Death of GOP Billionaire Peter Thiel's 'Kept' Man Is Being Investigated As a Suicide
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The tragic death of 35-year-old Jeff Thomas, a model and social media influencer who had been in a long-term, self-described “kept” relationship with billionaire Republican activist Peter Thiel, is being investigated as a possible suicide, the Intercept’s Ryan Grim reported on Thursday.