Leona Helmsley, The Queen of Mean

Jun 30, 2020 · 32m 49s
Leona Helmsley, The Queen of Mean
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Leona Helmsley was a force to be reckoned with. Not only did she take whatever she wanted in life by any means necessary, including her husband, she seemed to thrive...

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Leona Helmsley was a force to be reckoned with. Not only did she take whatever she wanted in life by any means necessary, including her husband, she seemed to thrive on belittling those around her. This came back to bite her when, after an $8 million renovation on her "weekend" mansion, she tried to dispute charges by citing shoddy work. Little did she know, her contractors noticed that the Helmsley's company had been billed - not the couple themselves.



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Music by:

Swelling

"Night II"

Meydan

"Insomnia Pt. 1"

SoundCrate

"Squad"

SoundCrate

"Shady Dealings"

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Sources:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7912042.stm

https://web.archive.org/web/20080201171136/http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/08/20/leona-helmsley-is-dead-at-87/index.html

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1990-02-16-9002152937-story.html

https://law.jrank.org/pages/3446/U-S-v-Helmsley-1989--We-Don-t-Pay-Taxes-Only-Little-People-Pay-Taxes.html

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-03-19-mn-5943-story.html

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/05/30/queen-of-mean-the-rise-and-fall-of-leona-helmsley

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/09/29/rich-bitch

Cover photo from The New Yorker
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