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Model Jeff Thomas dies

Anyone familiar with him?

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by Anonymousreply 240March 26, 2023 4:05 AM

Wow, he was beautiful!

by Anonymousreply 1March 13, 2023 8:06 PM

Was it the AIDS?

by Anonymousreply 2March 13, 2023 8:09 PM

COVID? The vaccine?

by Anonymousreply 3March 13, 2023 8:17 PM

Suicide unfortunately.

by Anonymousreply 4March 13, 2023 8:19 PM

The rumors going around are suicide. Already depressing whenever somebody relatively young dies, and going by his Insta he was gay (or a hellacious gaybaiter), so that makes it even worse. Rest easy, man.

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by Anonymousreply 5March 13, 2023 8:21 PM

Why did he kill himself?

by Anonymousreply 6March 13, 2023 8:24 PM

R6 because Angela Bassett didn’t win an Oscar.

by Anonymousreply 7March 13, 2023 8:26 PM

Tragic. I'm sure he must have been dealing with inner demons if it was indeed a suicide. Condolences to his family and friends.

by Anonymousreply 8March 13, 2023 8:29 PM

R2, are you the “Was it the AIDS?” troll?

by Anonymousreply 9March 13, 2023 8:32 PM

And he just got a new "Resilience" tattoo.

by Anonymousreply 10March 13, 2023 8:35 PM

R10 well that was money wasted!

by Anonymousreply 11March 13, 2023 8:37 PM

I love dogs but unless they are a service animal, they need to stay at home. They also need to be leashed in public areas. Too many dog owners are absolute raging narcissists who are irresponsible and entitled. They don't care about dogs at all. Because if they did they'd understand that DOGS ARE NOT PEOPLE. They are a completely different species from mankind and have different needs. Dogs do not belong in crowded and narrow spaces where they can become anxious and paranoid nor do they need to be in grocery stores, restaurants and coffee shops where they can spread germs and bacteria and shed hair around food that people are going to eat.

They are doing more harm to their dogs in the long run by treating them like security blankets they need to carry around everywhere. And the ones who compared to dogs to babies and toddlers are morons. Babies and toddlers can't kill someone or someone else's dog by getting defensive or triggered and people aren't allergic to small kids.

The issue is stupid dog owners who have no consideration for other people nor consideration for how thier animal actually feels. Of course, these narcissists will deflect blame and accuse their critics of "hating dogs and being monsters." Gimme a break!

by Anonymousreply 12March 13, 2023 8:44 PM

Who had him?

by Anonymousreply 13March 13, 2023 8:44 PM

What is he hugging in that pic?

by Anonymousreply 14March 13, 2023 8:47 PM

Another vapid whore gone. She couldn't live forever.

by Anonymousreply 15March 13, 2023 8:55 PM

r14 his own knee

by Anonymousreply 16March 13, 2023 8:56 PM

R12 is so confusing.

by Anonymousreply 17March 13, 2023 8:56 PM

r12 is a nut

by Anonymousreply 18March 13, 2023 8:57 PM

R12 just posted in the wrong thread, that's all.

Should have posted in the one linked below

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by Anonymousreply 19March 13, 2023 8:58 PM

r19 ahhhhhhhhh

by Anonymousreply 20March 13, 2023 8:59 PM

His Instagram reeks of gay-baiting.

by Anonymousreply 21March 13, 2023 8:59 PM

R21 not anymore.

by Anonymousreply 22March 13, 2023 9:04 PM

Well its sad that he killed himself. R.I.P🙏❤

by Anonymousreply 23March 13, 2023 9:06 PM

I'm sorry he was sad and killed himself.

But truth is, as a "model", it appears to be no great loss to the industry because I can't find a single legitimate ad job or editorial for this guy.

And his agencies are C or D or Z List.

Exactly what kind of "model" was he because he left very little recorded impact on the fashion industry.

by Anonymousreply 24March 13, 2023 9:13 PM

Hiss!

HISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!

by Anonymousreply 25March 13, 2023 9:14 PM

I can't be "sad" for a gay-baiter. IF they can't make their career succeed without leading on their gay male audience, I have no sympathy.

by Anonymousreply 26March 13, 2023 9:57 PM

Why is it always the hot ones who succumb to their inner demons the most often?

He had everything going for him - killer looks, his healthy body, I'm sure a dynamic social circle that invited him to plenty of circuit parties and trips abroad to exotic destinations, family who loved him, and a moderately successful modeling career...

And even with all of that, somehow, he still wasn't satisfied with his existence and felt ending it was better? How unfortunate.

by Anonymousreply 27March 13, 2023 10:03 PM

This bio seems to be assembled by A.I. and contains surprising details if all true. Married with kids? 40 isn?

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by Anonymousreply 28March 13, 2023 10:08 PM

[quote]Thomas is married to his long-time partner, and the couple has two children. He is an avid traveler, and loves to explore new places. He is also an avid reader, and enjoys spending time with his family.

"Partner???" "Two children???"

