India, Aug. 13 -- Richard Lugner, a billionaire in Austria, has died at the age of 91. He was reportedly battling several health problems in recent months and underwent heart surgery.

Lugner was known for hosting global celebrities such as Kim Kardashian, Jane Fonda, Pamela Anderson and Goldie Hawn at the iconic Opera Ball in Austria's capital city of Vienna.

The socialite and construction tycoon died in his Viennese villa on Monday, Austrian media reported, with Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer on X hailing the "successful" construction magnate as a "vibrant... Austrian original" who stayed "true to himself".

Two months ago, Lunger married for the sixth time. He married a 42-year-old woman, Simone Reilander, Simone Reilander, on June...