Ben celebrates on his own * From: Herald Sun
* September 03, 2010 TROUBLED Tiger Ben Cousins is flying solo as he celebrates his final days as a Richmond footballer.
The controversial star turned up alone to the club's best and fairest function at Crown on Wednesday night, with sources saying he was a swinging single once again.
Cousins is believed to have split with girlfriend Maylea Tinecheff about two weeks ago.
The pair had been together for more than 18 months.
It was Tinecheff who called doctors after Cousins took an overdose of sleeping tablets in July.
On Mad Monday this week, Cousins was seen celebrating the end of the footy season at city strip club Bar 20.
It's not his first foray into girly bars, with the high-flying footballer rumoured to have been a recent visitor at King St adult entertainment venue Spearmint Rhino.
Tinecheff, a mother of two from a previous relationship, moved from Perth to be closer to Cousins early last year.
Their relationship has been through some rough patches, being on, off and then back on at various times. They have maintained separate homes this year.
The pair have known each other for at least 15 years and Tinecheff is believed to have been a major supporter during his battle with drugs.
While Cousins and Tinecheff were often seen around town together - and posed on the red carpet at last year's Richmond best and fairest - it was only in June this year that the footballer went on the record about the relationship.
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