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Billionaire, gay, former Democrat donor: Meet Scott Bessent, Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary
What is the role of Treasury secretary?
As the administration’s top economic official, the Treasury secretary is responsible for formulating and recommending domestic and international financial, economic, and tax policy.
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They also participate in conceptualising fiscal policies that are significant for the country’s economy, and managing the public debt.
The Treasury secretary leads the Treasury Department, which oversees national banks, printing and minting all paper currency and coins, collecting taxes, enforcing tax and financial laws, and prosecuting tax evaders and financial criminals. They also serve on the President’s National Economic Council.
Who is Scott Bessent?
Bessent, a Yale graduate, is the CEO and Chief Investment Officer of New York-based hedge fund Key Square Capital Management. “He has also taught at Yale University, offering classes on economic booms and busts in the 20th century and the history of hedge funds”, according to a report by CBS News.
Notably, before becoming a fervent Trump supporter and his adviser, he
Barry Diller comes out as gay 50 years after billionaire began seeing Diane Von Furstenberg
Billionaire Barry Diller has appear out as lgbtq+ - but insists he enjoyed a full sexual affair with fashion planner wife Diane Von Furstenberg.
Diller, a famous media exec who previously served as CEO for both Fox and Paramount, opened up about his homosexuality in a soul-baring article penned for New York magazine Tuesday.
The 83-year-old credited with creating the Fox channel wrote of Von Furstenberg: 'While there contain been a fine many men in my life, there has only ever been one woman.
'And she didn’t reach into my experience until I was 33 years old.'
Diller and Von Furstenberg enjoyed a jewel-encrusted existence after conference in 1974, with the jet-setting pair splitting their moment between ritzy Novel York, Connecticut, Los Angeles and Aspen.
They split during the early days of the disco era in the slow 1970s, with Von Furstenberg subsequently hooking up with player Richard Gere, whose movie American Gigolo was being produced by Diller at the time.
Diller told of how he bought Von Furstenberg with 29 diamonds for her 29th birthday - and ended up giving them to her in a Band-Aid box.
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- Some famous LGBTQ figures are worth billions after inheriting empires or building companies.
- In 2020, Apple CEO Tim Bake officially became a billionaire.
- Giorgio Armani is worth $12.3 billion, while DreamWorks founder David Geffen is worth $8.1 billion.
Each June, Pride Month recognizes the historic struggles, accomplishments, and contributions of members of the Gay community.
Among these achievements is reaching millionaire or billionaire status. Many high-profile professionals who just so happen to be LGBTQ+ have amassed huge fortunes thanks to their victory across various industries.
Here are 11 of the richest Gay people in the world.
Elton John has been in the music industry for decades, earning a fortune worth $81 million, according to Forbes.
John began his mus
Billionaire Barry Diller Comes Out as Gay, Calls Wife Diane von Fürstenberg His 'Unique Love'
Billionaire mogul Barry Diller, long the subject of gay rumors in spite of his 24-year marriage to designer Diane von Fürstenberg, has come out at age 83.
In a long excerpt from his new memoir "Who Knew" (Simon & Schuster) published by New York magazine, the former Fox and Paramount CEO bares his soul, acknowledging that he has always been gay, yet asserting that his passion for his wife has been just as real — she is no beard.
"While there have been a good many men in my life," he writes, "there has only ever been one woman. And she didn't come into my existence until I was 33 years old."
Diller and von Fürstenberg, 78, the creator of the iconic '70s wrap dress, met in 1974. In spite of his sexual orientation, and after overcoming their initial dislike of one another, Diller describes a physical affair that played out in NYC, Connecticut, L.A., Aspen, and Europe.
Emphasizing the sincerity of their liaison, Diller writes that he never questioned that its "biological imperative was as strong in its heterosexuality as its antonym had be