His Instagram shows NOTHING about any partner or children.

by Anonymousreply 29March 13, 2023 10:14 PM

Well, I said it was written by an algorithm so no accounting for veracity.

by Anonymousreply 30March 13, 2023 10:17 PM

The A.I. generated bio sure is very flattering. Sounds like the greatest model, entrepreneur, family man, philanthropist of recent times

by Anonymousreply 31March 13, 2023 10:18 PM

His Instagram DOES, however, reek of "ally" and "supportive straight" friend of the gays, while still mayyyybe being gay (wink, wink).

Why was he so vague about it? GAY-BAITER is why.

by Anonymousreply 32March 13, 2023 10:21 PM

I don't get gay-baiter. I get aging rent boy. I hope its not true. It would be nice if he was the major model his eulogiser presents him as.

by Anonymousreply 33March 13, 2023 10:24 PM

AI obits all over the internet!

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by Anonymousreply 34March 13, 2023 10:27 PM

[quote]Anyone familiar with him?

Only with the restaurant he named after his daughter. They make the best Frostys.

by Anonymousreply 35March 13, 2023 10:27 PM
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by Anonymousreply 36March 13, 2023 10:28 PM

One of his alleged family members claims he didn't kill himself.

BTW, the model Jeff's life and death are getting mixed up by the A.I. bots with a dead 62 year old!

He didn't have any kids.

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by Anonymousreply 37March 13, 2023 10:31 PM

His Instagram claims he is a—

[quote] 🐾 Proud Dog Dad.

He failed.

by Anonymousreply 38March 13, 2023 10:35 PM

The gayest his Instagram gets is a Vanity Fair party pic of Jeff posing with Power Gays Ricky Martin and Matt Bomer.

by Anonymousreply 39March 13, 2023 10:40 PM

R26 He was dating Richard Biglia but they broke up.

by Anonymousreply 40March 13, 2023 10:56 PM

The video is AI, and read by Computer text to voice.

We are doomed.

by Anonymousreply 41March 13, 2023 10:58 PM

[quote]And his agencies are C or D or Z List.

Well, ever since Hilary Michaels closed Models, Inc., has there been a top agency?

by Anonymousreply 42March 13, 2023 11:03 PM

This is his brother. I guess it really does come down to the gym and not genetics.

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by Anonymousreply 43March 13, 2023 11:04 PM

[quote]Exactly what kind of "model" was he because he left very little recorded impact on the fashion industry.

He’s an Instagram model.

by Anonymousreply 44March 13, 2023 11:05 PM

Weird how Jeff had ALL of his gay pics scrubbed from his Instagram.

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by Anonymousreply 45March 13, 2023 11:07 PM

Puff piece last year in local Miami mag:

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by Anonymousreply 46March 13, 2023 11:07 PM

Uncaptioned picture.

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by Anonymousreply 47March 13, 2023 11:08 PM

This pic of Jeff and Richard is nowhere on either of their Instagrams.

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by Anonymousreply 48March 13, 2023 11:09 PM
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by Anonymousreply 49March 13, 2023 11:12 PM

^ Were they happy?

by Anonymousreply 50March 13, 2023 11:12 PM

I give up. Looking for a picture of Jeff Thomas on a runway, in a fashion editorial, in an advertisement, is like looking for the same with Melania Trump. As far as I know Melania trump has one known fashion editorial booking, for Sports Illustrated. Otherwise, smoke and mirrors.

by Anonymousreply 51March 13, 2023 11:13 PM

So was this a real person or some AI creation?

by Anonymousreply 52March 13, 2023 11:21 PM

Real person. Lots of standard shots a person makes when they identify as a model and have agencies representing them but where is the work? Also it might have been some time ago, maybe 15-20 years ago, and been washed off Google image search algorithms, which increasingly SUCK.

by Anonymousreply 53March 13, 2023 11:23 PM

Model Jeff Thomas died because Jamie Lee Curtis won the Oscar.

by Anonymousreply 54March 14, 2023 7:23 AM

So sad. I guess he didn't want his stuff.--

--Speaking of which...

by Anonymousreply 55March 14, 2023 10:41 AM

R9 I dunno, am I? Can I be? I didn't know that was a thing! If it's not taken I'll go with it!

by Anonymousreply 56March 14, 2023 12:09 PM

Gurl...this the Jeff Thomas I thought OP was talking about 😑

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by Anonymousreply 57March 14, 2023 10:33 PM

I thought the OP was talking about this Jeff.

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by Anonymousreply 58March 14, 2023 10:37 PM

He hada hot ass but...

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by Anonymousreply 59March 15, 2023 1:21 PM

He had a pretty high standard of living. Someone guessed rent boy and that seems to fit. No way that he was supporting himself through modelling as theirs no trace of him working as a model on the internet. So sad. He was so beautiful. This is what happens when you value alll the wrong things.

by Anonymousreply 60March 15, 2023 1:27 PM

Maybe he read David Geffen's marriage annoucement and...

by Anonymousreply 61March 15, 2023 1:33 PM

Well, he did end up taking a plunge.

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by Anonymousreply 62March 15, 2023 1:39 PM

Maybe he saw the news of the Geffen wedding.

by Anonymousreply 63March 15, 2023 1:39 PM

That was a rough 35

by Anonymousreply 64March 15, 2023 1:44 PM

Real Estate Investor & Entrepreneur/Model = broke from bad investments. If true, that would explain the suicide.

by Anonymousreply 65March 15, 2023 1:45 PM

Safe and effective.

by Anonymousreply 66March 15, 2023 1:47 PM

Does anyone remember the hot male model Ambrose Olsen?

