London:Legendary Hollywood star Elizabeth Taylor’s dog is at the centre of a custody battle between her son and former manager.
The Maltese breed, named Daisy, was long a companion of the late Cleopatra star, who died last year of congestive heart failure. Her son Christopher Wilding took her after her passing but Elizabeth’s former manager Jason Winters is keen to have the pooch himself, reported Contactmusic.
“It was chaos after Liz died last March, and Chris took Daisy home to live with him. But Jason coveted that dog and felt it would connect him to Liz. He was devastated when he didn’t get her – but he hasn’t given up hope,” a source said.
“Jason pleads with Chris by phone to let him have Daisy. He points out he’d give the dog a wonderful place to live at his opulent homes in Palm Springs and Hawaii,” the source added.
Taylor had a love-affair with animals, once claiming she thought of pets as like humans.
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