On the day that David Bowie died, media mogul Rupert Murdoch announced his engagement to Jerry Hall, the former paramour of Bowie’s alleged paramour, Mick Jagger. It’s almost as if he wanted no one to notice, and many did react as if it were just another engagement:
Jerry Hall and Rupert Murdoch are engaged.
— jhawn paul 🏳️🌈🥥🏳️⚧️ (@PinkSheepNews) January 12, 2016
Others were just in it for the misogyny:
So what first attracted you to the billionaire Rupert Murdoch, Miss Hall?
— Brian Foster (@wbf12752) January 12, 2016
Some reacted with confusion, especially as to the timing of the announcement:
The day David Bowie dies, Rupert Murdoch announces his engagement to Jerry Hall.
Mick Jagger had a more interesting day than you.— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) January 12, 2016
Jerry Hall, former love of Bryan Ferry and Mick Jagger, now engaged to decaying money-stuffed scarecrow and child-frightener Rupert Murdoch.
— Maureen Johnson (@maureenjohnson) January 12, 2016
“Honey, do you think we should announce this on the day that David Bowie died?” https://t.co/8ISWUOYZky
— felix salmon (@felixsalmon) January 12, 2016
Others reacted with eye-boggling disbelief:
I'm hallucinating, right? RT @nytimes Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall announce engagementhttps://t.co/TLh6xHdqes pic.twitter.com/Ib2KSPeHpi
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) January 12, 2016
How in the hell does one go from Mick Jagger to Rupert Murdoch? I'd rather sleep with Gollum
— ROH (@RealOldHouswife) January 12, 2016
Then there were those who cut to the quick:
I wonder if @TheSun will hack Murdoch/Hall mobiles and publish their personal life in gory detail in their shitmag.
— Neil from Boston and Hassocks (@neilboston) January 12, 2016
