I've never seen anything that said he gave her a steady income for 13 years.
I've seen where he's known her for 13 years and helped her with rent and food money on occasion. We have no idea if he gave her money twice or 50 times during the course of 13 years. To say otherwise is just speculation.
I'd be happy to be proved wrong.
I've always appreciated your posts, I just disagree with your take. I think it was a huge mistake on his part, and unfortunately it gives enough of an edge to the rest of the smears to make it almost impossible for him to climb out of the tar bucket.