Another well-known billionaire art lover was in the de Pury crowd last night: Laurence Graff, the London jeweler, who has set auction records of his own.

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He had to quit the cabinet last December after fast-tracking a visa for his ex-lover's nanny.

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Kardashian, who was the last person to interview Taylor, said by phone that she admired the movie star and jewelry lover.

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Written by David Hare, The Judas Kiss examines Wilde's relationship with his lover Lord Alfred Douglas (played by Freddie Fox) and focuses on two moments in Wilde's last years - the eve of his arrest at the Cadogan Hotel, and a night in Naples after his release from prison.

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