 Rees left Corré for ex-Clash bassist Paul Simonon in 2007, and in the same year the to-be divorced couple agreed to sell Agent Provocateur to private equity house 3i for £60m.In June 2007, Corré was awarded the MBE for his services to the fashion industry in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.He rejected the honour in protest of outgoing Prime Minister Tony Blair's actions regarding Iraq.