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  CareFair.com - Fellow Contestants Afraid of David Gest
David Gest, ex-husband of Liza Minnelli, is reportedly scaring his fellow contestants on “I’m a Celebrity”.
Fellow celebrity, Faith Brown is reported as stating that Gest reminds her of a vampire and that she plans on traveling with a string of garlic as protection.
Gest has been the butt of jokes on late night shows because of his obvious overuse of Botox and other cosmetic surgery procedures.
www.carefair.com /html/Fellow_Contestants_Afraid_of_David_Gest_1118.html   (130 words)

  
 AP Wire | 06/15/2006 | Minnelli's ex-husband David Gest sued   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
"David A. Gest made sexual comments, touched plaintiff in a sexual nature, wrote sexual comments in plaintiff's calendar, paid another employee to touch plaintiff," Beyer, 35, wrote in a complaint he filed himself.
Gest's attorney, Edward Bearman, said his client tried to do Beyer a favor by giving him a temporary job that lasted only nine weeks.
Gest moved to Memphis in 2004, when he staged the "David Gest's All-Star Holiday Extravaganza" featuring Jane Russell, Petula Clark, Gale Storm, Patricia Neal and Tippi Hedren.
www.dfw.com /mld/dfw/entertainment/14828903.htm   (218 words)

  
 David Gest - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
David Alan Gest (born May 11, 1953, Los Angeles, California) is an American television producer and concert promoter who is now perhaps best known for his brief marriage to entertainer Liza Minnelli.
Gest and Minnelli were married on March 16, 2002 and separated less than a year and a half later in July 2003.
Gest is known as an avid collector of Hollywood and Broadway entertainment memorabilia.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/David_Gest   (393 words)

  
 David Gest
Gest produced the TV show "Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special." He met Liza Minnelli who made an appearance in the show and the two were married on March 16, 2002.
Minnelli and Gest separated in July of 2003, about 16 months after they were married.
In October of 2003, Gest sued Minnelli claiming that he had been abused by her during their time together.
www.harrynilsson.com /about-david-gest.html   (86 words)

  
 Judge Shows David Gest The Door - September 25, 2006
David Gest's civil complaint, filed in October 2003, was bounced by New York State Supreme Court Judge Jane Solomon, who ruled that Gest was unable to establish that his purported injuries came at the hands of an allegedly alcohol-fueled Minnelli.
Gest's complaint chronicled alleged beatings in London, Italy, and New York and claimed that Minnelli once threw a lamp at him, punched a security guard, choked a male employee of Gest's, and bit another security official.
As a result of the pummelling, Gest claimed, he was left in "virtually constant, unrelenting pain" that required "11 prescription medications per day, some more than once." Gest's various ailments were detailed in medical records filed during the litigation.
www.thesmokinggun.com /archive/0925061minnelligest1.html   (245 words)

  
 The Smoking Gun: Archive
OCTOBER 21--David Gest, the estranged husband of Liza Minnelli, claims in a lawsuit filed today that the singer regularly beat him during the couple's 16-month marriage.
Gest even recounts a pre-marriage incident in December 2001 as the couple traveled, via a chauffeured Mercedes, to enroll Minnelli in a Pennsylvania rehab facility.
Gest claims that the singer drank an entire bottle of red wine in the car and then began beating him "about his head with open hands and closed fists." In a statement, Minnelli said she had hoped "the end of my marriage would be handled with mutual respect and dignity.
www.thesmokinggun.com /archive/lizaabuse1.html   (179 words)

  
 SundayMirror.co.uk - News - I'M A CELEBRITY'S DAVID GEST - UNMASKED
His mum, former teacher Ellie Gest, 81, added that her little boy was always destined for TV stardom, saying: "David was interested in showbusiness from the start, he was fascinated by it.
Gest had his first taste of showbiz when he started sending music articles to the local newspaper.
Gest hit back claiming he was the victim of a series of drunken beatings that left him in severe pain.
www.sundaymirror.co.uk /news/tm_headline=i-m-a-celebrity-s-david-gest---unmasked&method=full&objectid=18109773&siteid=94762-name_page.html   (1056 words)

