Love or Loan? Court Rules in Favor of Gifts | Dubai News

A Singaporean CEO’s $500K lawsuit against his ex-girlfriend for “loans” crumbled in court—because the judge saw it as a love story written in luxury gifts, not contracts. Before they even dated, he was gifting her Hermès and Louis Vuitton, telling her outright, “I’m not a money lender.” Once together, he encouraged her to “spoil yourself,” paying for trips and lavish purchases. His shaky handwritten agreement? Unverified by handwriting experts, and contradicted by his own later statement that he’d never ask for gifts back. The court called it affection, not finance—and ruled he must pay her legal fees after trying to make her pay him back. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/0bbc5266015d4748