Editing Gore Vidal (section)

=== The Capote–Vidal feud ===
In 1975, Vidal sued [[Truman Capote]] for slander, over the accusation that he had once been thrown out of the [[White House]] for being drunk, putting his arm around First Lady [[Jacqueline Kennedy]], and then insulting [[Janet Lee Bouvier|her mother]].<ref name=NYTobit>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/01/books/gore-vidal-elegant-writer-dies-at-86.html|title=Gore Vidal Dies at 86; Prolific, Elegant, Acerbic Writer|date=August 1, 2012|work=The New York Times|access-date=February 8, 2017|archive-date=January 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128072905/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/01/books/gore-vidal-elegant-writer-dies-at-86.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Capote said of Vidal at the time: "I'm always sad about Gore—very sad that he has to breathe every day."<ref name="people.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20073969,00.html|title=Sued by Gore Vidal and Stung by Lee Radziwill, a Wounded Truman Capote Lashes Back at the Dastardly Duo|access-date=April 9, 2015|archive-date=June 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150614032029/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20073969,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Mutual friend [[George Plimpton]] observed: "There's no venom like Capote's when he's on the prowl—and Gore's too, I don't know what division the feud should be in." The suit was settled in Vidal's favor when [[Lee Radziwill]] refused to testify on Capote's behalf, telling columnist [[Liz Smith (journalist)|Liz Smith]], "Oh, Liz, what do we care; they're just a couple of fags! They're disgusting."<ref name="people.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/at-92-liz-smith-reveals-787004|title=At 92, Liz Smith Reveals How Rupert Murdoch Fired Her, What It Felt Like to Be Outed|author=Maer Roshan|date=April 8, 2015|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=April 9, 2015|archive-date=April 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150409000943/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/at-92-liz-smith-reveals-787004|url-status=live}}</ref>