Diego Dalla Palma Sounds Off

PASSING THROUGH: Diego Dalla Palma, founder of the eponymous makeup company, has been causing quite a stir on social media in Italy. The beauty guru, now in his 60s, has been taking stock of his life, discovering with age that: “I know nothing and I am nothing. And I am only passing through. That I am here for a brief, interesting and troubled vacation that is ending,” as he posted on his Facebook page, where he also stated that: “Not too long from now, death for me will be liberating.” Seeking to make a positive impact on the world, Dalla Palma announced plans to sell his properties in Lombardy, Veneto and Sicily and donate more than a million euros to “structures or initiatives that host and take in orphans from around the world, mothers with small children, elderly people without hope or the sick and displaced who are escaping wars, pestilence and famine.” Dalla Palma also referenced his support of Exit International, a non-profit organization that advocates for the legalization of euthanasia, a highly controversial topic in Italy. “Some want to call it suicide? Well, darn it, call it suicide then! For me, it has a different meaning,” he said, describing it

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