LONDON, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Australian singer Kylie Minogue says on her Web site, Kylie.com, that her fans should ease up on her ex-boyfriend, Oliver Martinez.
Minogue wrote, "He simply does not deserve the kind of harassment or vitriol to which he has been subjected," in the message that appeared Friday night, People magazine reported.
Minogue and Martinez were together for four years before announcing their split on Feb. 2 after reports of Martinez being seen with younger women in Los Angeles.
"As for the treatment Olivier has received of late, I can only reiterate that he simply does not deserve the kind of harassment or vitriol to which he has been subjected. For someone whom I have enormous love and respect, and communicate with, it is so grossly unfair: to demonize an honest man. I would ask of you, my fans, to show your support for both Olli and myself as a separation is never easy," she wrote.
