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Break-Up of the Belli Marriage Shocks San Francisco
The publicized split between famed attorney Melvin Belli and socialite Lia Belli erupts with allegations of abuse, infidelity, and a high society soap opera. Witnesses claim fights, threats, and a yacht confrontation as both sides air charges in interviews and news conferences.
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Rebecca Salner
Knight-Ridder
San Francisco
Belli
Joan Collins
Peter Holm
Melvin Belli
Lia Belli
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Viscount Mandeville Alexander Montagu
Swank
Four Seasons Cliff Hotel
Anna Skibinsky
the Bellis
Melia
Christabel Kerr
Kerr
Nolberto
Pacific Heights
Reuben Archuleta
Lia
Archuleta
Midwest
Detroit
Donna Ewald
Wilkes Bashford
Bellis
Paul Monzione
Viscount Montagu
Madame
Montagu