“The Girl Who Married Her 8th Husband at Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch”
An international superstar and a blue-collar construction worker exchanged vows 34 years ago today — in one of Hollywood’s most shocking and talked-about weddings.
Elizabeth Taylor, the woman who defined glamour, met Larry Fortensky — a man 20 years her junior — inside the Betty Ford Clinic. She was a two-time patient battling addiction; he was a rough-edged worker recovering from a DUI accident. No one could’ve imagined that this unlikely friendship would turn into a whirlwind romance.
Their connection deepened behind clinic walls, far from the flashing cameras. She called him “Larry the Lion.” He saw her not as a movie legend but as “a real woman.”
By 1991, the world was watching as Elizabeth married Larry at Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch, surrounded by 200 celebrities — including Liza Minnelli, Nancy Reagan, and Eddie Murphy. Helicopters hovered overhead. Paparazzi even parachuted onto the property.
For a moment, it felt like a fairytale. But what happened next showed that even Hollywood legends can’t escape heartbreak…