The former Lia Triff received $15 million in a divorce settlement from her first husband, the prominent lawyer Melvin Belli. She was his fifth of six wives. The marriage lasted 16 years and ended in divorce in 1988.
Allegations of "adultery flowed from both sides." Belli referred to Lia as El Trampo. He accused her of having affairs with numerous men and women, including Archbishop Desmond Tuto and Zsa Zsa Gabor,
The couple had one daughter, Melia. The relationship between mother and daughter appears to have ended decades ago. In 1998, Lia was sued by Melia, who accused her mother of stealing $90,000 from a fund established for her education. She had to withdraw from university because she did not have the funds to pay the tuition.
Lia, then married to Paul for three years and living in Bucharest, did not attend the trial, She sent a response through her lawyer: "Lia and her husband are currently involved in diplomatic efforts on the war in Kosovo. This conflict is of great importance to them. They will carry out diplomatic duties before dealing with this process."
Melia Belli's lawyer issued an response to remind Lia and her husband that Bucharest is more than 300 miles away from Kosovo. He added "Romania became a republic after the end of World War II and the royal family has no role in politics and diplomacy of this country."
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So it was her alleged affair viz ze "Princess von Anhalt, Duchess of Saxony" (*cough*) that have Lia a taste "royalty"? Hmm...
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