Money can’t buy love
August 29, 2007Is Leona Helmsley the perfect example of the adage that “money can’t buy love”? Despite her vast wealth, she was estranged from the grandchildren of her only son and had very few friends. This article gives a pretty good insight into her lonely life. And her Wikipedia entry is here.
Once vilified by the tabloids as the “queen of mean” for her quick temper, Helmsley has now largely cut herself off from family and old friends. For companionship, she relies increasingly on the middle-aged male executives who come in and out of her life and business. But in the wake of recent events, the billionaire says she has lost confidence in her ability to distinguish people who genuinely like her from those who just want to get close to her money.
