'Queen of Mean' leaves 4 bllion to do Dogs!
I have decided to become a Dog.. From now on I wish to be called Fido! I will be applying for assistance and hardship allowances.........
'Queen of Mean': But Leona Helmsley had a soft spot for her dog Trouble
The New York billionairess who famously said 'only the little people pay taxes' has thumbed her nose at humanity once more by cutting indigent people out of her will - in favour of dogs.
'Queen of Mean' New York hotelier and real estate magnate Leona Helmsley left millions to her beloved dog, Trouble, but she has left billions for the care of dogs in general, The New York Times said today.
Helmsley left instructions that an entire charitable trust valued at $5billion to $8billion (£2.5billion to £4billion), and amounting to virtually all of her estate, be used for the care and welfare of dogs, the newspaper said, citing two people who had seen the document and described it on condition of anonymity.
The two people said Helmsley signed it in 2003 to establish goals for the trust that would disburse assets after her death.
The first goal was to help indigent people and the second to provide for the care and welfare of dogs, the newspaper said. But a year later, she deleted the first goal.
But not all the money may go to the dogs, according to the article.
It said the mission statement also has a provision that Helmsley's trustees may use their discretion in distributing the funds, and some lawyers say the statement may not mean much, given that it was not incorporated into her will or the trust documents.
Helmsley, known as 'the Queen of Mean' for the way she dealt with her employees, had a soft spot for her dog.
But a New York court last month lowered the dog's inheritance to $2million from $12million (£1million from £6million) on the grounds that Helmsley was mentally unfit when she made her will.
A spokesman for the executors of Helmsley's estate told the Times they did not want to comment on the statement because they were still working to determine the trust's direction.
Helmsley died in August 2007 aged 87.
LOL, heero, you're spot on!
if Dracula could pretend to be a malformed Chihuahua and get a grant..
...coz she gave the money to a dog...and not to a cat...
Isn't it obvious?
"Everything in this book may be wrong." Illusions: The Adventures of The Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach
Eco-savvy, she took the easy route. Being nasty is easy. Many more have had worse things done to them, you dont see them having pity parties by demeaning people.
so called human, no one is born with witchy heart, their hearts become hardened bcos of our behaviour.
Well, they didn't call her "Queen of Mean" for nothing.
Yeah, the little I read of her, she was real nasty
Fine, I'm not going to dispute that.
Honestly, though, I really don't see anything wrong in leaving money for an animal charity :)
Believe me.. She was a witch...
I don't know who this lady is but in general, loving animals does not mean hating people.
Well, she obviously hated people, as her employees will attest.
Im always intrigued by hard-a55 women. Loved the one in the Devil Wears Prada.
Why not, britexpat?
it realy right to leave all this money to Dogs ?
Honestly, I don't see anything wrong in leaving all your money to a charity. Whether that charity is for dogs, camels or humans, it doesn't matter does it?