  
 Leaving Liza Minnelli - Dateline NBC - MSNBC.com
Gest: “Here we are on a vacation and out of nowhere she starts going to the mini-bar.  And I come in and she's violent.
David Gest says Hawaii was going to be the couple's refuge, a place to escape the publicity they seemed to both curse and crave.
Gest told us the headline was correct, he did move out, but only to set up house for the two of them in this seaside property in Hawaii.  But after Minnelli read the article, Gest says she cut off all communication with him, convinced that he was behind it.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/4185005   (4299 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - David Gest, alleging assault, sues Liza Minnelli for $10 million   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
David Gest is suing ex-wife Liza Minnelli for assault.
Gest, 50, alleges in court papers that Minnelli, 57, flew into drunken rages on several occasions on both sides of the Atlantic, insulting and striking him.
Gest's lawyer, Raoul Felder, said his client suffered neurological damage and headaches from the alleged attacks, and is staying at a rehabilitation clinic in Honolulu.
www.usatoday.com /life/2003-10-21-gest-lawsuit_x.htm   (420 words)

  
 COURTTV.COM - PEOPLE - Is Gest risking public ridicule for a payoff?
Liza Minnelli and David Gest are embroiled in a bitter public divorce.
Gest's lawyer, Raoul Felder, has been on the other side of this dynamic before. In the summer of 2002, his client, former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, was goaded into a near-$7 million settlement with his wife, Donna Hanover, admitting that his open relationship with current wife, Judi Nathan, amounted to "cruel and inhuman" treatment.
In his suit, Gest says Minnelli's vodka-fueled rampages, pill-popping and constant beatings left him a shell of a man, trapped in an "unrelenting cycle of pain" and saddled with numerous hospital bills and ailments.
www.courttv.com /people/2003/1024/minnelli_ctv.html   (693 words)

  
 Playbill News: Liza Responds: Minnelli Sues David Gest for Divorce
The New York Post reports that Minnelli claims husband David Gest was "cruel and inhuman to her." Minnelli's divorce suit follows this week's announcement that Gest is suing the Academy Award winner for $10 million.
Gest's suit accuses Minnelli of alcohol-fueled, violent drunken rages that have caused the 50-year-old producer severe headaches and neurological damage.
Gest and Minnelli were married in March 2002 in a lavish New York city ceremony that featured a host of entertainers, including Michael Jackson, Elizabeth Taylor, Michael Douglas, Anthony Hopkins and Elton John.
www.playbill.com /news/article/82321.html   (663 words)

  
 David Gest
Gest and Minnelli separated in July 2003 and filed for divorce shortly afterwards.
Nodody appeared surprised when David Gest was voted by the public to do the first Bush Tucker Trial.
In 2007 David Gest was favourite to take over from Louis Walsh as a judge on The X Factor.
www.biogs.com /imacelebrity/gest.html   (332 words)

  
 Minnelli's ex-husband David Gest sued - Boston.com
David Gest, the former husband of Liza Minnelli, has been sued by a former employee who claims he was sexually harassed.
"David A. Gest made sexual comments, touched plaintiff in a sexual nature, wrote sexual comments in plaintiff's calendar, paid another employee to touch plaintiff," Beyer, 35, wrote in a complaint he filed himself.
Gest moved to Memphis in 2004, when he staged the "David Gest's All-Star Holiday Extravaganza" featuring Jane Russell, Petula Clark, Gale Storm, Patricia Neal and Tippi Hedren.
www.boston.com /ae/celebrity/articles/2006/06/15/minnellis_ex_husband_david_gest_sued?mode=PF   (254 words)

  
 David Gest Photos - David Gest News - David Gest Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
David was born on may 11 1953 in LA.He grew up with freinds the Jackson 5.He is now a big producer.David made an apperance on "I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here" and finished in 3rd place surprising many people.
David is currently in the making of his own talk show.
David: (on not having enough fruit in the jungle) I knew a lady once who didn't eat fruit for a week.
www.tv.com /person/162908/summary.html   (375 words)

