- Seth Tobias
Seth Tobias (
April 8 1963 –September 4 2007 ) was an Americanhedge fund manager and financial commentator who made frequent appearances on theCNBC television programs "Squawk Box " and "Kudlow & Company ". He graduated fromBoston University with aB.A. in Finance.He was the president of Circle T Partners, a company he founded in 1996 after working for five years as portfolio manager and equity trader at JRO Associates. [ [http://www.thestreet.com/tsc/cf/cf_2003_speakers.html The Street.com] ]
Death
Tobias' body was discovered in the swimming pool of his
Florida home; the cause of death has not yet been officially disclosed. The details of his death were widely reported in "The New York Times " in a major article onDecember 4 ,2007 . They included accusations of drug use, bisexual dalliances with a go-go boy and gay porn star named Tiger, and murder. [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/04/business/04tobias.html Andrew Ross Sorkin, "A Lurid Aftermath to a Hedge Fund Manager’s Life," "New York Times," December 4, 2007.] ]On December 17, 2007, a male escort and porn star named
Lexx Parker gave an interview to "The New York Post " gossip columnPage Six claiming a sixteen-month affair with Tobias that began in 2004 when the pair met atMicky's , a gay nightclub inWest Hollywood ,California . The item claims they were introduced by publicistJason Sechrest , who said he did not recall the incident. "I do not remember ever hearing about or even meeting Seth Tobias, much less having known him well enough to introduce him to anyone as is implied in the "Page Six" story," Sechrest said, although he admitted that it was possible. [ [http://www.gayporntimes.com/hardnews/2007/12/20/update-lexx-parker-seth-tobias-scandal/ J.C. Adams, "UPDATE: Lexx Parker-Seth Tobias Scandal," GayPornTimes.com, December 20, 2007.] ]Parker told the "New York Post," "Seth knew I was a hustler and knew how much I charged" and "I did what I got paid to do." He noted Tobias enjoyed watching gay porn films while the two had sex. "Page Six" also reported that the relationship "cooled off when Parker moved to Las Vegas and Tobias told him that he was having problems in his marriage that he had to deal with, but they parted on good terms. Parker had no theory on who, if anyone, may have been involved in Tobias’ death, calling the situation only 'sad' and 'tragic.'" [ [http://www.pagesix.com/story/lover+spills+secret+affair+seth+tobias Libby Keatinge, "Lover Spills on Secret Affair with Seth Tobias," PageSix.com, December 17, 2007.] ]
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