The son of famed
architect Richard Meier, designer of a slew of
world-class buildings around the world, is claiming his
dad's gay. Joseph Meier, 28, also says that when he
told Richard he knew his secret, his father committed
him to a New York City psychiatric hospital for five
days, the New York Post's Page Six column
reports.
"I think that the
kid of Clay Aiken is very lucky," Joseph told Page
Six. "He probably won't risk being fired by his father or be
canceled from his will." The latter reference concerns
Joseph's contention that his father is trying to
disinherit him for "outing" Richard.
Joseph also told
Page Six that he's set to write a book "about my
tragic experience with a gay father that didn't want to come
out of the closet and...became aggressive when I
discovered the truth." Joseph didn't explain how he
discovered his father's gay.
Meanwhile, a
representative for Richard Meier declined to address his
son's charges with Page Six, only saying that Richard was
"shocked and saddened" by them. And a friend of
Meier's has disputed he's gay.
"I've seen him
with many, many, many women," the friend told Page
Six. "He really gets around, even at his age. He loves
women. What the son says isn't true." (The
Advocate)