He hanged himself around 2010.

Too many hotties, offing themselves.

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by Anonymousreply 67March 15, 2023 1:48 PM

R43, how sad for his brother. I’m sure he loved him very much, and this is absolutely heartbreaking. Just a reminder that when you kill yourself, you’re killing someone’s loved one.

by Anonymousreply 68March 15, 2023 2:00 PM

R68

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by Anonymousreply 69March 15, 2023 2:09 PM

Does anyone know how he killed himself?

pills? rope?

by Anonymousreply 70March 15, 2023 2:23 PM

RIP

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by Anonymousreply 71March 15, 2023 2:25 PM

The Chinese article linked at r45 is so much better written than that AI-generated garbage: it went into details about his ex-bf Biglia’s tribute, and the reason why he suffered from serious clinical depression [homophobic discrimination]; ironically the treatment of clinical depression apparently set him down the path of prescription drug addiction

The article also mentioned Jeff’s concern about social issues like gun massacres on campus

It seems he died by swallowing a whole bottle of sleepingbpills

by Anonymousreply 72March 15, 2023 3:08 PM

Once in love, always in love

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by Anonymousreply 73March 15, 2023 3:11 PM

R73 Are those the photos that he removed from his insta?

by Anonymousreply 74March 15, 2023 3:17 PM

There's something so tasteless about a broken heart emoji.

by Anonymousreply 75March 15, 2023 3:19 PM

R74: I believe so

by Anonymousreply 76March 15, 2023 3:22 PM

Him removing those photos only made it look like he was hiding something.

If he had just left the photos it would have seemed like a couple of bros just hanging out.

by Anonymousreply 77March 15, 2023 3:28 PM

R39: yes, Vanity Fair’s Oscar Party, 2018

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by Anonymousreply 78March 15, 2023 3:33 PM

R77: possible signs of some rather unhealed wounds from the past

by Anonymousreply 79March 15, 2023 3:37 PM

In that short page 6 video, it says that witnesses saw that he jumped from a balcony.

how gruesome.

I was hoping there would have been a beautiful corpse.

by Anonymousreply 80March 15, 2023 3:38 PM

[quote]supporting himself through modelling as theirs no trace of him

Oh, fucking dear!

by Anonymousreply 81March 15, 2023 4:37 PM

R80: Suicide by jumping is such a violent death

I’ve always been haunted by this pic: the metallic barrier crushed by gay Hong Kong superstar Leslie Cheung’s body when he jumped from the 24th floor of the Mandarin Oriental hotel

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by Anonymousreply 82March 15, 2023 5:22 PM

R82, was he great, big fat person?

by Anonymousreply 83March 15, 2023 5:25 PM

Nay.

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by Anonymousreply 84March 15, 2023 5:29 PM

He was taking it in the can whilst bent over the balcony railing, and he slipped and fell.

I call it the Rentboy Surprise. Happens all the time!

by Anonymousreply 85March 15, 2023 5:41 PM

R83: no, he’s quite svelte, and had appeared in a number of award-winning movies such as ‘Farewell My Concubine’ and the Wong Kar Wai-directed ‘Days of Being Wild’ as well the gay classic ‘Happy Together’

Here Leslie [left] is seen in an undated pic with his bf/true love, Mr Tong

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by Anonymousreply 86March 15, 2023 5:42 PM

[quote] no, he’s quite svelte, and had appeared in a number of award-winning movies

Ah so.

by Anonymousreply 87March 15, 2023 5:50 PM

[quote] no, he’s quite svelte

Not anymore.

by Anonymousreply 88March 15, 2023 5:53 PM

He's (Jeff Thomas) got a bunch of pride party videos on his Insta. Again, it could just be gay baiting, but it's there.

by Anonymousreply 89March 15, 2023 5:56 PM

r89 How is baiting, when he dated men. 🙄

by Anonymousreply 90March 15, 2023 6:01 PM

[quote]with his bf/true love, Mr Tong

Mr. Tong?

by Anonymousreply 91March 15, 2023 6:11 PM

I can't go on, with ALL THESE MODEL SUICIDES THAT NEVER SEEM TO STOP.... One every 13 years.

by Anonymousreply 92March 15, 2023 6:15 PM

Faye Dunaway is bumping off little homosexual (former) boys!

by Anonymousreply 93March 15, 2023 6:18 PM

I guess being gorgeous doesn't always make people happy!

by Anonymousreply 94March 15, 2023 6:22 PM

R39, did Ricky and Matt tap that?

by Anonymousreply 95March 15, 2023 6:23 PM

No, it doesn't, r94.

by Anonymousreply 96March 15, 2023 6:26 PM

Heartbreaking 💔

by Anonymousreply 97March 15, 2023 6:28 PM

I have a limited reservoir of grief and I can't spare any for someone I don't know.

