Speaks volumes that his ex speaks well of him
Yes, it really does.
I really don't like the Piana type. The tats, the attention whoring, the phoniness, the site injects and PMMA.... all that self-absord, vapid, narcissistic stuff; but according to someone that I know very well and has met and spent some time with Piana he seems like a good and decent person. And that's counts for a lot nowadays in my book (I do have a book). Especially in this bbing biz.
Being decent trumps a lot of other perceived character flaws and idiosyncrasies.