Scott Thorson, Liberace's Former Lover, Dies at 65

Scott Thorson, the former lover of pianist Liberace, passed away at 65 on August 16 in a Los Angeles healthcare facility due to cancer and heart disease. Thorson, who was 18 when he began a five-year relationship with the 57-year-old Liberace, famously sued the entertainer for $113 million in what was recognized as the first same-sex palimony lawsuit in the U.S. This lawsuit, settled out of court in 1986, came after he was dismissed by Liberace, who denied any romantic involvement. Thorson's memoir, 'Behind the Candelabra,' published in 1988, detailed their relationship and was later adapted into an Emmy-winning HBO film in 2013. He claimed Liberace had financed plastic surgeries to make Thorson resemble him, and the relationship was marred by Thorson's struggles with substance abuse. Additionally, Thorson was a key witness in the infamous 1981 Wonderland Massacre trial.