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Billionaire James Packer says ‘cash shouldn’t be a assure of happiness’ however having it’s higher than the choice.
‘I would like to be wealthy and sad than to try to be poor and sad,’ Mr Packer, 56, mentioned within the promo for an extended interview to be aired on Channel Seven present Highlight on Sunday night time.
Mr Packer, who revealed earlier this yr that he fights a continuing battle together with his weight due to treatment he takes for bipolar dysfunction, appeared emotional when speaking to the Seven interviewer.
‘You aren’t interviewing somebody who’s saying to you I’ve received it labored out, I’ve received all of the solutions, I’m not that individual, I’m not that individual,’ Mr Packer mentioned.
Alongside for the trip throughout the interview filmed on his $200million superyacht was British pop star Robbie Williams who in keeping with the upcoming program has a ‘particular friendship’ with Mr Packer.
‘The identical type of sickness that we share, it’s a illness of isolation,’ Williams mentioned.
Mr Packer has revealed he lives a part of the yr on the yacht, named IJE after the initials of his kids, when he fled Sydney after high-profile inquiries into the operations of Crown casinos in Melbourne and Perth.
He instructed the Every day Telegraph in July he has homes in America, Mexico, Argentina and Israel – together with an residence in Crown Sydney – and travels between them.
Billionaire businessman James Packer has said that he’s not somebody who has all of the solutions
‘I do dwell a peripatetic life, for higher or worse,’ he mentioned.
‘The reality is, my dad’s (legendary 9 media mogul Kerry Packer) shadow turned too massive for me to dwell underneath in Australia.’
Mr Packer’s former companion Erica is now dwelling in London with the couple’s three kids.
Through the Cannes Movie Competition in Might, Mr Packer went public for the primary time with mannequin girlfriend Renée Blythewood.
In photographs shared to Instagram, Renée smiled alongside the mega-wealthy businessman as they posed for an image with a bunch of associates on the crimson carpet.
The pair reportedly loved a string of low-key dinners collectively throughout their time in Cannes.
Since divesting most of his Crown shares, Mr Packer has invested closely in tech and owns a $1billion stake in US AI groundbreaker Nvidia.
Robbie Williams (pictured, centre) has been growing a particular friendship with Mr Packer
His wealth was final yr estimated to be round $4.5billion, making him Australia’s 18th richest individual on the Australian Monetary Assessment’s wealthy checklist.
Mr Packer was identified with bipolar dysfunction in 2016.
For the Highlight interview the Seven crew travelled to the French Polynesian island of Bora Bora, the place Mr Packer’s yacht was moored.
