[1] Interview with Larry King, 12 August 2002. Thorson claims to be a heterosexual, but also admits to being Liberace's long term lover. Select excerpts from interview -- Thorson: "I don't think I was gay. I pleased him." Later, King: "You live a heterosexual life now." Thorson "Yes." King: "Are you married?" Thorson: "No. I have a lady friend that I've lived with for 10 years." When asked about his breakup with Liberace, Thorson replied, "And he started fooling around with one of the young men there, which I was just -- I couldn't believe it... [I became] Jealous, angry, because someone else was stepping in, but because I would not allow myself to have sex with him." King: "Did you ever have other homosexual relationships?" Thorson: "No."
Father: Joe Carahappa (foster father)
Mother: Rose Carahappa (foster mother, d.)
Boyfriend: Liberace (boyfriend 1976-82)
Slept with: Michael Jackson (according to Thorson's interview with National Enquirer)
Shot 1990 (five times, during robbery of his Jacksonville, FL hotel room)
Witness Protection (after testifying against Eddie Nash)
Polygraphed
Risk Factors: Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Cocaine, AIDS
Appears in articles:
The National Enquirer, 26-Apr-2004, DETAILS: My Gay Affair with Michael Jackson, BYLINE: Alan Smith and Alan Butterfield (p.20-22)
Author of books:
Behind the Candelabra, My Life With Liberace (May-1988)
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