Next...

by Anonymousreply 98March 15, 2023 6:39 PM

R91: his name in Chinese is 唐鶴德/Tang He-de; ‘Tong’ is the Cantonese pronunciation of ‘Tang’ [same character as Tang Dynasty]

He also has a rather silly English name, Daffy

Here’s a South China Morning Post about their love

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by Anonymousreply 99March 15, 2023 7:27 PM

Why does it seem so much more tragic when a hot guy dies?

by Anonymousreply 100March 15, 2023 7:39 PM

Jeff Thomas was never a GAP model.

by Anonymousreply 101March 15, 2023 10:36 PM

He wasn't a supermodel like me

by Anonymousreply 102March 15, 2023 10:48 PM

I am very confused by these thread, are those Chinese guys his children?

by Anonymousreply 103March 15, 2023 11:02 PM

Not a true supermodel like Ypir

by Anonymousreply 104March 15, 2023 11:35 PM

Not even a second-rate model like Datalpunge.

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by Anonymousreply 105March 15, 2023 11:57 PM

R105

by Anonymousreply 106March 16, 2023 12:22 AM

Family says "Not a Suicide!"

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by Anonymousreply 107March 16, 2023 6:51 AM

R103: sorry about causing the confusion. Don’t worry, the Chinese guys have nothing to do with Jeff Thomas; it’s just that one of them, the HongKong actor/singer Leslie Cheung, also committed suicide by jumping

The main point was the gruesome pic at r82, illustrating the damage of what a falling body might do, even to something sturdy like a metallic barrier

by Anonymousreply 108March 16, 2023 7:29 AM

Richard Biglia is hot as fuck.

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by Anonymousreply 109March 16, 2023 7:36 AM

Once again you lot are late; girls over on LPSG long sniffed out Jeff Thomas and news of his death.

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by Anonymousreply 110March 16, 2023 7:38 AM

DL's main interest.

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by Anonymousreply 111March 16, 2023 8:11 AM

(Ex-)bf wins the butt wars.

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by Anonymousreply 112March 16, 2023 8:15 AM

R107 His horseface cousin said it wasn't suicide, but she's probably just in denial. There were witnesses who said that he jumped from the balcony.

by Anonymousreply 113March 16, 2023 8:32 AM

When families say someone couldn't have committed suicide as they saw them in very good spirits just the day before, it means that they have no idea what goes in the mind of a suicidal person. In fact a person who has already taken the decision to commit suicide will be in a much better mood than they had been in a long long time, as the decision to end your life lifts a considerable weight off their shoulder and they know that their unendurable pain is about to end.

That is why you have to monitor closely those who have been depressed for a long time suddenly get back on their feet, for no particular reason, and welcome social functions and family events that they had avoided for years, smiling, as it may also be a sign that the final, irrevocable decision has been made. And you have to be especially wary of depressed people who on top of their newly regained chirpiness suddenly start to give valuable gifts left and right. It might be a further sign that the person has made the decision to end their life.

On top of that and in the words of Six Feet Under: "never underestimate the power of denial". Which we all know happens to be the first step in the process of grieving and the state the whole family finds itself right now and for at least a couple of weeks to a couple of years, depending on how fast each member of the family can go through the process.

by Anonymousreply 114March 16, 2023 9:30 AM

The 'interview' he gave upthread is just absolute blather: as if he opened a plug in his brain and a whole lot of meaningless shit poured out to fill the brief, like some kind of human ChatGPT. It suggests he was utterly disassociated from any personal genuiness. That he topped himself comes as no surprise. Such people often do because they have a difficult time establishing real friendships.

by Anonymousreply 115March 16, 2023 9:33 AM

R111: thanks! I’ll just repost it here. Who knows if/when LPSG is going to do a purge

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by Anonymousreply 116March 16, 2023 9:33 AM

R112: thanks!

Again, as the Mods at LPSG can be quite temperamental/erratic and given to deleting things, let me just repost them here:

Jeff

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by Anonymousreply 117March 16, 2023 9:37 AM

Ex bf Richard

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by Anonymousreply 118March 16, 2023 9:37 AM

Cute gladiators

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by Anonymousreply 119March 16, 2023 9:43 AM

R114 That's very much true. I witnessed it first hand with a close friend about a decade ago. He had just helped his ex move to another state for a new job and I picked him up at the train station when he returned. He seemed so light and in a great mood.

He had borrowed the novel, Mrs. Dalloway, from his ex and read it on the train ride home. I don't know shit about Virginia Woolf and the only thing I knew about that novel is that it's considered a classic.

That was around mid-May and a few weeks later in early June, he hanged himself. It was the most fucked up thing that our friend group experienced. Subsequently, that friend group sort of just drifted apart after it happened, and we barely talk anymore.

by Anonymousreply 120March 16, 2023 9:46 AM

R120: how eerie. And the character Septimus in Mrs Dalloway killed himself by jumping out of a window

by Anonymousreply 121March 16, 2023 10:06 AM

I've never been to me.....

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by Anonymousreply 122March 16, 2023 1:00 PM

Amy Winehouse's parents said she was CLEAN & SOBER when she died and had not been drinking alcohol.

They even FOUGHT against her autopsy results/cause of death being released but insisted that Amy was not drinking.

Guess what? She drank herself to death.

