Kylie: Leave Off Olivier
13 February 2007
Kylie: Leave Off Olivier
Kylie Minogue has urged her fans to leave former boyfriend Olivier Martinez alone.
The couple announced they had split earlier this month after a number of reports suggested they were having problems.
Martinez has been portrayed as the bad guy by some media outlets, with suggestions that he had found a new love within days of the four-year relationship ending.
Kylie's hardcore fans have been particularly scathing in their criticism of the French actor, who has been linked with Spanish beauty Penelope Cruz.
But the pint-sized singer has leapt to her former lover's defence, posting a message on her official website that urged her loyal followers to lay off.
"I would ask of you, my fans, to show your support for both Olli and myself as a separation is never easy," she said.
"For someone whom I have enormous love and respect, and communicate with, it is so grossly unfair: to demonise an honest man."
Kylie, 38, had treatment for breast cancer last year and recently cancelled tour dates because of a respiratory infection.
The couple announced they had split earlier this month after a number of reports suggested they were having problems.
Martinez has been portrayed as the bad guy by some media outlets, with suggestions that he had found a new love within days of the four-year relationship ending.
Kylie's hardcore fans have been particularly scathing in their criticism of the French actor, who has been linked with Spanish beauty Penelope Cruz.
But the pint-sized singer has leapt to her former lover's defence, posting a message on her official website that urged her loyal followers to lay off.
"I would ask of you, my fans, to show your support for both Olli and myself as a separation is never easy," she said.
"For someone whom I have enormous love and respect, and communicate with, it is so grossly unfair: to demonise an honest man."
Kylie, 38, had treatment for breast cancer last year and recently cancelled tour dates because of a respiratory infection.
13/02/2007 13:22:46
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