He also financed a string of five-star holidays, funded her son's school fees, splashed out on new "his 'n' hers" MG Rovers, settled a legal bill for her and showered her with other treats.

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It was from Fictionist, her son's rock 'n' roll band, and it was just what she needed to make it over the line.

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She recently broke up with her long-term boyfriend, N'Sync singer Justin Timberlake, and at the same time has had to cope with her parents separating.

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