{
  "id": 6546154,
  "title": "Smitten CEO spent $468,000 on girlfriend, sues her to recover money after breakup",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/smitten-ceo-spent-468-000-on-girlfriend-sues-her-to-recover-money",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-10T05:36:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Straits Times",
    "slug": "straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/smitten-ceo-spent-468000-on-girlfriend-sues-her-to-recover-money-after-breakup"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "After their year-long relationship ended, listed company CEO Chander Agarwal sued his ex-girlfriend to recover $468,090 he had spent on her. The High Court ruled that most of the money was gifts, not loans. The judge found no evidence suggesting Agarwal's ex-girlfriend, Felicia Lee, requested any of the disputed sums as loans or agreed to repay him. Agarwal, CEO of TCI Express, had given Lee lavish gifts and covered her expenses during their relationship, including credit card charges, overseas trips, and feng shui services. Despite his claims, no written agreement existed, and the judge dismissed Agarwal's lawsuit.",
  "summary": "The judge dismissed the man's claim that the sums were given to the woman as loans.",
  "key_points": [
    "CEO Chander Agarwal spent $468,090 on ex-girlfriend Felicia Lee",
    "High Court ruled most money was gifts, not loans",
    "Agarwal's lawsuit dismissed due to lack of written agreement"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The court ruling sets a precedent that lavish gifts given during a relationship are not considered loans, limiting a person's ability to recover such expenses from their ex-partner.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}