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Your support makes all the difference.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead more<\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nBelgian fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg has opened up about her 25-year marriage to Fox billionaire Barry Diller, who recently came out as gay.<\/p>\n
The couple, who tied the knot in 2001, have remained married even after he publicly disclosed his interest in men in his debut memoir, Who Knew<\/em>, published in May. <\/p>\nIn a new interview with Variety<\/em>, von Furstenberg, 78, was asked to discuss supporting Diller, 83, through his decision to write honestly about his sexuality. <\/p>\n\u201cSupporting him? What do you mean, supporting him<\/em>?\u201d she responded defensively. \u201cPeople see it that way. For me, it\u2019s not that way. I don\u2019t know. Yes, I encouraged him to do that book, and yes, I encouraged him to do the Audible. But for me, the book is not about that. It\u2019s about his life. And of course, with me, he opened immediately. For 50 years, I was the only person he opened to. Then he wrote the book.\u201d<\/p>\nWhen pressed about what it means for her to be married to a gay man, von Furstenberg argued: \u201cWhat\u2019s the difference I don\u2019t understand.<\/p>\n
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open image in gallery<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>Barry Diller and Diane von Furstenberg have been married since 2001 (Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\u201cIt doesn\u2019t change anything. I\u2019m sorry \u2014 it\u2019s a stupid question. I married two gay men, OK? I don\u2019t know why, but to me, they\u2019re not gay, so it doesn\u2019t make any difference,\u201d she insisted.<\/p>\n
Before her marriage to Diller, the fashion icon was married to the late Prince Egon Von Furstenberg, a member of the former German royal family. They were together for four years and had two children before splitting in 1973. Shortly after they separated, Prince Egon came out as bisexual. It wasn\u2019t until 1983 that they officially divorced. <\/p>\n
Von Furstenberg is best known for her iconic wrap dress, which she designed in 1974 as a way to honor both women and nature.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe two things that inspire me in life are women and nature, and with the wrap dress, I honor women and I honor nature. The secret of my prints is that they\u2019re light<\/em>,\u201d she told Elle<\/em> in 2023. <\/p>\n\n
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open image in gallery<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>Barry Diller came out as gay in his debut memoir, \u2018Who Knew\u2019 (Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nMeanwhile, Diller is famous for his tenured career as a media executive, during which he co-founded Fox Broadcasting Company in 1986.<\/p>\n
In his memoir, Who Knew<\/em>, he not only opens up about his attraction to men, but he also details his ascent to becoming one of America\u2019s most successful businessmen. <\/p>\nDiller previously addressed why it took so long for him to open up about his sexuality, telling CBS correspondent Tracy Smith: \u201cI was afraid of secrets being revealed. I was afraid of… I thought I didn\u2019t qualify. I think, just afraid of revealing myself.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t want to risk what a lot of other people had risked, even at that time. I mean, talking about homosexuality, talking about bi-, whatever sexuality is, was something that scared the hell out of me.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it. Your support makes all the difference. Read more Belgian fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg has opened up about her 25-year marriage to Fox billionaire Barry Diller, who recently came out as gay. The couple, who tied the knot in 2001, have remained married even after he publicly disclosed his interest in men in his debut memoir, Who Knew, published in May. In a new interview with Variety, von Furstenberg, 78, was asked to discuss supporting Diller, 83, through his decision to write honestly about his sexuality. \u201cSupporting him? What do you mean, supporting him?\u201d she responded defensively. \u201cPeople see it that way. For me, it\u2019s not that way. I don\u2019t know. Yes, I encouraged him to do that book, and yes, I encouraged him to do the Audible. But for me, the book is not about that. It\u2019s about his life. And of course, with me, he opened immediately. For 50 years, I was the only person he opened to. Then he wrote the book.\u201d When pressed about what it means for her to be married to a gay man, von Furstenberg argued: \u201cWhat\u2019s the difference I don\u2019t understand. open image i…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7440,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7439"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7439"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7439\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}