D'Amico was born in Mesagne, in the Italian province of Brindisi, and later lived in Milan. D’Amico currently lives in Milan with his partner of 13 years, Alberto Santinelli. The heartbreaking moment, and all the events that followed, have been dramatized in the new FX series, American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace (writer: Maureen Orth). This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. When acclaimed Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace was shot and killed outside his Miami Beach mansion in 1997, the first person to find him was not a neighbor or the police, but his boyfriend of 15 years, Antonio D'Amico.
I saw Gianni lying on the steps, with blood around him. Since the death of his longtime partner at the hands of Andrew Cunanan, D'Amico has kept a low profile. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions.

“My work was instrumental, fundamental for this,” said D’Amico.

“He thought people looked ridiculous surrounded by these giant men,” said D’Amico. The model and designer participated in the upcoming docu-series airing Monday night on Investigation Discovery (ID) titled “People Magazine Investigates: Crimes of Fashion,” which explores tales of depravity, obsession and betrayal. "My relationship with Antonio is exactly as it was when Gianni was alive," she said.

He has had no contact with the Versace family after he settled a dispute over Versace’s will in 1998.

He eventually started his own line of sportswear, and told the newspaper that: “Today, I am a different person … the world continues to go around … You can look back at the past until a certain point, [but] then you need to look ahead to the future.” D'Amico's latest venture is an eponymous line of golf clothing.

D’Amico said that despite his wealth and fame, Versace refused to hire bodyguards. “When I saw the blood I tried to scream, but no sound came out of my mouth,” he admitted.

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All rights reserved. The series, which has chronicled the murderous rampage of serial killer Andrew Cunanan (the man who ultimately killed fashion mogul Gianni Versace) ends this Wednesday. So the relationship stayed the same.''. To this day, his motives remain unknown. He didn’t want to draw more attention to himself than necessary.”.

D'Amico saw footage of the difficult scene where Ricky Martin, who plays him, finds Gianni murdered on the steps outside their home. Could I have protected him? Though Versace and D'Amico were together for over a decade, the rest of the Versace family were reportedly not exactly close with the fashion icon's chosen partner.

He eventually designed for Versace Sport and Insante. So what might Allegra do? ACS shows D'Amico attempting suicide following Gianni's death, though it is unclear whether or not that actually happened.

He would take his own life as authorities closed in, ending one of the biggest manhunts at that time. ©2020 FOX News Network, LLC. The show traversed Cunanan's tumultuous upbringing last week, spotlighting his messy relationship with his father, Modesto "Pete" Cunanan, and this week, it ends with Andrew's demise.

D'Amico added, "there has been so much written and said about the murder, and thousands of suppositions, but not a trace of reality.". D'Amico has also launched his own clothing design company, Antonio D'Amico Golf. “Of course, I never forgot. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. Bam!’” said the 59-year-old.

Image Source: FX. Born 20 January 1959 (age 61) Mesagne, Brindisi, Italy. D'Amico and Donatella Versace reportedly had a strained relationship.

And his memory of what he witnessed and heard that day is one he can never forget. The series finale of The Assassination of Gianni Versace leaves us wondering about the love of Versace's life. "I respected him as the boyfriend of my brother, but I never liked him as a person. Versace was one of five victims Cunanan brutally murdered. Antonio D’Amico has been haunted by the death of his lover Gianni Versace for 21 years — and he’s now coming forward to share the trauma he endured. (ID). D’Amico said he’s still frustrated that Cunanan’s motive for killing Versace was never made clear. D'Amico's relationship with Gianni's sister, Donatella, proved less than cooperative, especially following Gianni's death.

D'Amico told The Guardian that after Versace's death, he struggled with depression for years: But D'Amico was able to overcome his depression, and finally began to live life again.

But I took my life in my hands and I started over again,” he said. “Every time someone needs something, he was ready to help.”. D'Amico was one of the first to see Gianni after he was shot.

The season finale of "People Magazine Investigates: Crimes of Fashion" airs Monday, July 30 at 9 p.m. on Investigation Discovery (ID).

Retired Miami police officer George Navarro, retired FBI agent Larry Brukbaker, and retired Miami investigator Steve Wagner also participated in the show. The rift between Donatella Versace and D'Amico had already existed before the battle over Versace's will, as the sister of the fashion mogul shared in an interview with The New York Times. He told The Guardian he doesn't plan to watch American Crime Story, and it makes sense that the sportswear designer would not want to relive the traumatic events it dramatizes. He got his start in the design world at Versace.

American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace, rift between Donatella Versace and D'Amico.

or redistributed. Or Gianni's partner, Antonio d'Amico, who was left $57,000 a month for life and the right to live in any of Gianni's homes. He has also reentered the fashion world — D'Amico was once a designer for the Versace sports line — with a new golf sportswear collection. American Crime Story TV American Crime Story The Assassination Of Gianni Versace. ©2020 FOX News Network, LLC. I was pulled away, I didn’t see any more,” he said.

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D’Amico hopes the documentary will also show audiences a new side to the sought-after designer to the stars. The Assassination of Gianni Versace Insists He Did, Everything We Know So Far About 'American Crime Story Season 3'.

But where is Antonio D'Amico in 2018? D'Amico has not spoken out further publicly. “The house had stained glass windows so we couldn’t see what had happened from inside, so we had to open the gate. Since the death of his longtime partner at the hands of Andrew Cunanan, D'Amico has kept a low profile. “They couldn’t find a single reason why someone would want to kill him, because he was such a normal guy. Market data provided by Factset.
“But today, I am a different person … the world continues to go around … You can look back at the past until a certain point, [but] then you need to look ahead to the future.”. D'Amico has been open about his despair following the murder—he told the Guardian that he had been "torn in two" and was living "in a nightmare"—but it is not known whether he tried to take his own life following Gianni's death. Is The Queen's Gambit Based on a True Story? Versace, who dressed everyone from Madonna to Princess Diana, was shot to death outside his Miami Beach home in 1997 at age 50.

"It's ridiculous," he said of the scene to The Guardian. In an interview with The Guardian, D'Amico revealed that he has found love again after the tragic death of Versace, and now lives with his partner in northern Italy. Donatella told The New York Times in 1999 that "my relationship with Antonio is exactly as it was when Gianni was alive.