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Inside Coco Lee and billionaire husband Bruce Rockowitz’s 12-year marriage after tying knot at star-studded wedding
TRAGIC Coco Lee spent two decades by the side of billionaire Bruce Rockowitz before her death aged just 48.
The singer dated the American businessman for eight years before they tied the knot at a lavish, star-studded ceremony in 2011.
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Bruce was born in Massachusetts but relocated to Hong Kong, where he became CEO of supply chain company Li&Fung from 2011 to 2014.
The business magnate and Hong Kong-born Coco invited more than 300 guests to their luxurious wedding in October 2011.
It's understood the couple didn't shy from splashing the cash and spent more than £9 million on their big day.
They are even rumoured to have forked out to cover the cost of hotels and flights for their seemingly endless guest list.
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Coco - best known for singing Reflection for Disney's Mulan - stunned in a strapless white dress for the ceremony, while her bridesmaid wore bright purple gowns.
She was walked down the aisle by her mum, who wore a silver outfit and sunglasses.
Coco and Bruce exchanged vows and rings at a Jewish ceremony - with a glass broken in tradition.
At their wedding banquet, several celebrities graced the stage to perform, including Bruno Mars, Alicia Keys, The Black Eyed Peas and Ne-Yo.
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Photos show the pair beaming as they cut into a gigantic five-tier cake, adorned with flowers and with their initials - C and B - at the top.
Meanwhile, in a clip from the day, the happy couple can be seen holding hands as they addressed their guests.
And to mark the special occasion, Coco, who changed her outfit several times throughout her wedding day, even released a song called I Just Wanna Marry U.
Coco became stepmum to Bruce's two daughters, who he had with his first wife.
The pair did not, however, have any children of their own.
In 2018, Coco admitted that she had been undergoing in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) so she could have a baby.
When asked how many children she would want to have, she said that she and her husband hope to have two.
However, she added: "A child is a gift from God. Even if it fails, it would not matter."
But in recent years, rumours have circulated that Coco and Bruce had split.
Neither ever addressed speculation, however, or confirmed they had separated.
According to local outlet Sing Tao Daily, the couple had been separated for more than two years before Coco died on Wednesday, but had not divorced.
It's claimed Coco moved out of the home she shared with Bruce in the village of Stanley, and moved in with her mum and sister Carol.
Coco had lunch with her mum and sister Carol at her sibling's apartment on Sunday before taking a shower, it's understood.
But that afternoon, a maid frantically called cops after finding Coco after she tried to take her own life and she was taken to hospital.
She went into a coma, and her 86-year-old mum begged doctors not to switch off her life support.
Coco then sadly died on Wednesday, her elder sisters Nancy and Carol said in an emotional tribute, adding that the "demon inside [Coco] took the better of her".
They explained the Chinese-American star had been suffering from depression for a few years, but she "deteriorated drastically" over the last few months.
The star had been open about her mental and physical struggles with fans on social media.
She had described the final year of her life as "incredibly difficult" in her final Instagram update which she shared on New Year's Eve.
Dubbing herself the "female warrior", she sought to inspire fans with her story of overcoming hardship and her health woes.
Behind her brave words, the performer was dealing with excruciating pain due to ongoing issues with her lower body.
She was born with a defect in her left leg and underwent an operation at two years old that was unsuccessful.
Coco was plagued by issues with her leg throughout her life and was forced to heavily rely on her right leg to support her body.
Although her incredible stage presence masked her suffering, she had been riddled with issues stemming from the defect.
Her problems worsened in October last year, when her injury flared up after Coco had over-exerted herself during a dance rehearsal.
She was then forced to undergo major surgery, which reportedly took place in February, at a hospital in Hong Kong.
Surgeons operated on her pelvis and thigh during the two-hour operation, which left her needing to learn to walk again.
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Coco - who sold tens of millions of Chinese and English albums after her singing in Mulan earned her international acclaim - only revealed the extent of her health issues to fans in March when she shared a clip of herself before and after.
The icon, who dropped her latest single Tragic on February 14, described the procedure as "successful" in an online post.
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