A former stripper received the tip of a lifetime when she received a six-figure inheritance from a former client and friend - whom she’d met only months before his death.
Veronica Beckham, 34, met the former HBO executive, Micky Liu, back in July 2014 at the Atlantic City Scores strip club.
The pair soon became “friends,” according to Beckham, who described the relationship they had as an “everlasting friendship” in court documents.
But Liu, who suffered from diabetes and heart disease related to being obese, according to the New York Post, died less than a year later at the age of 50.
Despite knowing each other for such a brief time, Liu obviously felt the same way about their relationship - as he named Beckham the beneficiary of his retirement accounts and a life-insurance policy worth a combined $223,000, according to court records.
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Unfortunately, not all of Liu’s relatives were happy with his leaving his inheritance to a former exotic dancer.
Micky’s sister, May Liu, challenged the inheritance in a Manhattan court - suggesting that “Beckham, as a professional exotic dancer, was adept at applying and using coercion and manipulation upon men.”
A post shared by Veronica Beckham (@butterflypipa) on Jan 17, 2017 at 8:09pm PST
In the Manhattan Surrogate’s Court suit, May Lui also claimed Beckham “preyed upon Micky Liu’s vulnerability by exerting influence over him in the form of moral coercion.”
But despite May’s attempts to block Beckham from inheriting her brother’s inheritance, the courts ruled that Beckham was entitled to the money - and only former girlfriends of Micky could sue for the funds.
A post shared by Veronica Beckham (@butterflypipa) on Feb 16, 2018 at 12:53pm PST
According to Beckham, however, her and Micky’s “everlasting friendship” was strictly platonic, and no sexual relationship ever existed between the pair.
@snoopdogg #snoopdogg A post shared by Veronica Beckham (@butterflypipa) on Dec 4, 2016 at 8:51pm PST
As for her plans with the money, Beckham has started a new career as a fashion designer and stylist to the stars - and has denied claims she is a gold-digger, calling the “lurid” accusations “untrue.”
Despite losing the case, May Liu’s attorney, Stephen Holihan, told the New York Post: “We’re reviewing the decision.”
snowdogmom on May 4th, 2018 at 02:28 UTC »
I’m a retired stripper now but yeah this commonly happens. People are lonely and strippers can fill that hole (haha) , but seriously I knew girls that had customers pay for apartments when they were homeless, buy them meals, drive them back and forth from work, or even help them get drugs sadly. I knew one guy who came to the club every day to buy his regular girl dinner because he knew she was struggling. Not all clubs make the crazy money you hear about. I worked at clubs where some girls went home in tears because they only made $20 for the 5th night in a row and had to pay a $15 fee to work.
One of my regular customers had an injury from being in the army and he couldn’t speak clearly, only mumble, or walk but he could type. So we would talk on Facebook and then he’d meet me in the club later. I’d have to help him up and down the stairs, I’d have to make all the conversation, but honestly it was worth it. His brother would let me know how less lonely / depressed his brother was feeling since meeting me.
Stripping is a strange job. It can get pretty emotional. I like thinking about all the men I helped feel more confident speaking to women and just being themselves. It was like being a therapist. Or how about the 60 year old that was married for like 35 years with his wife and then she left him and he cried in the champagne room with me. That was pretty crazy for lil 20 year old me but he just needed someone to listen. Kinda was therapeutic for me too! I had never seen a grown man cry before. (Also: this experience actually helped me have the strength to support my father when his 15 year old dog died. If you’ve ever seen an older man cry over a broken heart you know how tough it can be to witness!)
but yeah there’s my two cents! Sorry that’s so much. Idk, boring night, why not share.
Edit: just want to add I didn’t read the article, I’m just talking about the whole everlasting friendship with a stripper part.
Rourne on May 3rd, 2018 at 20:50 UTC »
An HBO exec only had $233K in combined retirement fund/life insurance payout?
freeley on May 3rd, 2018 at 18:25 UTC »
Crystal? She dont dance no more she got a big house lookin over the ocean upstate & she livin with her baby daddy