Jeff jumped willingly to his own death.

by Anonymousreply 123March 16, 2023 2:00 PM

r120

by Anonymousreply 124March 16, 2023 2:01 PM

r122

by Anonymousreply 125March 16, 2023 2:04 PM

Is the denial related to a life assurance payout?

by Anonymousreply 126March 16, 2023 2:05 PM

R126 It very well could be. Policies don't pay out if suicide is the cause. Although, sometimes they do if two years have passed since the policy was taken out.

by Anonymousreply 127March 16, 2023 2:10 PM

Or, given the fact that Jeff was reported to be addicted to prescription pills, could it be that while zonked out on Xanax/Ativan/OxyContin/ god knows what else, he accidentally stumbled and tumbled over one of those trendy just-a -sheet-glass -3-feet-tall-and-some steel railing balcony barriers and plunged to his death?

An accident exacerbated by Style-over-Safety interior design?

See pic for balcony illustration. The guy, gay English ex-soccer player Thomas Beattie is completely UN-related to this story

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by Anonymousreply 128March 16, 2023 2:34 PM

[quote]That he topped himself comes as no surprise.

You kids and your euphemisms. We used to call it playing with a dildo.

by Anonymousreply 129March 16, 2023 7:30 PM

LPSG has shut down Jeff Thomas thread for time being out of respect.

Damn good! Some queens just don't know how to behave appropriately in certain situations.

by Anonymousreply 130March 17, 2023 2:34 AM

R130: I just knew the Mods at LPSG would do something like that

by Anonymousreply 131March 17, 2023 8:51 PM

It's so strange to me how people get weird about sex/nudity when someone dies. I guess I find it weird because I never have "fantasy boyfriend" thoughts about these guys.

by Anonymousreply 132March 17, 2023 8:53 PM

He fell to his death taking a selfie

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by Anonymousreply 133March 17, 2023 8:58 PM

Didn't the ex say that Jeff suffered from debilitating depression?

by Anonymousreply 134March 17, 2023 9:02 PM

This is why you should NEVER live in a place with a balcony. It’s too dangerous anymore.

by Anonymousreply 135March 17, 2023 9:04 PM

R133 If that turns out to be true then it’s fucking hilarious! 🤣

by Anonymousreply 136March 17, 2023 9:13 PM

Actually it was his brother who posted about the depression

The agent suggested it was an accident

I’m thinking the brother would know better

by Anonymousreply 137March 17, 2023 9:42 PM

They would just need to look at his camera roll to know who was right. Were there a lot of selfies right before and on the way down?

by Anonymousreply 138March 17, 2023 9:50 PM

There is a rumor floating around he was recently cut off by a gay "mogul" who just got married. Hmmm

by Anonymousreply 139March 17, 2023 10:02 PM

I'm the one who queried first, up thread, that he seemed, possibly, to resemble, well, an aging rent boy and I was HISSSSSED about my "HISSSSING". 😜

by Anonymousreply 140March 17, 2023 10:09 PM

[quote]It’s too dangerous anymore.

Oh, dear!

by Anonymousreply 141March 17, 2023 10:50 PM

But how many likes did he get?!

by Anonymousreply 142March 17, 2023 10:50 PM

RIP Jeff

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by Anonymousreply 143March 18, 2023 1:37 AM

He had a hot ass, but he couldn't live forever

by Anonymousreply 144March 18, 2023 1:56 AM

So was it a comedy death? I really hope it was, makes it far less tragic and sad.

by Anonymousreply 145March 18, 2023 1:59 AM

Is that his balls or his dick?

by Anonymousreply 146March 18, 2023 4:58 AM

^ a glimpse of his dick I think

by Anonymousreply 147March 18, 2023 5:20 AM

From his brother Skylar Ray Thomas’s Facebook:

[quote]Skylar Ray Thomas is with Jeff Thomas. 12 March at 04:36 · Dear friends and family,

It is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of my brother, Jeff on Wednesday, March 8th. As you have followed through the years, Jeff traveled the world and lived life to the fullest. What you may not know, is Jeff struggled with addiction and mental health challenges, which ultimately led to his tragic passing.

While Jeff's struggles were difficult, we want to remember him for the kind and caring person he was. He had a contagious sense of humor, a love for music, art and family, and a passion for helping others. He touched the lives of so many people, and his memory will live on in our hearts forever.

As a family, we hope that Jeff's passing can serve as a reminder of the importance of seeking help for mental health and addiction issues. We also ask that you honor or celebrate him respectfully in social media and encourage anyone who may be struggling to reach out for support, and to know that they are not alone in their struggles.

Today, we celebrate Jeff's life and to mourn his passing. We thank you all for your love and support during this difficult time, and we ask that you continue to keep Jeff and our family in your thoughts and prayers. We will be honoring his life soon with a memorial service and will communicate those details to everyone when available.

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by Anonymousreply 148March 18, 2023 5:29 AM

Skylar and Jeff; not sure who the girl is

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by Anonymousreply 149March 18, 2023 5:30 AM

Family

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by Anonymousreply 150March 18, 2023 5:31 AM

Beautiful Jeff

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by Anonymousreply 151March 18, 2023 5:34 AM

Nice smile

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by Anonymousreply 152March 18, 2023 5:35 AM

It's funny you mentioned him. He dropped by several days ago.

by Anonymousreply 153March 18, 2023 5:42 AM

Model Jeff Thomas may have died while attempting to take a selfie on his balcony, his agent claims in a new interview.

