Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Trouble's Death Kept Quiet

There’s pampered, and there’s pampered, and then there was $12 million Trouble pampered.

It’s been kept mum, and no one knows why for sure. Maybe it’s because the family didn’t want to bring it up, or have to deal with the inevitable gossip buzz it would surely create, or maybe it’s because certain disinhertited family members with a distaste for Trouble didn’t want to face old wounds again.

Probably because it just plain wasn’t worth the Trouble.

Whatever the reason(s), A Helmsley family heiress passed away at the ripe old age of 12 way back in December, and the world only learned of it this month. That’s right- 12. But that’s around 84 in dog years, if one can really consider Trouble Helmsley a ‘mere dog.’

Obviously, billionaire real estate tycoon Leona Helmsley and Trouble her super-pampered Maltese didn’t think so. When Leona Helmsley passed away in 2008, she left a hefty sum inheritance of $12 million to ensure a comfortable life for her pet.

Full Article and Source:
Trouble - the $12 Million Dog Death Kept Secret

2 comments:

Connie said...

Didn't the judge take some of Trouble's inheritance away at the onset?

Anonymous said...

Full disclosure is imperative where is the money? i believe a person has the right to do what they want with their own money she could burn it or drown it and i would say its her decision in life and after death no matter who the person is and in this case she wanted her dog to be cared for personally i would have shared that wealth with no kill animal shelters those people are all volunteers and do a heck of a great job