Hits out at husband for having a girlfriend while caring for his sick wife
Fans of former lifestyle guru B. Smith are having a hard time understanding how her husband cares for his sick wife while having a girlfriend. Smith was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2013 after more than four years of suffering from dementia symptoms.
Since her diagnosis, her husband Dan Gasby has continued to care for her in their home in East Hampton, New York.
But along the way, Gasby found it difficult to care for Smith, and in the summer of 2017, he met his girlfriend Alex Lerner, according to The Washington Post.
Lerner and Gasby have been together ever since, but now their relationship is being criticized by Smith's fans.
You don’t bring your mistress in the house where your WIFE lives. She’s not dead,' one user wrote on the B. Smith and Dan Gasby Facebook page. A YouTube vlogger said that Lerner is 'having her lifestyle funded by a black woman'.
'This white woman didn’t have to build a thing with you [Gasby],' the vlogger added. One Twitter user quoted a line from the Post's article.
was lucid, she and Dan sometimes clashed over his flirtations." B has no family and her husband moves in a woman who has everything to gain should B suffer an "accident". We'll see this on Investigation Discovery Channel,' the user tweeted.
Another Twitter user called it 'situation ethics at its best'. But Dana Gasby, Smith's step-daughter, said she gave her father her blessing when he finally told her about his relationship with Lerner.
Dana told the Post: 'When he told me, I was like, "Thank God. She told the newspaper that despite how the public feels, her father hasn't abandoned Smith at all.
'She’s in this house. She’s here every day,' she said. Lerner also said that it makes her feel good that she can help Smith on a daily basis.
'If I can be compassionate to her, if I can do anything for her, it makes me feel good,' Lerner told the newspaper.
'If it is giving her something to drink, or making her something to eat - she loves to eat - I feel good,' Lerner added. There were several fans who supported Dan Gasby's decision to date again.
'I wonder how many of those that are downing you Dan have ever been a caregiver of someone with Alzheimer's? I have been there but not 24 hours a day every day.
I am not judging you because this is your life and B's life,' one user wrote on Facebook.
'Make it what you want it to be and don't ever forget to take care of yourself. Prayers for you and B!' the user added.
I have not walked a mile in your shoes so how could I judge! I wish you and all the people that you love an incredible amount of peace and happiness!' another user wrote under an image of Gasby, Smith and Lerner.
Smith's diagnosis came to light in 2014 when she was found in Manhattan after she went missing in Long Island. The trailblazing model began her fashion career by becoming the first African-American woman to grace the cover of Mademoiselle magazine in 1976.
A decade later, Smith, a native of Pennsylvania, opened the first of her three restaurants located in New York, Washington, DC, and the village of Sag Harbor on Long Island.
In 2001, the renowned New York restaurateur launched her first home decor collection for Bed Bath and Beyond, offering bedding, bath ensembles, rugs and paper products. For several years Smith was the spokesperson for national retailers. She also authored three cookbooks.
In 2011, she appeared in the Off-Broadway play Love, Loss and What I Wore, co-written by Nora Ephron. Her half-hour talk show B. Smith With Style aired on BET and Bounce TV networks. She also hosted a show on SiriusXM radio.
Smith married Dan Gasby in 1992. He was the executive producer of the Essence Awards and the senior vice president of marketing at Camelot Entertainment Sales Inc.
Fans of former lifestyle guru B. Smith are having a hard time understanding how her husband cares for his sick wife while having a girlfriend. Smith was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2013 after more than four years of suffering from dementia symptoms.
Since her diagnosis, her husband Dan Gasby has continued to care for her in their home in East Hampton, New York.
But along the way, Gasby found it difficult to care for Smith, and in the summer of 2017, he met his girlfriend Alex Lerner, according to The Washington Post.
Lerner and Gasby have been together ever since, but now their relationship is being criticized by Smith's fans.
You don’t bring your mistress in the house where your WIFE lives. She’s not dead,' one user wrote on the B. Smith and Dan Gasby Facebook page. A YouTube vlogger said that Lerner is 'having her lifestyle funded by a black woman'.
'This white woman didn’t have to build a thing with you [Gasby],' the vlogger added. One Twitter user quoted a line from the Post's article.
was lucid, she and Dan sometimes clashed over his flirtations." B has no family and her husband moves in a woman who has everything to gain should B suffer an "accident". We'll see this on Investigation Discovery Channel,' the user tweeted.
Another Twitter user called it 'situation ethics at its best'. But Dana Gasby, Smith's step-daughter, said she gave her father her blessing when he finally told her about his relationship with Lerner.
Dana told the Post: 'When he told me, I was like, "Thank God. She told the newspaper that despite how the public feels, her father hasn't abandoned Smith at all.
'She’s in this house. She’s here every day,' she said. Lerner also said that it makes her feel good that she can help Smith on a daily basis.
'If I can be compassionate to her, if I can do anything for her, it makes me feel good,' Lerner told the newspaper.
'If it is giving her something to drink, or making her something to eat - she loves to eat - I feel good,' Lerner added. There were several fans who supported Dan Gasby's decision to date again.
'I wonder how many of those that are downing you Dan have ever been a caregiver of someone with Alzheimer's? I have been there but not 24 hours a day every day.
I am not judging you because this is your life and B's life,' one user wrote on Facebook.
'Make it what you want it to be and don't ever forget to take care of yourself. Prayers for you and B!' the user added.
I have not walked a mile in your shoes so how could I judge! I wish you and all the people that you love an incredible amount of peace and happiness!' another user wrote under an image of Gasby, Smith and Lerner.
Smith's diagnosis came to light in 2014 when she was found in Manhattan after she went missing in Long Island. The trailblazing model began her fashion career by becoming the first African-American woman to grace the cover of Mademoiselle magazine in 1976.
A decade later, Smith, a native of Pennsylvania, opened the first of her three restaurants located in New York, Washington, DC, and the village of Sag Harbor on Long Island.
In 2001, the renowned New York restaurateur launched her first home decor collection for Bed Bath and Beyond, offering bedding, bath ensembles, rugs and paper products. For several years Smith was the spokesperson for national retailers. She also authored three cookbooks.
In 2011, she appeared in the Off-Broadway play Love, Loss and What I Wore, co-written by Nora Ephron. Her half-hour talk show B. Smith With Style aired on BET and Bounce TV networks. She also hosted a show on SiriusXM radio.
Smith married Dan Gasby in 1992. He was the executive producer of the Essence Awards and the senior vice president of marketing at Camelot Entertainment Sales Inc.