Billionaire Peter Thiel to be questioned over relationship with Jeff Thomas as cops suspect model died by suicide
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MIAMI, FLORIDA: Billionaire Peter Thiel, 55, will be questioned by investigators in connection to the tragic suicide of model Jeff Thomas. The influencer was discovered dead outside his Miami apartment on Wednesday, March 8. It is believed that Jeff Thomas jumped from his apartment balcony, but the police are still investigating the circumstances surrounding his death.
Peter Thiel, a prominent supporter of Donald Trump was in an alleged romantic relationship with Thomas. The pair are known to have dated for seven years and broke up just a few months before the model's apparent death. The Miami Police Department will be talking to Thiel in connection to their investigation into Thomas’ death.
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Jeff Thomas and Peter Thiel's relationship
Jeff Thomas, 35, and Peter Thiel, 55, first met at celebs' favorite music festival, Coachella in 2015 or 2016, according to Radar Online. After dating for seven long years, the pair broke up in the fall of 2022. “I don’t think it’s very satisfying, to be honest, to be kept,” Jeff Thomas told the Intercept shortly after ending his relationship with Thiel. “I saw the spark in me fade away, and it was toxic, and it was unhealthy, and I’ve had multiple talks with myself this year, about getting out of it, and I’ve actually discussed to him about it, like, I can’t do this anymore.” “You know, my mental health is at risk,” Jeff Thomas added during the interview.
Jeff Thomas also explained his disapproval of the 55-year-old GOP billionaire’s political stance. “I was wondering why he was being affiliated with someone like Trump, and investing in him if he’s gay,” Jeff Thomas recounted when he first met Peter Thiel seven years ago. Jeff Thomas's death is currently deemed as a potential suicide, although his agent has denied all claims that he died by suicide by revealing that he fell to his death while taking a selfie.
'This was not a suicide!'
"I just can’t believe it’s true that he intentionally did this,” said Luli Batista. Jeff Thomas's family has also slammed all suicide claims saying, "The information being published is false and defamatory,” Meghan Rae, Jeff Thomas’ cousin, said. Rae also said that “this was not a suicide” and the investigators’ claim that Jeff Thomas took his own life is "a complete disregard to his character and who he was," reported the source.