A very savvy stripper allegedly seduced an ailing HBO executive into bequeathing most of his cash to her in his will after living together for only 35 days, according to documents filed in Manhattan Surrogate's Court last month. This is the stuff of Carl Hiaasen novels—she even briefly fled to Florida!
The stripper, 31-year-old Veronica Beckham, allegedly met HBO exec Micky Liu at a Scores in Atlantic City in July 2014. Liu, who suffered from heart disease, obesity and chronic alcoholism, was quickly charmed, and ended up covering some of her rent and dental bills right away. Beckham kept up correspondence with Liu via text and email, then moved into his apartment. According to court documents filed by Liu's sister, May Liu, they lived together for 35 days—when Liu, 50, died in March, he left Beckham his brokerage accounts, a retirement plan and a life insurance policy.
May Liu alleges that Beckham, "was adept at applying and using coercion and manipulation upon men," according to court documents, and that she "preyed upon Micky Liu’s vulnerability by exerting influence over him in the form of moral coercion and by performing sexual acts on and with Micky Liu."
Beckham, who eventually left to care for her mother in Miami, says she and Liu did not have a sexual relationship, and claims she did not know he named her as a beneficiary on his accounts until after he died. “I have plenty of nice, great things to say about Micky, but I can’t at this time as the case is pending," she told DNAinfo. "Just know that Micky was an outstanding, amazing, intelligent person."
The amount of cash Liu left her has not been disclosed.
