Zsa Zsa Gabor's Husband Sets the Record Straight
Twitchell
The legendary Zsa Zsa Gabor was once the glamour girl of Hollywood. Now at 92,
she must endure tabloid rumors that she is dying and in danger of losing her
mansion. ET's own Kevin Frazier sat down with Zsa Zsa's ninth husband, Prince
Frederic von Anhalt, to get the real story.
"My wife is not dying -- it is ridiculous," says von Anhalt with a laugh. "She
gets all the tabloids and she sees the things and she just smiles. She says,
'Tell them I'm still alive.'"
At 92, Zsa Zsa has had her share of health problems related to a car accident
and a debilitating stroke, and has confined herself to her Bel Air mansion.
"She doesn't want to get out," explains von Anhalt. "I try everything. I show
her pictures of Liz Taylor, a very good friend of hers, and I say, 'Look, Liz is
going out in a wheelchair.' I say, 'Why don't you go?' 'Well, Liz is a big star,
I'm not a big star -- I don't want people to see me.'"
Von Anhalt says Zsa Zsa talks on the phone with lots of her friends, including
Taylor and Nancy Reagan, and says that he is young and fit enough to care for
his wife.
"I can carry her, take her out of bed, put her in her wheelchair, and take her
in the car and do everything," he says.
As for rumors of facing tough financial times, the IRS says Zsa Zsa owes $118,
000 in back taxes and she reportedly took a big hit by convicted financial scam
artist Bernie Madoff. Von Anhalt won't say how much money was lost, but
acknowledges, "It was a lot."
Zsa Zsa's attorney says she lost as much as $7 million, but asked whether or not
she could lose her mansion, von Anhalt says, "She's not in danger. She's not
going to lose her house. She will not be on the street. Period."
In fact, von Anhalt says that he received a call from the Prince of Brunei
saying he will offer to help them financially in any way.
So what's next? Von Anhalt says he has a new reality show in the works called
"Make Me a Princess," in which he would adopt a girl of 18 years or older to
make her dream come true.
"I want to make an American girl a princess," says von Ahnhalt. "I'm sure it's
going to be a big show. ... It's a girl's dream to be a princess. It was my
wife's dream to be a princess."
pcnky
> http://www.etonline.com/news/2009/11/81164/index.html?utm_source=feed...
this just pegged out the "ewwwwww"-meter
Twitchell
says...
>
>In article <he3qo...@drn.newsguy.com>,
> Twitchell <Twitchel...@newsguy.com> wrote:
>
>> As for rumors of facing tough financial times, the IRS says Zsa Zsa owes
>> $118,
>> 000 in back taxes and she reportedly took a big hit by convicted financial
>> scam
>> artist Bernie Madoff. Von Anhalt won't say how much money was lost, but
>> acknowledges, "It was a lot."
>
>fide journalist just double checked to verify the faux prince's
>claim?!?!?
>
>I looked here....
>
>http://www.finalternatives.com/files/complete_madoff_victim_list.pdf
>
>These are the people who filed claims with the bankruptcy court
>handling the Madoff affair, and the names "Anhalt" "Gabor" don't appear.
>Ditto with Zsa Zsa legal name Sari.., and the Bel Air zip code doesn't
>list them as victims in the area (90077)
>
> If they invested with Stanley Chais, or another feeder fund manager,
>they would still file a claim. Whether it is accepted or not, is a
>different matter.
>
>I mean the faux prince is not only a pathological liar, but a really bad
>one at that, and he has been in legal battles with Zsa Zsa's daughter
>over Zsa Zsa's money in the past. There should be at least a
>superficial inquiry to anything the nutjob states to verify it, before
>publishing it..
>
>There is also a map of where all Madoff's victims are located, (mainly
>the Upper Eastside of Manhattan and Palm Beach, FL) but the von Anhalts
>aren't located on this as well.
