerry, who died in 2005.

Packer briefly dated American singer Mariah Carey (pictured here together in 2015). Just nine months after they got together, the billionaire proposed to the entertainer – whose own net worth is reportedly £274.6 million ($350m) – with a 35-carat diamond ring.

They split in October 2016 and Mariah reportedly walked away with a multi-million dollar settlement and the ring, which she is said to have sold for £1.6 million ($2.1m), according to New York Post's online magazine, Page Six.

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