Leona Lewis’ Love Life Turns Ugly
July 9th, 2010 Smooth Jazz Network
Leona Lewis, who shot to fame on the British talent show, The X Factor, is learning about the dark side of success. Last month, she broke up with her longtime boyfriend Lou Al-Chamaa, citing the difficulties of having a relationship and a hot career; now he’s asking for $2.25 million.
Britain’s The Sun reports that the two had dated for a decade, and that Al-Chamaa credits himself with some of her success. A source is quoted as saying, “They have been together for more than ten years and he has encouraged her to fulfill her potential. He believes he has the rights of a common-law husband. He even filled in her X Factor application form and …claims he owns a piece of some of her songs and should benefit financially.”
The “Bleeding Love” singer reportedly offered him their $900,000 home in London and was turned down.
In between enjoying his new baby daughter, Lou, developing a TV show with wife Heidi Klum and touring Europe, Grammy-winning singer Seal has been putting together his next project. According to his website, the sixth album is called Commitment and will see its U.S. release on September 28th. One blog comment notes that “there’s real magic happening” in the studio.