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Posted on 03/22/2002 9:50:55 AM PST by Texaggie79
LONDON (Reuters) - Thieves tried to grab a diamond necklace from entertainer Liza Minnelli while she was honeymooning in London with her fourth husband David Gest, her spokesman said on Friday.
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"They were stopped at a traffic light and Miss Minnelli's car window was open," her spokesman told Reuters. "One of the youths put his hand in and her first reaction was that he was an autograph hunter."
The driver of her car realized what was happening and closed the window. The youths then tried to pull open the car doors but the driver sped off before they could get inside.
"She was wearing a diamond necklace and this was what must have caught their eye," the spokesman said.
The newlyweds were both unharmed and went back to their hotel before going out for dinner with British model Sophie Dahl. Police said the incident had not been reported to them.
Recently there has been an enormous rise in street crime in Britain, and in London in particular, with offences up 40 percent in the past year alone.
"Both David and Liza love London and weren't aware that these sort of things happen here. They have put it behind them now," said the spokesman, adding the couple would stay in London for a few more days before returning to America.
Minnelli, daughter of legendary Hollywood actress Judy Garland, married concert promoter Gest, 48, in New York last Saturday before a host of celebrities including Diana Ross, Elizabeth Taylor and Sir Elton John.
The star, who won an Oscar in 1972 for her role in the musical "Cabaret," has seen her career struggle in recent years following a series of health problems.
She has undergone hip replacement and back surgery, struggled with weight problems and viral encephalitis -- a potentially fatal disease that causes swelling of the brain -- and battled an addiction to pain-killers.
But she has since recovered, shedding more than 70 pounds in the process, and is due to launch a European Tour at London's Royal Albert Hall on April 2, before shows in Denmark, France, Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
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