Sugar heir hits slopes, rehab
NOT-SO-SWEET sugar heir Nico Fanjul headed off to a swanky rehab following his February arrest for domestic violence — including allegations of strangulation and robbery — Page Six is told.
Fanjul, who denied the allegations via a lawyer, went to luxury rehab All Points North near Vail, Colo., in March, a source tells Page Six.
Noah Nordheimer, CEO of APN, told us in a statement: “In accordance with applicable privacy laws and stringent privacy policies, [APN] always refrains from disclosing the status of anyone’s association with our facilities,” which offer trauma, addiction and other therapies.
But a source tells us Fanjul — whose billionaire family controls sugar and real estate conglomerates in the US and the Dominican Republic — spent “most of his time skiing.” Along with the spot’s rehab programs, the site says “clients” can also “hit the slopes . . . There’s nothing like a fresh snow and open slopes in Colorado!” APN told us that such activities are part of “experiential therapy” and insists it isn’t a “mountain vacation or a simple self-care retreat,” and clients are required to work on their mental health.
The rehab stay comes after Fanjul was arrested in his Palm Beach, Fla., home when he was accused of physically assaulting an unidentified woman to the point she “thought she was going to die,” she told police, according to their report.
Last April, his then-girlfriend called authorities claiming he had “tackled her to the ground.” He was arrested, but it’s unclear if charges were filed. He also faced domestic violence accusations a decade ago from an ex-girlfriend, “Real Housewives of New York City” star Tinsley Mortimer. Fanjul’s family denied the allegations. She was reportedly hospitalized with a head injury in 2013, and at least two police reports were filed in 2014 alleging Fanjul had assaulted Mortimer.
After this year’s arrest, Fanjul was released on $180,000 bail, according to the Palm Beach Post. In March, a judge granted Fanjul permission to continue getting treatment out of state, this time in Sun Valley, Idaho. His lawyers told us they do not “comment on pending cases.”