Liza Minnelli Reveals the Four People Who ‘Saved My Life’ During Her Darkest Days

Liza Minnelli is opening up about one of the darkest periods of her life, sharing a deeply personal account of addiction, rehab and the people she credits with helping save her.

In a Facebook post, Minnelli, 80, shared an excerpt from her memoir, Kids, Wait Till You Hear This!, explaining that many had asked her to describe what “hitting bottom” looked like.

The account is candid.

Minnelli writes that while living in New York, she surrounded herself with people who either encouraged her drug use or did little to persuade her to stop. She also acknowledged being reckless with money and giving away possessions to people who admired them.

She described having favorite Manhattan bars where bartenders would serve her whenever she arrived, as well as keeping pills and bottles of alcohol in her apartment.

“With no one watching, I self-medicated myself to foggy perfection,” Minnelli wrote, describing a period when she wanted to feel as though nothing and no one could hurt her.

When she later moved to California, she said she found herself repeating the same destructive patterns.

“It was the same old bulls—, this time with more sunshine,” she wrote.

Eventually, Minnelli said, she checked herself into rehab because she was “out of options.”

“And I was f–king scared to death!” she added.

Liza Minnelli Says She Nearly Died Several Times

Minnelli also revealed that her memoir goes into greater detail about just how dangerous those years became.

“My book reveals how many times I nearly died,” she wrote.

Rather than focusing solely on the difficult memories, however, Minnelli used the post to thank the people who stood by her when she needed help.

She specifically named four people whom she says played a crucial role in saving her life: her sister Lorna Luft, her longtime friend Michael Feinstein and his husband Terrence Flannery, and her doctor, Lawrence D. Piro.

Minnelli’s account includes an especially unexpected story involving Luft, 73, and legendary singer Frank Sinatra.

Lorna Luft Had to Buy Liza Minnelli a Hot Dog to Get Her to Rehab

According to Minnelli, Luft was instrumental in getting her to her first rehab treatment.

In a detail that sounds almost unbelievable, Minnelli said her sister had to buy her a hot dog to persuade her to board Sinatra’s private jet for the trip.

“Lorna how the hell did you put up with me?” Minnelli wrote.

The moment offers a glimpse at the lengths her sister went to help her during a frightening period.

Minnelli has long spoken about her close relationship with Luft, who is also the daughter of Judy Garland and producer Sidney Luft.

The sisters grew up in one of Hollywood’s most famous families, but Minnelli’s latest comments focus on Luft not simply as a sibling, but as someone who helped get her through one of the most difficult periods of her life.

The post gives fans a glimpse at the story Minnelli plans to tell in Kids, Wait Till You Hear This!, her memoir about her extraordinary life and career.

And while her account of hitting bottom is difficult, her message ultimately centers on the people who refused to give up on her when she needed them most.

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