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by Anonymousreply 154March 18, 2023 5:49 AM

There’s still such a negative stigma associated with suicide, which seems archaic.

Sometimes it is the best and/or only solution.

by Anonymousreply 155March 18, 2023 7:42 AM

“He was happy, motivated and excited for his next step”

Yeah, but that next step was a doozie.

by Anonymousreply 156March 18, 2023 7:44 AM

And r154 comes in breathlessly like he's Cronkite with a breaking scoop.

SMH.

by Anonymousreply 157March 18, 2023 1:17 PM

(^.^) quelle horreur!

by Anonymousreply 158March 18, 2023 1:29 PM

Vulnerable

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by Anonymousreply 159March 18, 2023 1:59 PM

Sweet, with Richard

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by Anonymousreply 160March 18, 2023 2:00 PM

^ sorry wrong pic

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by Anonymousreply 161March 18, 2023 2:01 PM

I don't think I've seen one unfiltered pic of him among those posted.

by Anonymousreply 162March 18, 2023 2:34 PM

Stretch marks on those ass cheeks…that’s why he did it.

by Anonymousreply 163March 18, 2023 2:52 PM

Sorry, but I’m really not feeling the loss with this.

by Anonymousreply 164March 18, 2023 3:47 PM

R172: he looks pretty natural and unfiltered in this pic from r149

Although the fact that it was first posted by his brother Skylar on Facebook might have something to do with the lack of filters, but still

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by Anonymousreply 165March 18, 2023 4:18 PM

^ oops that’s for r162

by Anonymousreply 166March 18, 2023 4:19 PM

His emotional support

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by Anonymousreply 167March 19, 2023 9:31 AM

Memories

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by Anonymousreply 168March 19, 2023 9:32 AM

this used to be my playground

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by Anonymousreply 169March 19, 2023 9:41 AM

Overboard was one of his favorite movies.

by Anonymousreply 170March 19, 2023 11:58 AM

No, that little French bulldog is not a service dog. What kind of scam is he trying to pull?

by Anonymousreply 171March 19, 2023 8:03 PM

Beautiful moody pics shot by Brian Kaminski

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by Anonymousreply 172March 21, 2023 7:16 AM

What a sad loss

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by Anonymousreply 173March 21, 2023 7:17 AM

R173 Is it though?

by Anonymousreply 174March 21, 2023 7:22 AM

R174, Not feelin’ it.

by Anonymousreply 175March 21, 2023 8:18 AM

It's weird how this thread is being prolonged. Clearly a lot of sad queens get all soggy about a puddle-deep, deeply narcissistic Insta-ho.

by Anonymousreply 176March 21, 2023 8:28 AM

Soggy? This thread is rife with sarcasm.

by Anonymousreply 177March 21, 2023 3:44 PM

Took awhile for the sarcasm to take off. The sobbing sparkle ponies who started off got pissed when I posted skepticism at R24.

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by Anonymousreply 178March 21, 2023 8:58 PM

bump

by Anonymousreply 179March 22, 2023 12:26 AM

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by Anonymousreply 180March 24, 2023 2:27 AM

R180: OMG that’s shocking

by Anonymousreply 181March 24, 2023 2:43 AM

Walking through

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by Anonymousreply 182March 24, 2023 3:07 AM

With his trusty little emotional support pal

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by Anonymousreply 183March 24, 2023 3:08 AM

People actually didn't know Jeff was gay? Wow.

by Anonymousreply 184March 24, 2023 3:09 AM

R180 Thanks for sharing. I'm sorry for Jeff's untimely passing and the loved ones he leaves behind who are mourning his loss. That being said, after reading that article it's much harder for me to feel much sympathy for Jeff.

[quote] “If I’m gonna give up the relationships I have and give up my dreams right now, during Covid, or dating other guys or pursuing people, then I’m going to get a $300,000 car and I’m going to get a $13 million home (on Franklin Avenue in Hollywood Hills). So those are the things that I see fit for me to give up my freedom.”

Just another gay pretty boy of weak moral character who freely chose to use his looks and body as currency to live an outsized life of luxury on someone else's dime for several years. And in this case, the "someone else" is plainly a soulless, empathy-free vessel who has no problem selling out our rights for a tax cut because, hey, when you're obscenely rich in America no one can ever really take away YOUR rights. Gross.

by Anonymousreply 185March 24, 2023 3:39 AM

I'm not shocked, because my spidy sense was correct about Jeff's M.O. from the start. But the tale finally told is the full blown lurid genre where one party dies. RIP

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by Anonymousreply 186March 24, 2023 6:27 AM

Sunny days

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by Anonymousreply 187March 24, 2023 6:39 AM

hey lady, you lady

cursin' at your life...

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by Anonymousreply 188March 24, 2023 7:12 AM

"“If I’m gonna give up the relationships I have and give up my dreams right now, during Covid, or dating other guys or pursuing people, then I’m going to get a $300,000 car and I’m going to get a $13 million home [on Franklin Avenue in Hollywood Hills]. So those are the things that I see fit for me to give up my freedom,” he said."

