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'CESSPOOL PRINCESS' Had 2 Bottles of Wine & DRUGS When Shoved Voice Coach, 87, to her Death, Says Defense
The socialite charged with shoving an elderly woman to her death may be getting a plea deal.
Lauren Pazienza's attorney says the woman couldn’t possess the intent to commit the crime. Defense attorney Arthur Aidala says his client was using prescription drugs, and had imbibed up to two bottles of wine, and marijuana at the time.
The victim, 87-year-old Broadway singing coach Barbara Maier Gustern, fell and hit her head, after being hit by Pazienza. She was conscious directly after the incident, but fell into unconsciousness and died from her injuries five days later.
Pazienza has already…
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