She eventually fired back with her own $2 million lawsuit, claiming Gest had stolen money from her. Lawyers for Minnelli adamantly refuted the allegations of abuse. But never over, and over, and over, and over, and over into the head.“ And have a singing career… She’d hit before.
He continued, “She was saying everything, all the things that she resented me for. He maintained it happened until the “last one,” in June 2003, when Minnelli consumed a bottle of vodka and beat him in their hotel room. Gest reported that the first incident occurred in December 2001, before Minnelli went to rehab, and started again five months into their marriage, when she relapsed. The pain was so enormous that I get now 80 shots around the head to deaden the nerves,” he claimed. “She just kept hitting me in the head with her fists, over, and over, and over. Gest alleged to NBC her anger was fueled by alcoholism and jealousy that he was stealing her spotlight.
On March 16, 2002, they had the wedding to end all weddings.īy the end of 2003, Gest had filed a $10 million lawsuit against Minnelli, claiming that she had repeatedly physically abused him. That same month, Minnelli - who struggled with addiction to alcohol and painkillers - relapsed, but sought treatment to save herself and her relationship. “I fell for her right away.” Within 48 hours, the couple had said, “I love you.” A week later, they were living together, and in December Gest proposed with a 3.5-carat Tiffany diamond. “I could see that there was a little girl who needed to be loved,” he recalled to People years ago. The two began dating in June 2001, after getting reintroduced through friends. Although a power player in the music industry, Gest’s name was always linked to Minnelli, thanks to a whirlwind romance, insanely lavish wedding, and a high-profile divorce that made tabloids drool.
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The TV and music producer turned reality star most recently appeared on the United Kingdom’s Celebrity Big Brother and was gearing up to tour the country with a new show. It has been confirmed that David Gest, Liza Minnelli’s ex-husband, passed away in London on Tuesday at the age of 62. Liza Minnelli and David Gest (Photo: Getty Images)
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