Editing Liza Minnelli (section)

==Personal life==
Minnelli has long suffered from alcoholism and has been addicted to prescription drugs, originating from a Valium prescription after her mother died.<ref name=Guard08>{{cite news |url= https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/may/04/popandrock|last=Barber|first=Lynn<!-- No 'e'. -->|title=Secrets and Liza |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |location= London |date=May 3, 2008 |access-date=July 24, 2013}}</ref> Her use of recreational drugs in the 1970s was noted by [[Andy Warhol]], who in a 1978 diary entry recalled Minnelli arriving at [[Halston]]'s house and imploring the host to "Give me every drug you've got."<ref name=Guard08/><ref name="Warhol">{{cite book|title=The Andy Warhol Diaries|last=Warhol|first=Andy|author-link=Andy Warhol|editor-last=Hackett|editor-first=Pat|year=1989|publisher=[[Warner Books]]|location=New York|isbn=978-0-446-51426-2|lccn=88-40565|page=[https://archive.org/details/andywarholdiarie0000warh/page/92 92]|title-link=The Andy Warhol Diaries}}</ref> Along with Warhol and [[Bianca Jagger]], Minnelli made frequent appearances at New York City nightclubs during the late 1970s, including [[Studio 54]]. Minnelli left her 1984 musical ''[[The Rink (musical)|The Rink]]'' to enter the [[Betty Ford Clinic]].<ref name="LLC1997">{{cite magazine|author=Rebecca Mead|magazine=New York Magazine|title=Life Is Still a Cabaret|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SegCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA18|access-date=March 17, 2013|date=January 13, 1997|page=18|issn=0028-7369}}</ref>

Minnelli is an [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopalian]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0603/25/lkl.01.html|title=Larry King Interviews Liza Minnelli|date=March 25, 2006|access-date=June 6, 2012}}</ref>

Minnelli's friendships have included the singer [[Adam Ant]], whom she advised on what to wear when he was presented to [[Queen Elizabeth II]] after the 1981 [[Royal Variety Performance]] at which his band [[Adam and the Ants]] performed.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M1Kh3hijIOgC&q=adam+you+must+take+off+your+makeup+before+meeting+the+queen&pg=PT224|title=Stand and Deliver: My Autobiography|first=Adam|last=Ant|date=September 4, 2008|publisher=Pan Macmillan|isbn=9780330464574|via=Google Books}}</ref> Ant in turn namechecked Minnelli in the track "Crackpot History and the Right To Lie" on his 1982 solo album ''[[Friend or Foe (album)|Friend or Foe]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.adam-ant.net/discography/Discographyimages/albums/fof/uk/inner1.jpg|title=''Friend or Foe'', Adam Ant, CBS Records, CBS 25040, 1982|website=Adam-ant.net|access-date=September 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322065359/http://www.adam-ant.net/discography/Discographyimages/albums/fof/uk/inner1.jpg|archive-date=March 22, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

During an Australian visit in 1964, Minnelli and her then-boyfriend Peter Allen were invited to the opening of the Compass Centre in Bankstown, Sydney. They were awarded the titles of King and Queen of the Compass Centre.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/the-sso-az-guide-to-queer-sydney/10787|title=THE SSO A-Z GUIDE TO QUEER SYDNEY|date=April 20, 2008}}</ref>

===Marriages and relationships===
Minnelli has married and divorced four times. Her first marriage was to entertainer [[Peter Allen (musician)|Peter Allen]] on March 3, 1967.<ref>{{cite book|last=Parish|first=James Robert|title=The Hollywood Book of Extravagance|publisher=John Wiley and Sons|year=2007|isbn=978-0-470-05205-1|page=137}}</ref> Australian-born Allen was Judy Garland's protégé in the mid-1960s.<ref>[http://www.bluedesert.dk/peterallen.html Peter Allen] bluedesert.dk. Retrieved December 2, 2008.</ref> Minnelli and Allen agreed to a [[trial separation]] on April 9, 1970.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 10, 1970 |title=Separation for Minnelli |pages=5 |work=The Canberra Times |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/107918909}}</ref> Their divorce was finalized on July 24, 1974.<ref>"Notes on People", ''The New York Times'', July 25, 1974, p. 34</ref> Minnelli told ''The Advocate'' editor-in-chief Judy Wieder in September 1996, "I married Peter, and he didn't tell me he was gay. Everyone knew but me. And I found out ... well, let me put it this way: I'll never surprise anybody coming home as long as I live. I call first!"<ref name="Wieder">{{cite book|title=Celebrity: The Advocate Interviews|last=Wieder|first=Judy|editor-last=Wieder|editor-first=Judy|year=2001|publisher=Advocate Books|location=New York|isbn=978-1-55583-722-8|page=85|title-link=Celebrity: The Advocate Interviews}}</ref>

After her separation from Allen, Minnelli was engaged to actor [[Desi Arnaz Jr.|Desi Arnaz Jr]] and comedian [[Peter Sellers]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 22, 1973 |title=Liza, in Love with Peter Sellers, Calls Off Engagement to Desi Jr. |pages=1 |work=The Buffalo News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Sikov |first=Ed |url=http://archive.org/details/mrstrangelovebio0000siko |title=Mr Strangelove: a biography of Peter Sellers |date=2002 |publisher=London: Sidgwick & Jackson |others=Internet Archive |isbn=978-0-283-07297-0 |pages=326}}</ref>

Minnelli married [[Jack Haley Jr.]], a producer and director, on September 15, 1974.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yGcRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4ucDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3403,3988693&dq=jack-haley+liza-minnelli "Liza Minnelli marries Haley"] ''Eugene Register-Guardian'', September 16, 1974</ref> His father, [[Jack Haley]], was Minnelli's mother's co-star in ''[[The Wizard of Oz]].'' They divorced in April 1979.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0QM1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=A08KAAAAIBAJ&pg=2998,4352570&dq=jack-haley+liza-minnelli "Liza Minnelli Divorced"] ''Bangor Daily News'', April 11, 1979</ref>

