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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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

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