From a New York Times obit by Neil Genzlinger headlined “Howard Bragman, Publicist Who Helped Clients Come Out, Dies at 66”:

Howard Bragman, a publicist who, like many in his line of work, often helped the famous and the reluctantly famous navigate embarrassing or volatile spotlight moments, but who also had a specialty of advising clients who were coming out of the closet, died in Los Angeles.