Liza Minnelli is upset about how her appearance at the 2022 Academy Awards was handled. The Hollywood legend, 78, announced her new memoir on Tuesday in a statement to People , and reiterated claims that she was “sabotaged” at the Oscars two years ago. Minnelli memorably joined Lady Gaga on stage to hand out the Best Picture award in a wheelchair, and her frail appearance and confused demeanor was a shock to many.
The “Cabaret” star told People that she never intended to write a book, but a “series of unfortunate events” — including her Oscars appearance — caused her to change her mind. Those events included “ a sabotaged appearance at the Oscars ,” “a film with twisted half-truths,” and “a recent miniseries that just didn’t get it right ..
. All made by people who didn’t know my family, and don’t really know me,” she stated. “Finally, I was mad as hell!” Minnelli added.
“Over dinner one night, I decided, it’s my own damn story ...
I’m gonna share it with you because of all the love you’ve given me.” This isn’t the first time the word “sabotaged” has been used to describe Minnelli’s appearance at the 94th Academy Awards . Her close friend Michael Feinstein, who is a collaborator on the memoir, claimed that Minnelli was “forced” to use a wheelchair minutes before hitting the stage at the Oscars, which featured the infamous slap between Will Smith and Chris Rock .
“Sabotaged. That’s a terrible word to use but she on.