“The love of my life is gone.”

Jean-Yves Le Four is dead, and it was his ex-wife Maiwen’s voice that broke the news. The French director published the statement on his Instagram page on April 2, beginning by calling the deceased “the love of his life”. She then recalled that he was also the father of her son Diego and stepfather to her daughter Shanna, born in 1993 from her union with Luc Besson. “On Sunday morning he passed away in my son’s arms and mine, under the protection of Frederic, his big brother, and Jackie, his lifelong friend,” she said.

He concluded the statement by saying: “We are all devastated.” Agreed AFP:The 59-year-old businessman died of an “illness” on Sunday morning at the American Hospital of Neuilly-sur-Seine.

Maïwenn and Jean-Yves Le Fur had a dazzling and passionate love story. They married in December 2002, less than seven months after their first date. Maywen was 26 at the time and already Shanna’s mother. On July 7, 2003, again 7 months later, they welcomed their first child, a boy named Diego. They finally divorced a year later in 2004. A movie was also born from this short and intense romance. my king was released in 2015. Although he never mentioned it, rumor has it that the filmmaker was mainly inspired by his relationship with Jean-Yves Le Four. He tells the love story of a woman (Emmanuel Bercot) and a narcissistic pervert (Vincent Cassel). A story where love on the verge of madness plunges its heroine into addiction.

A businessman with many hats

Jean-Yves Le Four, the producer of TF1 and Canal+, in particular, prepared a series of documentaries. supermodels of her generation such as Carla Bruni, Naomi Campbell and Karen Mulder. A versatile businessman, he also initiates editorial projects such as the magazine Number:which he founded in 1998 with publisher Elizabeth Gianni or even DS magazinea year ago, who earned his stripes by dealing with social issues, but most notably by transforming the legendary men’s magazine. To himreopened with Frederik Beigbeder in 2013 and closed again in 2020.

Jean-Yves Le Four rubbed shoulders with both All-Hollywood and All-Paris, allowing him to be model Kate Moss’ wedding best man at her 2011 nuptials to Jamie Hince. He is also known for his romantic relationships. Before Maiven, he shared the lives of Princess Stephanie of Monaco, Belgian actress Marie Gillen and Dutch model Karen Mulder. In September 2013, he also married Polish model Malgosia Bela, after which he divorced.