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EXCLUSIVE: Liza Minnelli's Nightmare Marriage - Singing Icon Opens Up About How Being Hitched to Weirdo David Gest Was Like Being in Jail · Fresh Intelligence

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  [SPEAKER_00]: Screen legend Liza Manelli's ex-husband, David Jest, left such a profound impact on her life that she is sworn-off relationships permanently, radaronline.com reports.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: An insider described Jest as a monster who tortured her mentally until she found the courage to leave.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Liza, 80, recognized for her iconic performances and daughter of Hollywood legends Judy Garland and Vincentay Manelli, married just in a $3.2 million wedding in 2002, with Michael Jackson his best man and Elizabeth Taylor as Maetron of Honor.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: At the time, Jess was 48, and Liza was 56.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: However, their marriage quickly soured.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: In her memoir,
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  [SPEAKER_00]: hear this.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: She stated, he didn't just control everything I ate from morning until night.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He controlled the people I saw and spoke to on the phone.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He screamed my calls.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: In truth, I was his prisoner.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: She further alleged that just racked up charges on her American Express card without her knowledge.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Admitting, I clearly wasn't sober when I married this clown.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: After just 16 months, Liza filed for divorce in 2003 and has not remarried since.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Just passed away in 2016 at the age of 62.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: A source close to Liza mentioned, Liza will openly tell people how this disaster put her off the concept of marriage, emphasizing that just was a totally abusive monster who shattered her trust in relationships.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Today, Liza maintains a reclusive lifestyle, a reflection of her trauma.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The mere discussion of dating remains triggering for Liza, who continues to grapple with painful memories and nightmares about her past.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: The thought of risking her heart again just doesn't sit well with Liza at all.