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In 2011, he founded Paddle8, an online auction website selling fine art, photography, street art and collectibles. In 2013, the company did $ US20 million in sales. By 2015, the company reported "$ US140 million" in sales. Paddle8 was sold in 2015 to The Native. Gilkes stepped down from his role at
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in Venice, Italy in May 2012 and the pair lived in New York City. Their divorce was finalized in the summer of 2017.
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