Their brother, Earl Brosnahan, told The New York Times that Saffo had been estranged from the family for more than 10 years, and that Spade was the only sibling she had been speaking to. ![]() Her revelations about her sister, whose name is synonymous with a billion-dollar fashion brand, were spread by media outlets worldwide. The day of Spade's death, her 57-year-old sister, Reta Saffo, emailed The Star to say her sister's suicide was "not unexpected." She told of how her sister battled mental illness, perhaps bipolar disorder, for several years, and eschewed efforts to be hospitalized. Spade, in a lengthy statement, also said his wife began suffering serious bouts of depression about six years ago. They maintained different apartments a few blocks from each other, continued to take vacations together, and their daughter split her time between them. Spade's husband and business partner, Andy Spade - the brother of actor and comedian David Spade - told The New York Times on Wednesday that he and his wife had been living apart for the last 10 months but they had no plans to divorce.
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