He's being hounded for hundreds of thousands of dollars - but money could well be the least of Justin McKeone's problems.
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He's being hounded for hundreds of thousands of dollars - but money could well be the least of Justin McKeone's problems.Former corporate high-flyer McKeone, 38...
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Former corporate high-flyer McKeone, 38 - best known for his short-lived marriage to former Miss Universe Australia Olivia Molly Rogers -
But while his professional life fell apart, things appeared to be going well in his personal life, having welcomed a child a year ago with Bachelor star Tahnee Leeson.
Sadly, that relationship is now on the scrap heap, with Leeson, 32, confirming to the Daily Mail that she left McKeone in May last year, having previously stood by him when he was charged with swindling his employer.
She told us they split up on the 'evening of Mother's Day' in 2025 - just weeks after they welcomed their son Arlo in April.
'I don't really want to air my dirty laundry. I don't have a relationship with Justin. Justin does not have a relationship with Arlo,' she said.
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Bachelor star Tahnee Leeson, 32, has confirmed that she left Justin McKeone, 38, in May last year, after sticking by his side when he was charged with stealing from his employer
'I left him the evening of Mother's Day, last year,' Leeson added, agreeing that it was 'really sad' that she had to leave him so soon after the birth of their son.
Leeson first hinted that something was amiss in her relationship with McKeone when she recently shared a post on Instagram for Mother's Day 2026.
'I chose to leave a really awful environment and put myself and my baby first – and honestly, I haven't looked back once,' she explained.
'I am so lucky to be your Mumma, Arlo, and equally blessed by the people surrounding us every step of the way.'
'They say it takes a village to raise a child, and it's so true. I might be doing this solo, but the support behind me is unmatched,' she added.
The Daily Mail has contacted McKeone for comment on their separation.
It comes as McKeone has failed to pay back almost $500,000 he was found to have pilfered from his former employer.
A civil court ruled McKeone misappropriated $481,490.33 during his five-month tenure as Head of Finance at Rocket Brands.
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McKeone, the ex-husband of former Miss Universe Australia Olivia Molly Rogers, was accused of stealing almost $500,000 from his former employer, Rocket Brands
Now, Leeson has revealed to the Daily Mail that the pair split on the 'evening of Mother's Day' in 2025, a few weeks after they welcomed their son Arlo in April
'None of these transactions were authorised or approved by Rocket,' Justice Irving said.
'Mr McKeone admitted that he had stolen the money at a meeting with Mr [Matthew] Holmes, sole director of Cozmic Sales Pty Ltd, held October 14, 2024.
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'Mr McKeone's bank statements show that on each occasion he received the money he misappropriated from Rocket, he used the money almost immediately for his own personal purposes.'
The court was told McKeone joined Rocket Brands in March 2024 on a $200,000-a-year salary.
But just weeks into his probationary period, the court was told staff raised concerns about his erratic behaviour.
The records showed McKeone had a little over $1,000 in his account when he was accused of taking more than $6,000 in his first four thefts from his bosses.
Barrister Kieren Hickie, for Rocket Brands, branded it a 'spending spree' which did not end until McKeone's erratic behaviour sparked the owner's investigation into the company's finances.
'[He's] going on a spending spree for his own personal purposes, depleting his account down to nearly zero,' he said.
McKeone announced last year that he was expecting a child with Leeson, with whom he had been in an on-again, off-again relationship following his split from Olivia Molly Rogers (right)
McKeone's boss reported the alleged theft to Victoria Police on October 14 2024, sparking a 15-month criminal investigation.
McKeone last year announced he was expecting a child with The Bachelor Australia 2021's Leeson, with whom he had been in an on-again, off-again relationship since his split with Molly Rogers.
Molly Rogers, 34, has since pinned a series of posts on her Instagram account, with 350,000 followers, .
'Starting again might be the scariest - and best - decision you ever make,' she said.
'At 30 I left my marriage, unsure of what life would look like. I was scared, anxious, hurt and embarrassed - I didn't know what my life would look like on the other side.
'But I trusted that I deserved more... Leaving is hard. But staying in the wrong relationship is harder.'
The couple had wed in early 2022, only for the marriage to crumble in October of that year after eight months.
McKeone will return to court for the criminal matters on June 5.
The creditor's petition is listed to be heard in the Federal Circuit Court a week later.
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