 London: Hollywood star
Nicole Kidman is reportedly dating the multi-millionaire New Zealand
businessman Eric Watson, who owns the Warriors rugby league club in
Auckland.
The Cold Mountain actress met Eric in Los Angeles while filming
her upcoming film Bewitched, after which the pair supposedly went on
a series of secret dates and became close to each other.
Nicole and Watson, however, made their first public appearance at a
boxing match between Oscar De La Hoya and Bernard Hopkins at the MGM Grand
in Las Vegas, and laughed and joked openly.
"It's early days and they are both taking things very easily. But let's
just say they are great pals. They've been out on a few dates and formed a
very close bond," The Sun quoted a close friend of Watson as saying.
"They get on incredibly well. Let's hope Nicole has at last found
something meaningful," added Watson's pal.
Eric, who is one of the richest men of New Zealand, was in the limelight
in November 2002 when he was involved in an ugly fight in London restaurant
Zuma with movie actor Russell Crowe
 Watson boasts a fortune estimated in 2002 at $250 million and is the
owner of a multi-million dollar horse stud also.
The Warriors' boss, said to be a renowned ladies man, was once married
to magazine cover girl Nicky, who now lives with former New Zealand and
Manly league legend Matthew Ridge
US model Nicole Muirbrook, 20, was Watson's squeeze in 2003.
Watson famously beat up Russell Crowe in Japanese restaurant Zuma in
November 2002 in Knightsbridge, London.
Newspaper reports at the time said Crowe's minders "dashed to the toilet
to find Crowe on the ground and Watson pummelling him". |