What a shallow piece of price-tag-brained shit Thomas was.

by Anonymousreply 189March 24, 2023 8:03 AM

So you learn that he was Peter Thiel's kept lover and suddenly all you see in his photos is contaminated nuclear waste. Yuk!

by Anonymousreply 190March 24, 2023 8:38 AM

Meh I nailed it at R24 and R33. Let's just say I've been around and I'm not naive.

by Anonymousreply 191March 24, 2023 8:59 AM

R186. Well that explains it. Being forced to continually tolerate and physically be in contact with Thiel... no wonder he jumped.

by Anonymousreply 192March 24, 2023 10:02 AM

I had a slightly more empathy for him when I thought he was just an aging rent boy with a drug problem who couldn't deal with getting older.

Now we find out he was the kept man of Peter Thiel, who will probably turn out to be the modern-day version of Roy Cohn, given everything he's doing to hurt gay men and lesbians. Thomas did not care about any of that. He says that he tried to sway Thiel, but in the end, his mansion was more important than any of that.

Thomas was good looking enough that he could have been a fashion model, but he just wanted the mansion, yachts, and to party with celebrities.

by Anonymousreply 193March 24, 2023 10:18 AM

Oh honey do you know that time happens? There is a year. And then another year. Thomas tried to be a model and failed. He didn't just want the rent boy life, he fell into it in his 20s to make ends meet as he tried and failed other careers, pursued for over a decade. Thomas was 35, not 22.

by Anonymousreply 194March 24, 2023 10:31 AM

Thomas died on the 8th. Thiel was "so distraught" that less than two days later, he was on the text chain that started the run on Silicon Valley Bank.

Dead side-piece? Meh. Who cares. There's a bank that needs to be destroyed.

by Anonymousreply 195March 24, 2023 10:38 AM

What is Peter Thiel's problem? Is it just money and greed or is there some kind of sadism there as well?

by Anonymousreply 196March 24, 2023 11:00 AM

anagram for Peter Thiel: The Reptile

by Anonymousreply 197March 24, 2023 11:18 AM

R187 Is he trying to figure out if he’ll bounce from this height?

by Anonymousreply 198March 24, 2023 11:57 AM

He was seriously stupid. A good whore gets property in their name.

by Anonymousreply 199March 24, 2023 12:46 PM

[Quote] Matthew Thomas, Jeff’s stepfather who adopted and raised him, declined to be interviewed, saying, “I know the whole story, and I’ve talked to Peter a lot.”

This sounds like fishing for a payoff, no?

by Anonymousreply 200March 24, 2023 1:02 PM

R200 Yes it does. You can't take at face value anything the family says at this point, because they're probably looking for a payout.

by Anonymousreply 201March 24, 2023 1:06 PM

No,Theil is paying him to keep his mouth shut or else has something on him. If the stepfather is an entrepreneur, he's probablky alsosome sort of grifter.

by Anonymousreply 202March 24, 2023 1:08 PM

[Quote] he's probablky alsosome sort of grifter.

What's in the bitch, comes out in the pup.

by Anonymousreply 203March 24, 2023 1:21 PM

Not his genetic material. Reading skills?

by Anonymousreply 204March 24, 2023 1:23 PM

It's kind of sad that the best the family can hope for is to shake Thiel down for a bit of cash. I don't blame them for not wanting to go up against him, especially after their loss.

by Anonymousreply 205March 24, 2023 1:53 PM

They were not Jeff's dependants. Why the fuck would they be "entitled" to shake down anyone for cash over this?

by Anonymousreply 206March 24, 2023 1:54 PM

Given that the circumstances of his death [bold]may[/bold] be such that there is someone responsible who would, ordinarily, be brought to justice for it, then the family are doing all they can with the deck stacked against them.

Also, no-one mentioned "entitled", so I'm not sure why that's in quotation marks, nor did anyone say they were dependent on him.

by Anonymousreply 207March 24, 2023 2:04 PM

Some DLers have puerile imaginations.

by Anonymousreply 208March 24, 2023 2:05 PM

Immediate family members probably have grounds for a wrongful death. Thiel is a rich public figure and had been keeping their family member in an arguably coercive relationship which led to his suicide. Yes, he was a 35 year old drifting from gig to gig and spending too much time at the gym, but there still may be legal grounds.

by Anonymousreply 209March 24, 2023 2:48 PM

Thiel is vile, but unless he personally shoved Thomas off that rooftop or paid someone else to do it, he bears no legal or financial responsibility for Thomas' death. The hyperbole on this thread is out of control.

by Anonymousreply 210March 24, 2023 3:55 PM

The relationship was over, if I read correctly.

Some AI article posted this photo.

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by Anonymousreply 211March 24, 2023 4:59 PM

BUMP

by Anonymousreply 212March 24, 2023 11:20 PM

He was cute but not $13,000,000 cute.

by Anonymousreply 213March 25, 2023 1:51 PM

On one hand, the brother revealed that Thomas had suffered from mental health issues.

On the other, he had just broken up with Peter Thiel, who has a history of being vindictive to those who hurt him (he crushed Gawker for outing him).

