Liza Minnelli has made shocking statements about the problems her late mother Judy Garland faced in Hollywood.
The 79-year-old has opened up about the painful chapter in her upcoming memoir, Kids, Wait Till You Hear This!.
According to RadarOnline.comIn the book, she revisited her late mother Garland’s fame and the devastating toll it took on her life.
In doing so, Minnelli claimed that Garland’s struggle went beyond the pressure of the studio system and involved adults who were supposed to protect her.
She says: “They (the press) said she was a bad mother, that she drank too much, took too many pills and ignored her family.”
“Mom spent millions of dollars in rehab and hospitals, hoping they could cure her. She underwent electroshock therapy. Nothing worked. It’s no secret who the perpetrators were.”
She alleged that powerful industry figures, and even her own grandmother, played a role in the star’s addiction, saying: “Industry executives – and, I was told, my grandmother – had poisoned her with ups and downs since she was a child star.”
