Jacques de Bascher discovered that he was HIV positive in 1984. At the end of his life, he cut himself off from everyone, unable to bear his physical decline. He died of AIDS at Raymond Poincaré University Hospital in 1989, watched over by Karl Lagerfeld, who had an extra bed installed by his bedside.
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Feb 20, 2019 · After de Bascher died of AIDS-related complications in 1989, Lagerfeld — who famously refused to attend funerals, or stay with even his mother ...
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May 28, 2023 · Bad boy de Bascher was Karl's only known companion from 1971 till his passing in 1989. Born in Saigon to a French aristocratic family he ...
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Jun 13, 2023 · The great love of his life was Jacques de Bascher with whom he lived from 1971 until his death in 1989. He was a wit, a punster (in several ...