So whether it turns out to be suicide or murder, I won't be surprised. We'll probably never know, anyway.

by Anonymousreply 214March 25, 2023 2:57 PM

Peter Thiel probably explained to him that according to the termination clauses in tiny characters in the middle of a hundred pages contract was that he wouldn't be able to keep any of his (Thiel's) gift or properties, because everything you have belongs to me the second our paths diverge. The gold digger thought he had it all and then he realized he was basically homeless, had burned too many bridges and he was already 35 and mostly over the hill.

by Anonymousreply 215March 25, 2023 8:10 PM

R215- This is what I am thinking. Only one thing gives me pause. He was obviously very vain about his looks , his body. It just seems odd to that someone that obsessed with his looks would jump from highrise and leave a mangled corpse, but I suppose if you someone is at the point of suicide they probably don't care anymore. 🤷‍♀️

by Anonymousreply 216March 25, 2023 8:20 PM

SPLAT!

by Anonymousreply 217March 25, 2023 8:21 PM

He might have been angry that his own gorgeousness wasn't enough or had even doomed him.

I don't the face is that fabulous. There is a simian aspect from the nose down.

by Anonymousreply 218March 25, 2023 8:24 PM

Lying prone

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by Anonymousreply 219March 25, 2023 10:07 PM

Nice ass but you can buy nicer for 13 mill.

by Anonymousreply 220March 25, 2023 10:55 PM

R219, Is that how he landed?

by Anonymousreply 221March 25, 2023 11:13 PM

Maybe this will be the thing that gets Count Thielula scrutinized much more closely. He’s a sickening person (using that term lightly).

by Anonymousreply 222March 26, 2023 2:17 AM

Who is taking the photos of his taint and hole? And why is he letting them?

by Anonymousreply 223March 26, 2023 2:56 AM

Why is a hooker having someone photograph the goods? Gee, I can't think why!

by Anonymousreply 224March 26, 2023 2:57 AM

Then why isn’t he letting them photograph his erect cock? Does he have standards or is shy?

by Anonymousreply 225March 26, 2023 2:59 AM

He wasn't a porn actor. He was catering to a different clientele.

by Anonymousreply 226March 26, 2023 3:04 AM

R215 This is spot on.

He was a vain whore who saw his youth slipping away.

I witnessed this first hand. A buddy in my friend group killed himself just before he turned 40. He was very good looking and very shallow. He also had BPD as well as HPD, which were the two primary drivers of his mental illness.

But what really stayed with me was something he said a few weeks before he hanged himself. He talked about turning 40 as if it was a death sentence, sort of like a real life Logan's Run.

He loved to show off his hot body. I remember one Easter brunch about 15 years ago that turned out to be the first warm day of the season. We were all in the backyard just chatting around the pick nick table. He decided to strip down to his underwear and sunbathe. This is incredibly odd behavior for an Easter brunch. He knew that he would draw attention to himself by doing that.

Then a few years later, we were all having a picnic for a Labor Day bbq at a friend's cabin in the woods. He decides to, once again, strip down to his shorts and spray moss off the roof. It was not the time nor place to get on the roof and spray it down to remove moss. But he knew that he would have an audience. I was embarrassed for him and his need for attention.

Then a few months after that he hanged himself. His hot body could never fill the bottomless pit of need in his soul.

by Anonymousreply 227March 26, 2023 3:13 AM

How do you fill your need?

by Anonymousreply 228March 26, 2023 3:15 AM

By helping others and by being a contributing member of society.

by Anonymousreply 229March 26, 2023 3:23 AM

This was his final post.

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by Anonymousreply 230March 26, 2023 3:24 AM

[quote] He also had BPD as well as HPD

Huh?

by Anonymousreply 231March 26, 2023 3:24 AM

I’m guessing borderline personality disorder and histrionic personality disorder?

by Anonymousreply 232March 26, 2023 3:25 AM

[quote] Insta he was gay (or a hellacious gaybaiter)

Gay baiting is a literary criticism. Real people cannot gay bait.

by Anonymousreply 233March 26, 2023 3:26 AM

[quote] I can't be "sad" for a gay-baiter. IF they can't make their career succeed without leading on their gay male audience

First of all, that’s not what gay baiting is, second, what do you mean leading on a gay audience? Did you think you were going to date him? Do you only support gays? Give me a break. You liked his body. He delivered that. He owes you nothing else.

by Anonymousreply 234March 26, 2023 3:28 AM

*owed

by Anonymousreply 235March 26, 2023 3:31 AM

[Quote] He also had BPD as well as HPD

Borderline Personality Disorder and Holiday Personality Disorder.

by Anonymousreply 236March 26, 2023 3:33 AM

BPD and HPD are part of the same family of diagnoses. In the past Borderlines were often considered to be a subset of histrionics.

by Anonymousreply 237March 26, 2023 3:35 AM

[quote]This was his final post.

That's a very stylish club R230. It looks an Elder Gay Eldorado.

by Anonymousreply 238March 26, 2023 3:52 AM

R230 I cannot stand insta-hoes at the gym taking selfies of themselves. It's weird. Gyms are for working out. And I'm sure those two guys in the background did not give consent to have their pics taken in a private gym.

by Anonymousreply 239March 26, 2023 4:01 AM

R230 Was he testing out the most photogenic landing position?

by Anonymousreply 240March 26, 2023 4:05 AM
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