Princess Stéphanie of Monaco’s former partner, Jean-Yves Le Fur, has died at the age of 59. The businessman was a famous personality in France.
French businessman Jean-Yves Le Fur died in Paris on Easter weekend 2024 at the age of 59. Here at an event in November 2013 with his wife Małgosia Bela, a Polish model.
In the 1990s, Jean-Yves Le Fur had a relationship with Stéphanie from Monaco for seven months.
Jean-Yves Le Fur (center) is a well-known name in the French jet set. In 2015 he celebrated a party with his friends. Among them was also music producer Mark Ronson.
Jean-Yves Le Fur died at the age of 59
French businessman Jean-Yves Le Fur died in Paris on Easter weekend 2024 at the age of 59. Here at an event in November 2013 with his wife Małgosia Bela, a Polish model.
In the 1990s, Jean-Yves Le Fur had a relationship with Stéphanie from Monaco for seven months.
Jean-Yves Le Fur (center) is a well-known name in the French jet set. In 2015 he celebrated a party with his friends. Among them was also music producer Mark Ronson.
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- French businessman Jean-Yves Le Fur died on Easter Sunday in an American hospital in Neuilly-sur-Seine at the age of 59.
- His ex-wife, director and actress Maïwenn, said goodbye to Le Fur in an emotional social media post on April 2. Even the former model and singer Carla Bruni, former Première Dame, remembered him publicly.
- In the 1990s Le Fur was also engaged to Stéphanie from Monaco.
On Easter Day, Le Fur he died in a French hospital at the age of 59. The transalpine newspaper «Le Monde» writes that the businessman died of an «illness» in a hospital in a suburb of Paris. No further details are known.
Jean-Yves Le Fur he was a busy businessman. In the 90s he hit the headlines for his relationship with Stéphanie of Monaco.
The director and actress Maïwenn Le Besco said goodbye to Jean-Yes Le Fur on Instagram on April 2 with a heartbreaking post. Maïwenn and Le Fur were married from 2002 to 2004.
“We are all devastated”
Maïwenn writes on social media: «Jean-Yves Le Fur, the love of my life, the father of my son Diego, the stepfather of my daughter Shanna, died on Sunday morning in my arms and those of our son».
It is said that Frédérick, the older brother, and Jaky, his lifelong friend, were also with him. Maïwenn concludes his post like this: “We are all devastated.”
Carla Bruni: «Rest in peace, my friend».
Former model and singer Carla Bruni, former Première Dame, also commented on Le Fur’s death on social media.
He wrote: “Rest in peace, my friend. I struggle to find the words to say goodbye to you. But you left as you lived: too quickly. You also left with a piece of our youth.”
Jean-Yves Le Fur founded the women’s magazines «DS» and «Numéro» in the late 1990s. In 2013 he was co-editor of the iconic men’s magazine «Lui».
He was also the director of a modeling agency and producer of television documentaries on famous models. In 1995, his documentary on Claudia Schiffer was broadcast on TF1.
