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Scott Thorson (born January 23, 1959) (later Jess Marlow) became famous for his relationship with and lawsuit against the late entertainer Liberace, and his testimony against gangster Eddie Nash. ==After Liberace== In 1989, Thorson emerged as a pivotal witness in the prosecution of gangster Eddie Nash, in the 1981 quadruple murders of the Wonderland Gang. For his testimony, he was placed in the federal witness protection program. In 1990, he was shot five times when drug dealers broke into his hotel room in Jacksonville, Florida.〔 In 2000, Thorson was among several people featured in the British television documentary ''Liberace: Too Much of a Good Thing Is Wonderful''. In 2002, he was interviewed by Larry King on ''Larry King Live'', during which Thorson confirmed that, in the midst of his relationship with Liberace, he chose to have plastic surgery to look more like Liberace at the pianist's suggestion. Also during the interview with King, Thorson revealed his chin implant had been removed earlier in 2002.〔 In 2008, Thorson pleaded guilty to felony drug and burglary charges and was sentenced to four years in prison.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Celebrity Alimony / Palimony )〕 Following his release, Thorson gave interviews about his relationship with Liberace, one with Howard Stern, in June 2013, in which he talked about former lovers and affairs he had when he lived with Liberace. Another interview was on ''Entertainment Tonight'' in May 2012,〔(【引用サイトリンク】website=HowardStern.com )〕 where he stated that memories of his time with Liberace were still difficult for him. Previously diagnosed with hepatitis C, in the autumn of 2012 Thorson was diagnosed with stage II cancer.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】work=Contactmusic.com )〕〔(Etonline.com )〕 Since his diagnosis, Thorson has made public pleas for money to continue his medical treatments. Recently, Thorson has been involved in writing a followup to ''Behind the Candelabra''. In February 2013, police investigating a lost wallet tracked the use of the victim's credit cards to a hotel in Reno, Nevada. Thorson was found to be using the credit cards, one purpose being to rent a room at the Ponderosa Hotel in Reno, and he was arrested. Thorson (who also uses the alias Jess Marlow, an alias he says occurred when he entered the protection program in the Nash case) was booked on a variety of charges, including burglary and using a credit card without consent. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to five years' probation. On January 23, 2014, Thorson was sentenced to 8 to 20 years in Nevada prison for failing court-ordered drug tests while on probation for burglary and identity theft convictions. Washoe District Judge Patrick Flanagan sentenced Thorson after a string of bad drug tests, and for his failure to show up at a court-ordered facility for treatment. Thorson blamed his troubles on his revived celebrity status. Flanagan suspended Thorson's prison sentence in July 2013 and gave Thorson another chance in September 2013 to straighten out his life after he tested positive for methamphetamine. Thorson subsequently failed drug tests again - twice in October, and again on November 1, 2013. Thorson was arrested on November 19, 2013, after violating a court order to enter an inpatient treatment facility in Reno two weeks earlier. Judge Flanagan told Thorson his so-called celebrity status missed the key point. "You're just like any other addict, who has committed a crime against a victim", noted judge Flanagan. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Scott Thorson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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