Liza Minnelli's Assistant Sues

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NEW YORK (AFP) - US diva Liza Minnelli (news)'s former chauffeur and bodyguard has sued her for 100 million dollars, claiming she repeatedly beat him and forced him to have sex with her, court documents showed.


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M'Hammed Soumayah sued the diminutive 58-year-old superstar in New York State Supreme Court, alleging that she fired him from his 238,000-dollar-a-year job and also failed to pay him 89,000 dollars in back wages.


Father-of-two Soumayah, 56, claims that the Oscar-wining star of "Cabaret" repeatedly "hit and assaulted" him and forced him into sexual relations.


He claimed he put up with her "violent outbursts" and sexual harassment for a decade because he feared losing his high-paying job.


The retainer said that during the 10 years of his employment he, "without his consent, was forced to engage in sexual relations with Minnelli," who split up from her last husband, David Gest, last year.


He claimed he had "physical evidence of his sexual relationship with Minnelli. In the event that (Soumayah) resisted or protested, Minnelli would threaten him with termination," the suit said.


"Throughout the course of his employment, (Soumayah) was hit and assaulted by Minnelli repeatedly," the suit stated.


Gest filed a separate suit against Minnelli last year, claiming he was badly injured by frequent alleged beatings by his wife, who he claimed had almost super-human strength during vodka-fuelled rages.


Soumayah claims he was wrongfully fired in June this year without being told the reason.


When Minnelli found out she was being sued, she met with her former chauffeur and allegedly flew into a rage, beat him and then calmed down and demanded sex from him, he claimed.


"When (Soumayah) told her it was wrong of her to fire him, Minnelli became violent and accused (Soumayah) of betraying her," the suit claimed.


"She spat on him and told him that (the late fashion designer) Halston (his previous employer) would have spat on him as well," it added.


Soumayah is demanding 50 million dollars in damages for the alleged assaults, 50 million dollars in damages for sexual battery, as well as 89,000 dollars in back wages, the suit showed.


Minnelli's publicist had no comment on the suit or its allegations.

 

[Acid]

what could be worse than having to have sex with her

 

[saturnine]

Originally posted by Acid@Nov 12 2004, 05:58 AM
what could be worse than having to have sex with her

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BAHA!

Liza Minelli the r*pist.

 

[star]

Originally posted by saturnine@Nov 12 2004, 05:16 AM
BAHA!

Liza Minelli the r*pist.

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hahahha omg i almost spit out my drink!!

 

[Kimkhuu]

Poor guy .

 

[SCBlondie]

One side of me thinks this is the funniest thing I've ever read.

The other side of me feels really sorry for him.

And than I guess subconciously I feel sorry for Liza. Old ladies need sexual healing too. And you know she wasn't getting it from her past husbands. For um, obvious reasons.

 

[Acid]

how could he have done it!
how did he manage to keep it up

 

[AlexN]

Just gross...

 

[LolitaLuxe]

Originally posted by Acid@Nov 12 2004, 03:53 PM
how could he have done it!
how did he manage to keep it up

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exactly, its not like he could just get stiff by gun point because looking at her would make any man shrink out of defense.


shocking and terrifying

 

[ignitioned32]

Originally posted by LolitaLuxe@Nov 12 2004, 11:57 PM
exactly, its not like he could just get stiff by gun point because looking at her would make any man shrink out of defense.
shocking and terrifying

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I dunno... he just forced it I guess. Just in the way str8 p*rnstars do it with gay men.

 

[tiffany]

Originally posted by Acid@Nov 12 2004, 04:58 AM
what could be worse than having to have sex with her

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having sex with her twice

I'm sorry I couldn't resist saying that
The story is scary, that poor man

 

[Acid]

Originally posted by tiffany@Nov 13 2004, 06:31 AM
having sex with her twice

I'm sorry I couldn't resist saying that
The story is scary, that poor man

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i wonder if her and david guest ever had sex
: *awful mental image of a potato humping a monster*

 

[Erin]

100 million? Nobody deserves that kind of money, I don't care who it is... You could live a comfortable life 25 times over with that kind of money.

 

[Jennika]

this article made me feel sad for liza

http://www.nypost.com/gossip/cindy.htm

OUGHTA BE A LAW TO PROTECT THE FAMOUS
November 12, 2004 -- ABOUT this latest assault on Liza Minnelli. I love Liza. Like the song says, "I've seen good times . . . I've seen bad times . . . But I'm still here." And, thank the Lord, so's she. Still standing after everyone around her has tried to knock her down.
The newest lawsuit slammed against her is by M'Hammed Soumayeh. I know him. Everyone who was close to this lady knew him.

