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4. David Gest: Phonophobia

Life is a cabaret of legal trouble for Liza Minnelli and her estranged husband David Gest. Earlier this year, he sued her for $10 million, claiming he was a battered husband.

Days later, she sued for divorce, claiming he was "cruel and inhuman" to her.

The 50-year-old Gest claims he's in constant pain from beatings during the 15-month marriage. The show business producer claims to be taking 11 different medications a day, some more than once, for headaches, nausea, hypertension, scalp tenderness, insomnia — and phonophobia.

Phonophobia? Minnelli might assume that must be Gest's fear of being phony. After all, she denies all the allegations of violence.

However, phonophobia is the fear of using a telephone and, especially, the fear of the sound of your own voice.

While it's unusual grounds for divorce, Gest's lawyer Raoul Felder told reporters, "I have enough grounds for 14 divorces here," he said. "We could divorce the entire Yankee team, including the bullpen." [Next: Christina Ricci]