{
  "id": 13141207,
  "title": "George Michael secretly paid for woman’s IVF; she gave birth two years later",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/george-michael-secretly-paid-for-womans-ivf-she-gave-birth-two-years",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-09T14:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/uk/in-2010-george-michael-anonymously-paid-for-jo-maidments-ivf-after-seeing-her-on-tv-two-years-later-she-gave-birth-to-betsy-and-a-bouquet-of-flowers-finally-revealed-who-had-helped-her/articleshow/134830323.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In 2010, George Michael secretly paid for Jo Maidment's IVF treatment after watching her discuss her struggle to conceive on television. Two years later, she gave birth to daughter Betsy. A bouquet of flowers and a card revealed the singer's identity. Maidment publicly shared the story in 2017, following his death.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}