M'Hammed originally came into VIPdom decades ago as major-domo for the famous Halston. Think Studio 54's hot, glamour years. Success, excess, unprotected sex. Late nights, boozy-woozy high life, cocaine. The center square, designer Halston, worshipped talent. He adored Liza. She always wore his clothes. Still has some.

When Halston lay dying, he handed on one of his most treasured possessions — M'Hammed. He gave M'Hammed to her. He made M'Hammed promise faithfully to always, always take care of Liza, do for Liza, work for Liza, be there for Liza, watch over Liza, never leave Liza, protect Liza. And so this big, strong wall of protection — loyal, slavish, devoted — became the guardian at the gate for Liza Minnelli.

Call on her personal number, he'd answer the phone. Come to her home, he'd answer the door. Check arrangements like where, when, how, he'd be the point man. She'd work, he'd be in the dressing room. She'd travel, he'd go with her. She'd be in Europe, he'd be in Europe. He'd drive her. He'd accompany her. He was the security blanket. He was the security. He packed a pistol. For her friends it was always: "Oh, Liza's OK. M'Hammed's with her. Don't worry, she has M'Hammed . . ."

What went on inside, in the deepest inside the inside, none of us who made up her outside could know. I always found him caring, respectful. Ask a personal question, he'd defer to her. Ask a private question, he'd say, "Talk to Liza about that."

He was never not there. In her most fragile period, if we had dinner, it was he who'd hold her arm, escort her from her apartment to the elevator through the lobby, put her into my car personally. To accessorize her for that Michael Jackson/Madison Square Garden concert where she met its producer David Gest, I brought over jeweler Nicholas Varney. He dropped a couple of million dollars in diamond goodies onto her kitchen table. Weeks later Nick asked me, "Who's this M'Hammed guy? He's the one took care of the stuff, the one who returned it to me. Who is this M'Hammed guy?"

Enter David Gest. Liza again skinny, strong, hot, glamorous, an international star. David consolidated his hold. Anyone not actively for Svengali himself personally had to go. First to be cut loose were friends he didn't approve. Right or wrong, I don't know. I only know she had an addiction and he called certain people enablers. They were removed. The expected pull between M'Hammed and David resulted in M'Hammed being let go. It stunned us. He'd been her rock. Her lifeline. The only constant in her life. The blood ran. And it was all bad blood.

I had his private cell number. He never took the opportunity to say one evil word — at least to me — about David. Or Liza. Whether David's reasons for seeing M'Hammed terminated were legitimate, whether they went deeper than just jealousy or the need to control, whether he had real cause, as he confided to me he had — who knows?

What the world does know is that whoever held the key to Liza Minnelli's soul has subsequently tried to destroy her. In a bizarre lawsuit, David claims she hit him. Now in another bizarre lawsuit, M'Hammed claims she hit him and also hit on him.



Nobody knows what went on in a bedroom except those who were in that bedroom. But what everybody knows is that today's newest form of employment is beating up on the famous. Sylvester Stallone's housekeeper tried it, Naomi Campbell's assistant tried it, Princess Diana's butler did it, Bill O'Reilly's producer did it, Burt Reynolds' lady friend did it, Gov. McGreevey's man friend did it.

Shouldn't there be a law that protects the famous? If someone is under the influence and acts accordingly, thus harming another, I understand the other person's resentment. I understand anger. I am familiar with how it feels when one you trust plunges the dagger. When you give what you think is your best effort and your best years, and are then made to suffer the emptiness of being unappreciated. But David suing for $10 million, which he, who knows her finances, knows she hasn't? M'Hammed suing for $100 million which he, who knows her finances, knows she hasn't?

This pure meanness is a form of extortion. America hasn't kings or queens. People like Liza are our national treasures. Shouldn't there be a law to protect them?

- Cindy Adams

 

[jennifer~]

Originally posted by Acid@Nov 13 2004, 08:12 AM
i wonder if her and david guest ever had sex
: *awful mental image of a potato humping a monster*

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I am not revisiting this thread

 

[tiffany]

Originally posted by Acid@Nov 13 2004, 09:12 AM
i wonder if her and david guest ever had sex
: *awful mental image of a potato humping a monster*

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that made my day

 

[PrinceOfCats]

If it's true then she should go to prison like any other r*pist...

 

[purplelucrezia]

Originally posted by Jennika@Nov 13 2004, 05:51 PM
America hasn't kings or queens. People like Liza are our national treasures. Shouldn't there be a law to protect them?

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How simply pathetic.

 

[Lena]

very sad

 

[sugarpea]

Originally posted by PrinceOfCats@Nov 15 2004, 07:07 PM
If it's true then she should go to prison like any other r*pist...

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so true...for all those people who feel sorry for her...well, i highly doubt you would feel sorry if it were a man doing this to his female assistant (that is, if it is true)