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In Crazy English Divorce, 3 Victories, 1 Defeat

Kim Lee, the American wife of Crazy English founder Li Yang, was awarded a 12 million yuan divorce settlement by a Beijing court on Sunday. Li must pay an additional 100,000 yuan per year for each of their three daughters until they turn 18; the oldest is now 10. Perhaps most significantly, Lee will receive 50,000 yuan in compensation for domestic violence she suffered during the marriage. The case attracted widespread attention in China, and Lee has received over a thousand letters