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Geri Halliwell has been left "humiliated" as husband Christian Horner's troubles leave their "marriage in question", it has been reported.
Christian was accused of allegations of inappropriate behaviour but was cleared of misconduct on Wednesday. However, It has been said that the former Spice Girl is now "humiliated" after messages that the F1 boss allegedly sent were leaked. The Red Bull boss has been able to keep his £8million-a-year job and travel to Bahrain ahead of the Grand Prix on Saturday. Sources have said that Geri has been "relieved" that she and the family could now move on from the scandal. However, a day after the clearance, they're back in the spotlight as hundreds of WhatsApp messages were released via an anonymous email account.
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Geri and Christian got married in 2015 (REX/Shutterstock)It has not been confirmed if the messages are legitimate. A source told the Daily Mail: "Geri has been living in this happy, happy bubble for so many years now, she thought she had her prince and her knight in shining armour but now this. She thought that it had all gone away, she was delighted and over the moon when she learned Christian had been cleared. Geri was pilloried when she got together with Christian because he had just had another baby with another woman but she has worked hard to rid that image of herself and Christian, and in particular that she is a homewrecker. Now it has all come crashing down. The tears stopped when the judgment came in on Wednesday, now they absolutely will have started again. This will destroy her. All along Christian promised there was nothing in it."
Those who are said to have received the messages included FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem and F1 chief executive Stefano Domenicali. Horner released a statement after the leak which read: "I will not comment on anonymous speculation, but to reiterate I have always denied the allegations.
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"I respected the integrity of the independent investigation and fully cooperated with it every step of the way. It was a thorough and fair investigation conducted by an independent specialist barrister, and it has concluded dismissing the complaint made. I remain fully focused on the start of the season."
It's also been said to MailOnline that Christian and Geri's marriage is in question amidst what has happened. A source said that the pair's "marriage is now in question for the first time" after the messages were leaked. It emerged on February 5, that Red Bull Racing's parent company GmbH confirmed Horner was under investigation following an accusation of "inappropriate behaviour".
Christian was interviewed by Red Bull about the allegations. It was reported that he was questioned by a KC for eight hours at a secret London location. Announcing the conclusion of Horner's investigation on Wednesday, Red Bull said: "The independent investigation into the allegations made against Mr Horner is complete, and Red Bull can confirm that the grievance has been dismissed. The complainant has a right of appeal. Red Bull is confident that the investigation has been fair, rigorous and impartial."
The Mirror have contacted Geri and Christian's reps for comment.