Salman Rushdie waiting for Michelle Barish to accept his marriage proposal

Salman Rushdie is apparently waiting for Michelle Barish to accept his proposal to be his fifth wife.

In December, impatient Rushdie stepped in with a marriage proposal two days after stunning, flame-haired Barish split up with New York Giants co-owner Steve Tisch, the New York Post reported.

According to the sources, Rushdie followed up his offer by gifting Michelle, who is the estranged wife of entrepreneur Chris Barish, a 7-carat emerald-cut diamond ring.

Reportedly Michelle is till date working towards a divorce settlement with Chris, with whom she has daughter Bee, and "is still mulling over the offer from Salman."