  
 David Gest Uses Reality Show to Slam Liza Minnelli
Music producer David Gest has launched a scathing attack on his estranged wife Liza Minnelli, referring to the Cabaret star as "it" and "fat".
Gest had removed his microphone for the frank discussion around the Australian campfire, but his harsh words were still picked up.
He also recalled his horror at seeing a clip of their wedding kiss for the first time saying, "Three months after we were married, we were in bed and I turned on the TV and it was a greatest weddings special and number one was our wedding, and there goes that kiss.
www.celebrityspider.com /news/november06/article111506-9.html   (296 words)

  
 RTÉ.ie Entertainment: David Gest tackles I'm A Celebrity trial
David Gest has tackled the second bushtucker trial in the new series of 'I'm A Celebrity...
Gest, who was chosen to complete the task by the public, was locked inside a tank, where he had to unscrew pipes which released water and various creatures into the tank.
Gest managed to grab six stars before the water level rose too high for him to continue the trial.
www.rte.ie /arts/2006/1115/imacelebrity.html   (309 words)

  
 David Gest Luncheon
Award-winning producer David Gest was honored with a lavish luncheon to celebrate his highly-anticipated autobiography, The Gest List From A-Z: My Wild and Wonderful Life.
“David Gest is one of the most interesting characters in the history of the entertainment world,” he said.
“David Gest has continued to show an enormous amount of caring, an enormous amount of giving, an enormous amount of love,” Warwick said.
www.powermagazines.com /online_edition/david_gest_luncheon/index.html   (306 words)

  
 Extratv.com : David Gest
Friday on "Dateline," Gest says that the abuse was so severe he is still recovering.
Famed divorce attorney Raul Felder is representing Gest, and tells "Extra" that Gest was virtually defenseless when Minnelli flew into a drunken rage.
While Gest reveals all on "Dateline," Minnelli will make another guest appearance on "Arrested Development." Recently, Minnelli told us that she only had kind words for her estranged husband.
extratv.warnerbros.com /dailynews/extra/0204/02_05b.html   (158 words)

  
 Extratv.com : David Gest Sues Liza Minnelli
In court papers, Gest claims Liza began abusing him last June in a London hotel room after allegedly downing at least one bottle of vodka.
Gest claims she, "threw a lamp" at him and began, "beating him about the head and face with her fists." Gest also said that Minnelli struck him on several occasions, including during a Thanksgiving dinner.
He is now suing for $10 million to cover hospital bills and lost work, which means this pair, could have a reunion in court.
extratv.warnerbros.com /dailynews/extra/10_03/10_22e.html   (259 words)

  
 David Gest begged by Michael Jackson - Michael Jackson Discussion
The singer thought TV bosses would try to make a fool out of Gest and allegedly told him he was crazy to consider going on the show.
Jackson, 48, reminded Gest of the humiliation he suffered after allowing TV journalist Martin Bashir to film a documentary about him and pleaded with Gest not to suffer the same fate, claims Gest's bodyguard.
Gest's bodyguard and confidante Imad Handi told The Sun: "Michael said he was mad for doing it.
www.mjnewsonline.com /board/showthread.php?p=1841532#post1841532   (705 words)

  
 David Gest | Planetizen
David Gest is pursuing a dual degree in Law and City and Regional Planning at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
After graduation, David moved to Los Angeles and joined the historic preservation consulting firm Chattel Architecture, Planning & Preservation, Inc. In 2006, David worked for Planetizen as Managing Editor after working part-time as Associate Editor for two years.
David has volunteered his time for the Planning and Law Division of the American Planning Association, the Los Angeles Section of the APA, and as writer and editor for The Next American City magazine.
www.planetizen.com /user/16   (144 words)

  
 David Gest brewing more trouble for Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson might be back in the news again for his not so famous reasons, as Liza Minnelis estranged husband David Gest is planning to expose some shocking revelations about Michael Jackson in his forthcoming autobiography.
Gest and Minneli tied the know in July 2003 which saw Jackson as best man and 17 bridesmaids including Mia Farrow, Chaka Khan and Dame Elizabeth Taylor.
Their divorce case is currently pending until they resolve lawsuits against each other for spousal abuse and theft.
news.webindia123.com /news/Articles/Entertainment/20060514/333855.html   (200 words)

