Diane von Furstenberg Reacts After Husband Barry Diller Comes Out as Gay
Diane von Furstenberg says her 24-year marriage remains strong and unchanged despite Barry Diller publicly coming out as gay in his 2025 memoir.
- On Oct. 16, Diane von Furstenberg, fashion designer, spoke to Variety about Barry Diller's memoir and said `But it doesn't change anything.`
- In 1969, Diane von Furstenberg moved to New York, debuting the wrap dress in 1973 and later producing 25,000 dresses weekly, making the style ubiquitous.
- The designer recounts their decades-long involvement and a ten-year hiatus, saying she and Barry Diller openly discussed his sexuality since the late 1970s and she encouraged his memoir.
- At 78, Diane von Furstenberg accepted the Perelman Performing Arts Center NYC Icon of Culture award after Michael Bloomberg’s invitation, splitting time between Cloudwalk farm, New York, and Venice, Italy.
- In 2001, Diane von Furstenberg married Barry Diller, reinventing herself as part of another New York power couple, while her label's mission, `We make clothes for the woman in charge.`, fueled her commercial success.
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Earlier this year, IAC Chairman Barry Diller came out as gay in his memoir, Who Knew. Now, is he the first big, fancy businessman to be gay? Certainly not. But because Diller has been married to Diane von Fürstenberg since 2001, the admission generated a fair amount of discourse and made some people (read: me) very jealous. It all started in May, when New York magazine published a touching essay by Diller titled: “Barry & Diane: The truth about …
Diane von Furstenberg reveals how long she really knew about husband Barry Diller's sexuality
Fashion icon Diane von Furstenberg has been married to Barry Diller for over 25 years. Find out how long she really knew about her husband's sexuality before he publicly came out.
Diane Von Furstenberg Breaks Her Silence After Husband Barry Diller Comes Out Publicly as Gay | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip
Diane Von Furstenberg is speaking out for the first time after husband Barry Diller‘s coming out. Earlier this year, the 83-year-old billionaire businessman – who has been married to the 78-year-old fashion designer since 2001 – publicly came out as gay in an essay where he talked about dating men before his romance with Diane. In a new interview, Diane was asked about Barry‘s sexuality. Keep reading to find out more…While speaking to Variety, D…
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