Late Model/Influencer Jeff Thomas Attended BF Peter Thiel's New Year Party, Angering Thiel's Husband

Model and social media influencer Jeff Thomas passed away in an apparent suicide last month. It was later revealed that he described himself as having been kept" by billionaire Peter Thiel.

This week, the Daily Mail reveals that Thiel "had a messy confrontation with his husband during the couple's New Year's Eve party after Thomas was discovered among the guests.

"Thomas had been a three-year relationship with Thiel, a co-founder of PayPal," the Daily Mail recounts. "He had put Thomas up in a $13M mansion in the Hollywood Hills, gifted him with lavish European trips, a $300,000 sports car, and access to the most coveted parties in town."

Now friends of Thomas believe that his death, a suspected suicide, "was related at least in part to his depression over the incident, after which he was financially cut off from Thiel's largesse," the Daily Mail goes on to say.

"The exchange took place at a New Year celebration at Thiel's Miami Beach compound when Matt Danzeisen, Thiel's husband and longtime partner, arrived separately to join the New Year celebration, only to discover Thomas was one of the partygoers at the posh event".

The 56-year old Danzeisen confronted Thiel, 55, in teh presence of other guests, witnesses told the Daily Mail. Thiel's relationship with Thomas was an "open secret" in "elite gay circles," and Thomas knew that Thiel was married, "but whether or not Danzeisen was aware of Thiel's relationship with Thomas is uncertain."

As the confrontation unfolded, Danzeisen was overheard asking Thiel: "Why is HE here?"

Thomas attended the event despite not being on Danzeisen approved guest list. He attended to party with other friends that had been invited. "A text message and a photo obtained by DailyMail.com shows smiling Thomas at the party – with friends Chris Farmer and Drew Schiff – taken in the back yard of Thiel's property.," reports the Daily Mail.

"Friends said Thomas would never have gone to the invitation-only event if he knew Thiel's husband would be attending. After the blow up, Danzeisen requested that Thomas be escorted from the party by the couple's security detail."

The Daily Mail adds that some witnesses say the incident was "publicly humiliating" for Thomas. Nearly 100 guests attended the event at Thiel's lavish estate on Rivo Alto Island – one of the man-made Venetian islands in Biscayne Bay – including close friends of the couple and employees from Thiel Capital.