I found this...
http://www.reuters.com/article/mediaNews/idUSN2433193420090124
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor has lost at least $7
million as a result of investments with accused financial swindler Bernard
Madoff, her lawyer said on Saturday.
The losses could be as much as $10 million, lawyer Chris Fields said.
He added that Gabor, who is listed in entertainment reference sites as being 91,
was not taking the damage to her nest egg well, having only discovered it in
recent weeks.
The Hungarian-born actress, famed for her rich husbands and calling everyone
"Darling," suffered a stroke in 2005.
Madoff, 70, is accused of running a worldwide fraud that authorities say may
have cost investors $50 billion. The once-respected money manager is out on $10
million bail and living under guard in his Manhattan penthouse apartment.
A foundation run by Oscar-winning film director Steven Spielberg has suffered
losses due to an investment connected to Madoff. Actor Kevin Bacon and his wife,
actress Kyra Sedgwick, also suffered Madoff-related losses, New York magazine
reported.
Gabor, now married to Prince Frederic von Anhalt, starred in such films as
"Moulin Rouge," "Lili" and "Touch of Evil," and was one of three glamorous
sisters who stole the Hollywood limelight in the 1950s and 1960s.
In a widely publicized incident in 1989, she slapped a Beverly Hills police
officer who pulled her over for a traffic violation. She was ordered to serve a
brief stint in jail. (Reporting by Braden Reddall; Editing by Xavier Briand)
-a-
"pcnky" <pcn...@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:8f43d7dd-16dd-4240...@x31g2000yqx.googlegroups.com...
On Nov 19, 10:12 am, Twitchell <Twitchell_mem...@newsguy.com> wrote:
> http://www.etonline.com/news/2009/11/81164/index.html?utm_source=feed...
>
> The legendary Zsa Zsa Gabor was once the glamour girl of Hollywood. Now at
> 92,
> she must endure tabloid rumors that she is dying and in danger of losing
> her
> mansion. ET's own Kevin Frazier sat down with Zsa Zsa's ninth husband,
> Prince
> Frederic von Anhalt, to get the real story.
A fake prince tells the real story. Hmmm.
>
> "My wife is not dying -- it is ridiculous," says von Anhalt with a laugh.
> "She
> gets all the tabloids and she sees the things and she just smiles. She
> says,
> 'Tell them I'm still alive.'"
>
> At 92, Zsa Zsa has had her share of health problems related to a car
> accident
> and a debilitating stroke, and has confined herself to her Bel Air
> mansion.
>
> "She doesn't want to get out," explains von Anhalt. "I try everything. I
> show
> her pictures of Liz Taylor, a very good friend of hers, and I say, 'Look,
> Liz is
> going out in a wheelchair.' I say, 'Why don't you go?' 'Well, Liz is a big
> star,
> I'm not a big star -- I don't want people to see me.'"
Elizabeth Taylor is referred to by her friends as "Elizabeth." She does not
like the name "Liz" at all.
Oh, inadvertent self-promotion in an Anhalt interview? That surely wasn't
meant to happen.
Font of All Important Info
compelled by mysterious forces to say:
>"pcnky" <pcn...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>news:8f43d7dd-16dd-4240...@x31g2000yqx.googlegroups.com...
>On Nov 19, 10:12 am, Twitchell <Twitchell_mem...@newsguy.com> wrote:
>> http://www.etonline.com/news/2009/11/81164/index.html?utm_source=feed...
>>
>> The legendary Zsa Zsa Gabor was once the glamour girl of Hollywood. Now at
>> 92,
>> she must endure tabloid rumors that she is dying and in danger of losing
>> her
>> mansion. ET's own Kevin Frazier sat down with Zsa Zsa's ninth husband,
>> Prince
>> Frederic von Anhalt, to get the real story.
>
>A fake prince tells the real story. Hmmm.
i don't understand why any press still gives him a pulpit. unless
said press is THAT desperate!
--dez
...a pistol-hot cup of Dez...
"Chef of chicanery, your buns are mine!"
--the Tick