Editing Liza Minnelli (section)

===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/>