Liza Minnelli's 'Amour Fou' with Scorsese Revealed

Liza Minnelli has disclosed the intense and tumultuous affair she shared with director Martin Scorsese while working on the 1977 film "New York, New York." In her memoir, she characterizes the relationship as "amour fou," a French term for a passionate, obsessive, and ultimately self-destructive love.

Minnelli confessed that their relationship became like a "hypnotic drug." Compounding the intensity, both she and Scorsese were reportedly struggling with substance abuse during this period, with Scorsese escalating his cocaine use, making it appear non-recreational for either of them.

The affair eventually ended, but the past continued to cast a shadow. Minnelli recounted a poignant encounter at the 2014 Oscars ceremony, where Scorsese reportedly turned away from her when she approached to say hello, a moment she described as "very sad."