She was always a very excitable little girl and I felt all the stress/pressure of her brand (KS) may have flipped the switch where she eventually became full-on manic depressive,” Saffo continued. I’d flown out to Napa and NYC several times in the past 3-4 years to help her to get the treatment she needed (inpatient hospitalization). “I will say this was not unexpected by me. Kate’s suicide “was not unexpected by me,” Saffo wrote, after declining to speak to the Kansas City Star by phone. In an email statement to the Kansas City Star, Kate’s older sister Reta Saffo said that Kate had struggled with depression for years, but suggested Spade did not get the treatment she needed in part because she was concerned about how it would impact her public image and brand. Law enforcement sources reportedly told TMZ that their interviews made it clear that Andy wanted a divorce while Kate, 55, did not. Andy was reportedly at the home when Kate’s body was discovered but it is unclear how long he had been there. TMZ reports that Kate’s husband and creative partner Andy Spade had moved out of the couple’s Park Avenue apartment where the iconic handbag designer reportedly hanged herself on Tuesday morning. Our prayers are with the Spade family as they grieve the loss of a truly wonderful woman who brought color, joy, and life to so many, even amidst her pain.Kate Spade’s husband reportedly sought a divorce before her apparent suicide on Tuesday.
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In a statement released to the New York Daily News, the Spade family has asked for privacy while they grieve during this difficult time. “My main concern is Bea and protecting her privacy as she deals with the unimaginable grief of losing her mother.
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“I have yet to see any note left behind and am appalled that a private message to my daughter has been so heartlessly shared with the media,” he said. He’s appalled that the private note left behind to their daughter has been twisted by the media. There were no business problems.”Īndy also says they loved doing business together and co-parenting their teen daughter, Bea. She was actively seeking help for depression and anxiety over the last 5 years, seeing a doctor on a regular basis and taking medication for both depression and anxiety. Anything else that is out there right now is false. The fashion designer’s husband asserts that her mental health issues were, in fact, the ONLY reason behind her tragic decision, and that rumors surrounding financial crisis, divorce, business problems, or substance abuse were simply false: There were personal demons she was battling.” “There was no indication and no warning that she would do this,” he continued.
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“She was actively seeking help and working closely with her doctors to treat her disease, one that takes far too many lives.”Īndy even claimed he was in contact with his wife the night before her death and she “sounded happy.” “Kate suffered from depression and anxiety for many years,” he said of her struggles with mental illness. We loved each other very much and simply needed a break.”Īndy then went on to explain the real reason behind Kate’s suicide.
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“We were best friends trying to work through our problems in the best way we knew how. “We were not legally separated, and never even discussed divorce,” he added.