Liza Minelli Was ‘Sabotaged’ With Request To Present Oscar In Wheelchair, Friend Says
Musician Michael Feinstein, who is known to be a close friend of Liza Minelli, claimed that the screen icon was “sabotaged” last minute at the Academy Awards by being asked to present in a wheelchair instead of a director’s chair as she requested. Minelli appeared at the show at the request of Lady Gaga, who helped Minelli through some moments where Minelli became distracted and missed her teleprompter cues. Her friend Feinstein said this behavior was not due to any mental dullness, but the last-minute switch into a wheelchair that left Minelli shocked. Feinstein was at the ceremony with Minel...