{"id":5416092,"date":"2025-05-07T10:21:43","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T14:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/?p=5416092"},"modified":"2025-05-07T10:21:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T14:21:43","slug":"who-is-barry-diller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/who-is-barry-diller-5416092\/","title":{"rendered":"Barry Diller: About Diane Von Furstenberg&#8217;s Husband"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Barry Diller is best known as the husband of Diane von Furstenberg. Learn more about him below, as he recently opened up about his sexuality despite his decades-long marriage to Diane.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/diane-von-furstenberg-designer-photos\/\"  ><strong>Diane von Furstenberg<\/strong><\/a> is known for being in the spotlight as a fashion designer, with her work showcased on runways around the world. Her career in the fashion industry has made her name widely recognized. While much of her life is public, details about her personal life\u2014such as her marriage to <strong>Barry Diller<\/strong>\u2014are less well known.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Learn more about Barry, who he is, what he does, and more below, as <\/span><span class=\"s2\">Hollywood Life<\/span><span class=\"s1\"> rounds up some facts about him.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s3\">Barry Diller Is From California<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Barry was born on February 2, 1942, in San Francisco, California.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s3\">Barry Diller Is a Businessman<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In addition to being Diane\u2019s husband, Barry is also a businessman. He currently serves as the Chairperson and Senior Executive of IAC.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s3\">Barry Diller Is Married to Diane von Furstenberg<\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DFj1kiFtK9z\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:500px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DFj1kiFtK9z\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\"  style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\"  target=\"_blank\"  > <\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: row;align-items: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 40px;margin-right: 14px;width: 40px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 100px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 60px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display:block;height:50px;margin:0 auto 12px;width:50px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px\">\n<div style=\"color:#3897f0;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:550;line-height:18px\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: row;margin-bottom: 14px;align-items: center\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px;flex-grow: 0;margin-right: 14px;margin-left: 2px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 20px;width: 20px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 2px solid transparent;border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom: 2px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;flex-grow: 0;height: 12px;width: 16px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center;margin-bottom: 24px\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 224px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 144px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DFj1kiFtK9z\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\"  style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\"  target=\"_blank\"  >A post shared by Diane von Furstenberg (@therealdvf)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-2\"><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The two tied the knot in 2001 and have been together for many years. However, they never had children.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s3\">Barry Diller Opened Up About His Sexuality<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Though Barry remains married to Diane, he recently shared details about his personal journey in an upcoming memoir. In an excerpt featured by <\/span><a  href=\"https:\/\/nymag.com\/intelligencer\/article\/barry-diller-wife-diane-von-furstenberg-relationship-who-knew-memoir.html\"  rel=\"nofollow\"  target=\"_blank\"  ><em><span class=\"s2\">Intelligencer<\/span><\/em><\/a><span class=\"s1\">, he reflected on how his process of understanding his sexuality never conflicted with his decades-long relationship with Diane.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">He wrote, &#8220;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I never wanted to make any declarations. So many of us at that time were in this exiled state, so stunted in the way we lived. I hated having to live a pretend life, one that was totally silent on all the topics normal people talked about with each other. Of course 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.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">He continued, &#8220;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019ve lived for decades reading about Diane and me: about us being best friends rather than lovers. We weren\u2019t just friends. We aren\u2019t just friends. Plain and simple, it was an explosion of passion that kept up for years. And, yes, I also liked guys, but that was not a conflict with my love for Diane. I can\u2019t explain it to myself or to the world. It simply happened to both of us without motive or manipulation. 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