TIL Leona Helmsley was a real piece of shit - eviltoast

During the trial, a former housekeeper testified that she had heard Helmsley say: “We don’t pay taxes; only the little people pay taxes”, a quote which was identified with her for the rest of her life.

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    On March 31, 1982, Helmsley’s only child, Jay Panzirer, died of a heart attack resulting from arrhythmia.[19]: 208  Her son’s widow, who lived in a property that Helmsley owned, received an eviction notice shortly after his funeral. Helmsley successfully sued her son’s estate for money and property that she claimed he had borrowed, and she was ultimately awarded $146,092

    ouch. what a see-you-next-tuesday