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R.I.P.8/20/2007 11:05 AM PDT BY TMZ STAFF
Rhymes with Red

Hotelier Leona Helmsley, who once served prison time for tax evasion and was often called the "Queen of
Mean," has died. Helmsley suffered heart failure at her summer home in Greenwich, Conn., said her publicist, Howard Rubenstein.

Helmsley, with husband, Harry, ran a $5 billion real estate
empire which included managing the Empire State Building. A former housekeeper once said she heard Helmsley say: "We don't pay taxes. Only the little people pay taxes." She later served time in prison for tax evasion.

She denied making the statement, but the words followed her for the rest of her life.

She was 87.

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dubois:  1639 days ago

nice pic LMAO!!!!!!

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I am Me:  1639 days ago

I thought she was already dead :(

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MarciP:  1639 days ago

Died from what?

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Butterfly:  1639 days ago

Wow...I don't know what to say. I grew up watching the NYC news stations and there was always something about her back in the 80's.

Mrs. Helmsley, I hope you're at peace where you are. It was obvious you didn't have any on earth.

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redheadisnotdead:  1639 days ago

I feel bad for saying this but, hooray! She was godawful!

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Al Baby:  1639 days ago

She looks like my left nut after surfing

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davi:  1639 days ago

Wow.
Leona got more of an obit from TMZ than Merv Griffin!
I guess the "queens of mean" all flock together.

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ZZZZZZZ:  1639 days ago

Scary, ahhhhhhh

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Cub:  1639 days ago

Everyone sing "Ding dong the witch is dead, which ole' witch the wicked witch is dead"

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big joe:  1639 days ago

that's great new's she was a bitch.

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David:  1639 days ago

Sorry to hear. She had standards, didn't care for anything common, including common people. She knew what she wanted and didn't expect anything less. Also, she didn't "suffer fools gladly". My grandmother lived near her in CT. and having met her many times said she was always refined as well as friendly.

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Thatsfunny:  1639 days ago

You should only speak good of the dead. She's Dead, Good!!!!

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Bi-Polar Hippie:  1639 days ago

Yeah,..I am probably going to goto hell for this one but,........

Does she not look like Jack Nicholson as the Joker in that pic???

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Canadian_Gurl:  1639 days ago

Sounds like a crusty old bitch.

Couldn't she afford to get her teeth whitened?? Yuck!

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Wendy:  1639 days ago

#15...yes, she does and a bit like Grandpa Munster...

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