Diane von Fürstenberg’s Husband Barry Diller Comes Out as Gay | E! News

Diane von Fürstenberg’s Husband Barry Diller Comes Out as Gay | E! News

Diane von Fenberg’s husband, Barry Diller, has come out as gay. Over 20 years after the businessman tied the knot with the fashion designer following a decadesl long romance, he shares insight into their relationship in an excerpt from his new memoir, Who Knew? published by New York magazine May 6th. He says in the book, “I’ve lived for decades reading about Diane and me, about us being best friends rather than lovers. We weren’t just friends, we aren’t just friends. Plain and simple, it was an explosion of passion that kept up for years. Barry adds, “Yes, I also liked guys, but that was not a conflict with my love for Diane. I can’t explain it to myself or to the world. It simply happened to both of us without motive or manipulation. In some cosmic way, we were destined for each other.” Although there had been questions about his sexual preferences in the past, Barry never publicly discussed it. He recalls in the book, “Many of us at that time were in this exiled state, so stunted in the way we lived. I could have declared my sexuality, come out as some others were doing, but I was among the many at that time who were too scared to do so.” Barry ultimately decided that he would live in silence, but not with hypocrisy. As for Diane, Enus has reached out to her rep for comment on Barry’s quotes. And though she has not addressed Barry’s excerpts publicly, she did speak out shortly thereafter to pay tribute to her late friend, Vogue icon Andre Leon Thally. She wrote in a May 6th Instagram post, “Last night when the Met Gala celebrated their show, Superfine tailoring black style, I know that Andre was looking down from heaven and thanking Anna Winter, Vogue, Andrew Bolton, and the Met for honoring black style. I’m sorry to have missed the ball being in Venice for my project at the Benalei, but I can’t wait to see the [Music]

Over 50 years after Diane von Fürstenberg found love with her husband of 24 years Barry Diller, the businessman publicly came out as gay. Diane von Fürstenberg also pays tribute to late Vogue icon, André Leon Talley, after the 2025 Met Gala.
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