Music legend marries male manager

April 16, 2015 11:24 pm 1 comment Views: 1
Surprise wedding ... Barry Manilow has reportedly married his longtime manager Garry Kief

Surprise wedding … Barry Manilow has reportedly married his longtime manager Garry Kief during a private ceremony at their Palm Springs, California residence. Picture: Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images
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AMERICAN Singer Barry Manilow has reportedly married his partner and longtime manager Garry Kief in a small private ceremony in Palm Springs.

People magazine claims it has had confirmation of the surprise union from multiple sources.

The magazine reported that 20 to 30 close friends were invited to Manilow’s Palm Springs home last year, only to be told that they would in fact be witnesses to the wedding.

“(The two) are committed to one another and have been for a very long time,” a source told People. “They have a great relationship. Garry has always been there for Barry.”

“(Manilow’s) at a point now where he’s got his career and personal life in a great place and he really doesn’t care what people think. He’s in love and happy.”

Reports stated that the couple did not sign marriage documents, making it an unofficial union between the 71-year-old singer and his 66-year-old manager.

Perhaps strangely for an unmarried man in the public eye, rumours about Manilow’s sexuality have not played a major role throughout his career.

The website allmusic.com notes that Kief has been Manilow’s manager since at least 1973, when the performer released the pop/rock album Barry Manilow I.

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