*When Dan Gasby and his girlfriend agreed to a profile in the Washington Post that was published on Monday, they probably didn’t expect the fierce backlash and death threats to follow.
Gasby says the haters have been relentless with their hateful criticism since he opened up about his new relationship with girlfriend Alex Lerner, 53, while caring for his wife B. Smith as she battles Alzheimer’s disease.
Dan and Alex will appear on the “Dr. Oz Show” on Tuesday to discuss his relationship and the backlash it has caused.
In an exclusive clip from the appearance above, Dr. Oz asks Gasby how his friends feel about his relationship with Alex.
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“All the ones that know B are extremely supportive extremely supportive, have no problems with it,” says Gasby, who has been married to the restaurateur and lifestyle guru for 26 years. “The people, because she’s a celebrity, a personality quote, unquote, they weigh in, and what they do is they attach what they feel B would. They attach their feelings as ‘Well, B doesn’t know. She wouldn’t want this.’ Well, if B knew, I wouldn’t be with Alex because she wouldn’t have Alzheimer’s.”
Smith was diagnosed with the disease six years ago and her husband has since become her full-time caretaker at their East Hampton home, where Lerner also stays and aids B. when she is visiting from Manhattan.
Gasby says while he appreciates the support from people who care, he finds the critics “maddening.”
“I mean, we’ve had death threats,” he says on Dr. Oz. “I mean, we’ve had people just do all kind of crazy things. They’ve never been to our restaurants. We don’t know them. They make all kind of racial innuendos.”
Lerner finds the judgement “rather appalling,” because “What a lot of people don’t understand about Alzheimer’s [is that] B now is really like a 4 year old.. like a toddler in an adult body and can’t take care of herself at all,” she says. “She needs 24 hour care.”
B. Smith might not quite understand her husband’s new relationship, but Gasby says she knows she is loved.
“I love my wife,” he wrote on Facebook, “but I can’t let her take away my life!”
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