Ex-NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg marries longtime…
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg tied the knot with his longtime associate, Diana Taylor, after more than 25 years together.
Bloomberg, 84, and Taylor, 71, exchanged vows on Monday at a small personal ceremony at their home on the Upper East Side alongside household, including his daughters, Emma and Georgina, a spokesperson for Bloomberg said in a assertion.
The pair met 26 years in the past after a likelihood seating association.
Michael Bloomberg and Diana Taylor acquired married in a small, personal ceremony. Getty Images
“The two first crossed paths when they sat next to each other at a Citizens Budget Commission meeting while he was first running for Mayor,” the spokesperson said.
Bloomberg, a billionaire philanthropist who served three phrases as Hizzoner before a failed presidential run in 2020, married Susan Brown in 1976, and they have been together until 1993.
Taylor, who was also once married, was authorised as chair of the New York City Ballet’s board of administrators in 2021, the New York Times reported.
She defended her then-boyfriend at a “Women for Mike” rally in Texas during his 2020 presidential run, offering some alternative phrases to people involved about demeaning feedback he made about girls.
“It was 30 years ago. Get over it,” Taylor told CBS News at the time.
“In none of them was he accused of doing anything other than saying something nasty to a woman. That is not who he is. Life has changed,” she said.
“I grew up in that world. It was a bro culture. We have come a very, very long way and Michael Bloomberg has been at the forefront of that change,” she added.
While Bloomberg was mayor, she served as superintendent of banking for New York State in Gov. George E. Pataki’s administration.
Taylor also incessantly accompanied Bloomberg to occasions at City Hall during his mayoralty.
Bloomberg, who has switched political events over his profession, reportedly gave $80 million to Democrats forward of the midterm elections, the Times reported last month.
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