When an e-mail wasn't enough...

Metro Reporter13 April 2012
  • In 1994, Phil Collins asked his second wife Jill Tavelman for a divorce by sending her the necessary documents by fax.
  • Minnie Driver discovered it was over with Matt Damon when in 1997 he appeared on Oprah and raved about new girlfriend, Winona Ryder.
  • Former England rugby captain Will Carling left a draft copy of his book, in which he talked about his break-up with Ali Cockayne, in the house. She read it before he broke the news to her.
  • Anna Friel discovered she had been dumped by Darren Day when she read about his new relationship with Tracy Shaw in the newspaper.

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