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Susan Boyle’s Family Torn Apart By Her Millions

icyfroth — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 05:02:01 GMT

Discovered star Susan Boyle has blamed her fame and millions on a dispute that’s tearing her family apart.

The distraught 52-year-old singer blames herself for the feud that has split her family into two factions, telling her brother, Gerry, “I’m the bad one, it’s all my fault.”

“Obviously, it is not her fault – and the saddest part is Susan has only ever tried to keep all of us happy,” Gerry told the Sunday Mirror.

“It is a really nasty situation and lots of people have been very hurt over the years.

“Susan is stuck right in the middle of it and it breaks my heart seeing her so upset. But the reality is that the family is now so broken I don’t know if we’ll ever get it back.

“I would do anything for Susan – she’s my little sister. I want her to be happy and at the moment she is not. But there is nothing Susan can do to make this right. Maybe no one can.”

Susan’s once close-knit family became dysfunctional shortly after she shot to worldwide fame on Britain’s Got Talent in 2009. Family members set up a meeting to help Susan and discuss her finances, after she lent money to certain family members. But when some didn’t turn up at the last minute, a huge rift developed.

Susan, who was keen to mend the family rift, allegedly gave more than $1.8 million to family in cash, salaries for posts on her staff, small business investments and bailouts.

She took on Bridie’s daughter Joanne as a PA and gave another admin role to brother James’s daughter Jaqueline. She then took on her lawyer niece Kirsty Foy to manage her revenue, giving her five per cent of profits from the sales of her first two albums.

In 2010 she gave $55,000 to each of her siblings and a further $55K to nephew Alan for his venture Boyle’s Boutique, which has never been launched.

Susan funded a niece’s photography business with $45K and provided two-year paid maternity packages for family staff members.

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I might have been in a similar sitation if I'd won Saturday Night Lotto's $30mil. I'm glad I didn't, now 🙂

Re: Susan Boyle’s Family Torn Apart By Her Millions

joz*garage — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 05:30:21 GMT

I might have been in a similar sitation if I'd won Saturday Night Lotto's $30mil. I'm glad I didn't, now

i wouldnt tell a soul if i won it big, not even family

but if i wanted to help out one of them i would do it quietly and tell 'em.. its from my savings, its a gift.

Re: Susan Boyle’s Family Torn Apart By Her Millions

icyfroth — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 05:38:09 GMT

I would parcel out big cash gifts and call it done.

But there'd probably be no end to it.

Re: Susan Boyle’s Family Torn Apart By Her Millions

darksideofthemoon — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 05:51:15 GMT

No me neither Joz... I have a plan. I won't tell a soul and I will then be able to spend it on what is important to me, animal welfare here and OS

BUT I would be on the spot for each and every spenditure ... the Bears? I'd be there making sure they were not only free but send to the right environments... Urangatangs? Propose a new forest that NO ONE is allowed to cut down and I'd pay for that too....

Yes, dream on Darki... sigh! Still it's a nice dream 🙂

Re: Susan Boyle’s Family Torn Apart By Her Millions

joz*garage — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 06:07:18 GMT

but then again, its already a dysfunctional family, letting them know i won it big time wouldnt make any diff

maybe i would tell 'em

and sit back to see who'd come runnin' lol

who knows what i'd do (good plan not to tell a soul) . but i'd sure be sensible about what i want to do with the money

Re: Susan Boyle’s Family Torn Apart By Her Millions

bluecat*dancing — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 06:12:13 GMT

Same here, Joe.