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A male model and Instagram influencer who allegedly was in a romantic relationship with conservative billionaire Peter Thiel, and who died in March in a suspected suicide, was devastated by a messy confrontation with Thiel’s husband at a New Year’s Eve party in the weeks leading up to his death, The Daily Mail reported Wednesday.
Model Jeff Thomas, according to a March report from The Intercept, languished for years in a highly glamorous but miserably “kept” situation allegedly dictated by Thiel. Miami police have been in touch with Thiel as part of the investigation into Thomas’s death, sources told The Intercept—the model was found at the bottom of a Miami apartment complex on March 8th.
The Mail’s sources said Thomas showed up at the the New Year’s party hosted by Thiel and Matt Danzeisen, Thiel’s husband of six years, at their Miami Beach compound, despite not being included on the guest list approved by Danzeisen. They added that the PayPal founder’s alleged lover never would have attended the bash had he known Danzeisen would be present.