Jocelyn Wildenstein
Craig Barrett/Getty ImagesJocelyn Wildenstein He died on Tuesday 31 December. She was 84 years old.
shrek wildenstein, Lloyd KleinHe told Agence France-Presse that the Swiss sociologist died in Paris while living in a palace after suffering a pulmonary embolism, according to what was reported by Agence France-Presse. Paris match. A pulmonary embolism is a blood clot that “blocks and stops blood flow” to an artery in the lung, according to Mayo Clinic.
“The icon is gone,” Klein told the outlet, noting that he is in “pain” over the loss of Wildenstein.
Before her death, Wildenstein (birth name Jocelyn Perissette) made headlines for her Extreme plastic surgery Which made them look like cats. This act led to her nickname “Catwoman”.
After her first surgery in the late 1970s, fans began comparing Wildenstein's eye lift to that of a lynx, which he had as a pet.
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Jocelyn was also famous for her marriage to a billionaire art dealer Alec Wildenstein. The two married in 1978 and divorced in 1999. The media covered the split and their legal battle extensively.
Alec said Vanity gallery At the time of their separation, he had no say in the amount of surgery his wife underwent, despite reports that he encouraged her to change her appearance.
“It was crazy. I'll always find out last.” The times. “She was thinking she could fix her face like a piece of furniture. Skin doesn't work that way. But she didn't listen.”
Jocelyn said The times In June 2023, Alec “hired a publicist and paid a plastic surgeon to certify that I had completely changed my face” so he could “win the divorce.”
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However, it was Jocelyn – who was also dubbed the “Bride of Wildenstein” in the press due to her surgeries – who ultimately won. She reportedly got $2.5 billion in the divorce.
She allegedly received an additional $100 million for each of the next 13 years. “They will live happily ever after, but separately,” Alec's lawyer said at the time. The times. (Alec died in 2008 after a battle with cancer.)
Jocelyn moved in with Klein in 2003, meeting him after attending a Lloyd Klein Couture show. The designer reportedly proposed to Gosselin in 2017 at the Versace mansion in Miami.
In 2023, Klein claimed that Gosselin had run out of money. She later claimed she had not received any payments from the Wildensteins since 2015, leading to her declaring bankruptcy three years later.
“I have a big problem in my settlement,” Jocelyn said. The times In June 2023. “Eight years ago, they cut me off completely.” Her lack of funds led Gosselin to star in her own HBO docuseries in 2023.
Jocelyn is survived by her and Alec's children, son Alec Jr. and daughter Diane.
