Maurizio Gucci was an Italian businessman and the one-time head of the Gucci fashion house.
25 Facts About Maurizio Gucci
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Maurizio Gucci was the son of actor Rodolfo Gucci, and grandson of the company's founder Guccio Gucci.
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Maurizio Gucci was born on 26 September 1948 in Florence as the only child of actors Rodolfo Gucci and Sandra Ravel.
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In 1972, Gucci moved to New York City to work for the Gucci company with his uncle Aldo Gucci.
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In 1982, he moved back to Milan, and in 1983, launched a legal battle against Aldo for control over Maurizio Gucci after becoming the majority shareholder following his father's death.
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In 1986, Maurizio Gucci fled to Switzerland to avoid prosecution after Aldo, seeking revenge, had accused him of forging his father's signature to avoid paying inheritance taxes.
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Maurizio Gucci was originally found guilty, but was later acquitted.
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Maurizio Gucci was made chairman of the Gucci group in 1989.
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From 1991 to 1993, Maurizio Gucci's finances were in the red.
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Maurizio Gucci was blamed for spending extravagantly on the company's headquarters in Florence and Milan.
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Maurizio Gucci went on to sell his remaining company stock in 1993 for $170 million to Investcorp, ending the Gucci family's association with the company.
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In 1972, Maurizio Gucci married Patrizia Reggiani, with whom he had two daughters, Allegra and Alessandra.
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Alessandra Maurizio Gucci was born on June 28,1976, and Allegra Maurizio Gucci was born on January 27,1981.
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From 1984 to 1990, Maurizio Gucci dated Sheree McLaughlin Loud, an American model from Orange, Connecticut.
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McLaughlin Loud claims that Maurizio Gucci left his wife in 1985 due to having an affair with her; Maurizio Gucci had pursued McLaughlin Loud relentlessly under the guise of wanting to offer McLaughlin Loud employment, tracking her and her husband to Clearwater, Florida, and calling her every day.
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McLaughlin Loud divorced her husband in 1988, and Maurizio Gucci rented her an apartment in New York City.
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Maurizio Gucci paid for McLaughlin Loud to fly on regular Concorde trips between the United States and London or Paris to visit him, where Maurizio Gucci would then drive her to St Moritz, Switzerland, in his black Ferrari sports car.
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Maurizio Gucci told Gucci that she wanted to end their relationship, even though she said she would always be in love with him.
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In 1990, Maurizio Gucci began dating Paola Franchi, a childhood friend who had attended his wedding to Patrizia, after the two encountered each other at a private club in St Moritz, Switzerland.
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Alessandra Maurizio Gucci has one son with her husband, and the three have taken up permanent residence in Switzerland.
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Allegra Maurizio Gucci married Enrico Barbieri in St Moritz, Switzerland, in a civil ceremony on November 24,2011, and then in religious ceremony on December 20,2011.
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On 27 March 1995, Maurizio Gucci was shot by a hired hitman on the steps outside his office as he arrived at work.
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Maurizio Gucci served 18 years in prison and was released in October 2016.
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House of Maurizio Gucci was released in the United States on November 24,2021, by United Artists Releasing.
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The Maurizio Gucci family issued a statement to the portrayal of the family and the murder.