  
 VH1 | Liza Minnelli | David Gest | tv : ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Gest and Minnelli also had no comment, though their publicist expected them to issue a statement soon, Reuters reports.
In a letter to David Gest's attorneys, VH1 cited breach of contract as the reason for the termination, the Post reports.
The network spokesperson confirmed to EW.com that VH1 sent a letter to David Gest's attorneys, some of which was quoted in the Post, citing breach of contract as the reason for the termination.
www.ew.com /ew/report/0,6115,386250_3_0_,00.html   (576 words)

  
 LIZA MINELLI AND DAVID GEST SPLIT   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Liza Minelli has split up with her fourth husband David Gest sixteen months after their lavish wedding in New York.
According to press reports, David is now staying in Hawaii while Liza has stayed on at their residence in New York.
And that same month she and David cancelled plans for a lavish anniversary party in Times Square, fuelling rumours that their relationship was in trouble.
www.hellomagazine.com /2003/07/28/lizaminnelli   (278 words)

  
 Extratv.com : David Gest
Friday on "Dateline," Gest says that the abuse was so severe he is still recovering.
Famed divorce attorney Raul Felder is representing Gest, and tells "Extra" that Gest was virtually defenseless when Minnelli flew into a drunken rage.
While Gest reveals all on "Dateline," Minnelli will make another guest appearance on "Arrested Development." Recently, Minnelli told us that she only had kind words for her estranged husband.
telepixtvcgi.warnerbros.com /dailynews/extra/0204/02_05b.html   (158 words)

  
 David Gest's Civil Suit Thrown Out, He Claimed Liza Minnelli Beat Him, Causing His Headaches - The ShowBuzz
State Supreme Court Justice Jane Solomon granted Minnelli's motion to dismiss the lawsuit on the ground that Gest's doctor had failed to rebut the 60-year-old actress-singer's medical expert, who said Gest's headaches were caused by a strain of herpes that causes shingles and not by beatings.
She said that although Minnelli's physician diagnosed Gest's headaches as being caused by herpes zoster, Gest's doctor said he tested negative for the virus.
Gest has denied that he wrongfully took money from Minnelli and has said she owes him money because of what he spent trying to revive her career.
www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com /stories/2006/09/25/people_hot_water/main2038710.shtml?source=RSSattr=U.S._2038710   (469 words)

  
 David Gest - Latest news, reviews and interviews
DAVID GEST is planning to move to London when he finishes his stint on British reality show I'M A CELEBRITY...
Music producer DAVID GEST is convinced he's dying from the lack of food on British reality show I'M A CELEBRITY...
David Gest is obviously a good, intelligent human being with lots of charm.
www.contactmusic.com /new/artist.nsf/0/A4C326653F12F6E080256EAE003C18C4!opendocument   (215 words)

  
 David Gest - AOL Music
Gest was born in Los Angeles, California and grew up in Southern California...
However, when he opened the compartments, David was joined in the tank by...
OCTOBER 21--David Gest, the estranged husband of Liza Minnelli, claims in a lawsuit filed today that the singer regularly beat him during the couple's...
music.aol.com /artist/david-gest/79700/main   (115 words)

  
 LIZA MINELLI & DAVID GEST WEDDING
DAVID GUEST was the producer of that show and LIZA performed, as did many others, some of whom attended this event.
I’m here to tell you that LIZA MINELLI and DAVID GUEST’S controversial wedding Saturday falls into the same category…It had smash and pizzazz." For the record DONALD TRUMP said he chose to sit in the balcony because the view was better there.
SALLY KIRKLAND related a somewhat pitiful rendering of a frail LIZ TAYLOR being assisted by MICHAEL JACKSON, who saw LIZA’S train dragging on the floor, only to reach down and carry it for her, later being elbowed aside by MARISSA BERENSON, whose job it was in the first place.
www.reelgay.com /NewFiles/march2002/liza/index.html   (2171 words)

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