The Liza Minnelli / David Gest divorce proceedings rumble on. As you'll remember (because I'm sure we reported on it), because a pre-nup stops Gest from getting any of Minnelli's fortune in the divorce settlement, he is instead suing for $10 million over allegations she physically abused him during their short marriage, hitting him so much and so badly that he was left with, and I quote, "virtually constant, unrelenting pain". Well, the latest word is Minnelli now says that she was in fear for her life throughout the couple's rather odd sixteen month marriage because, she says, Gest was trying to poison her. Minnelli's lawyers are expected to argue that if she did hit Gest it was only because she was afraid for her life, and therefore her actions are justified. It's all decidedly odd, but should make a great movie one day.
Sep 11, 2006
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Minnelli Gest divorce rumbles on
Liza Minnelli says she feared for her life during her marriage to David Gest, claiming he tried to poison her, as he sues for $10 million over alleged abuse.