Minnelli was married to Mark Gero, a sculptor and stage manager, from December 4, 1979, until their divorce in January 1992.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oEsPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FoYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2935,1194883&dq=mark-gero+liza-minnelli "Divorce Granted for Liza Minnelli"] ''Daily News'', January 30, 1992</ref>

Minnelli was married to [[David Gest]], a concert promoter, from March 16, 2002, until their separation in July 2003 and divorce in April 2007.<ref>Maull, Samuel.[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/18/AR2007011801489.html "Minnelli, Gest End Lawsuits, to Divorce"] ''The Washington Post'', January 18, 2007</ref><ref>[http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/mhauqlkfmhkf/ "Gest: Liza's still a legend"] ''Irish Examiner'', April 20, 2007</ref> The wedding boasted over 1200 guests at the Marble Collegiate Church in Manhattan, with [[Michael Jackson]] as the best man, [[Elizabeth Taylor]] as the matron of honor, and a bridal party that included [[Mia Farrow]], [[Gina Lollobrigida]], [[Petula Clark]], [[Mya (singer)|Mya]], and [[Janet Leigh]] among others. Gest was reportedly gay, as was her first husband.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-04-09 |title=David Gest hired hitman for Sir Elton John |url=https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-music-elton-john-david-gest-c7b6025ed0d546feb6eb884fb98faf85 |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=The Mercury News |first=Martha Ross {{!}} Bay Area News |date=2016-04-13 |title=David Gest and Liza Minnelli: Top moments |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2016/04/13/david-gest-and-liza-minnelli-top-moments-of-their-fabulous-scandalous-life-together/ |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=The Mercury News |language=en-US}}</ref> In a 2003 lawsuit, Gest alleged that Minnelli beat him in alcohol-induced rages during their marriage.<ref name="Saulny">{{cite news|last=Saulny|first=Susan|title=Husband Sues Liza Minnelli, Citing Drinking and Violence|work=The New York Times|page=2|date=October 22, 2003|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/22/nyregion/husband-sues-liza-minnelli-citing-drinking-and-violence.html}}</ref> Minnelli denied the accusations, claiming Gest was simply after her money. The suit was dismissed in September 2006 for lack of triable issue of fact.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CHRON {{!}} Judge throws out spousal abuse suit against Liza Minnelli |url=https://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2011/02/18/mark-salzman-atheist-free-fall?nref=62451}}</ref>

She also had relationships with Rock Brynner (son of [[Yul Brynner]]), [[Mikhail Baryshnikov]], [[Billy Stritch]], and film director [[Martin Scorsese]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100309190943/http://www.life.com/image/79617151/in-gallery/39672 The Children of Legends, photo by Ron Galella"]. ''Life Magazine'', March 27, 1973</ref><ref>Smilgis, Martha. [http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20071110,00.html Lucy's Baby Desi Arnaz Jr. Is Still Reaching, but Now It's for Stardom, Not Starlets"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110210024934/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20071110,00.html |date=February 10, 2011 }}. ''People Magazine'', June 19, 1978</ref> Her close friendship with French pop singer [[Charles Aznavour]] was described by Aznavour as "more than friends and less than lovers."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpWuQTYOYxk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/YpWuQTYOYxk| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|title=Liza Minnelli: 50 years in Paris &#124; INA Archive|date=February 26, 2015 |via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Minnelli has no children despite numerous attempts; one pregnancy left her with a [[hiatal hernia]] as a result of the medical steps taken to try to save the baby.<ref name=LunchGuardian/>

===Philanthropy===
[[File:Liza Minnelli visits the tomb of Eva Peron, 1993.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Minnelli, in 1993, visiting the tomb of [[Eva Perón]] in [[Buenos Aires]] (in the early 1990s, Minnelli was in the running for the role of ''[[Evita (1996 film)|Evita]]'')]]

Throughout her lifetime, Minnelli has served on various charities and causes. She served on the board of directors of [[The Institutes for The Achievement of Human Potential]] (IAHP) for 20 years, a nonprofit educational organization that introduces parents to the field of child brain development. In a 2006 interview with Randy Rice at Broadwayworld.com, Minnelli said that she was the person who told [[Elizabeth Taylor]] about HIV/AIDS while talking about their mutual friend [[Rock Hudson]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rice |first=Randy |date=2006-12-01 |title=An Interview with Liza Minnelli |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/An-Interview-with-Liza-Minnelli-20061201 |website=BroadwayWorld.com}}</ref> She has also dedicated much time to [[amfAR]], The Foundation for [[AIDS]] Research, which was co-founded by Taylor.

In 2007, she stated in an interview with ''Palm Springs Life'': "AmfAR is important to me because I've lost so many friends that I knew [to AIDS]".<ref name=odell>Holly O'Dell {{cite web|url=http://www.officiallizaminnelli.com/careerarchive/articles/2007-November-PPS.html |title=Legendary Liza |access-date=February 21, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714230120/http://www.officiallizaminnelli.com/careerarchive/articles/2007-November-PPS.html |archive-date=July 14, 2011 }}. ''Palm Springs Life''</ref> In 1994, she recorded the Kander & Ebb tune "The Day After That" and donated the proceeds to AIDS research.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.deseret.com/1993/7/5/19054826/liza-will-record-song-with-an-aids-message|title= Liza Will Record Song With An AIDS Message|website= Desert News|date=5 July 1993}}</ref> The same year, she performed the song in front of thousands in Central Park at the 25th anniversary of the [[Stonewall riots]].