Original sentence: Although a crack in the closet door was seen when he announced "The name Liberace stands for lib and that includes gay lib".Confusion over Liberace's true sexuality was further muddled in his naive fan's mind by his public friendships and romantic links with actress Joanne Rio (whom he claimed he nearly married, although she claimed the relationship was platonic), skater Sonja Henie, aging Hollywood camp icon Mae West, and famous transsexual Christine Jorgenson.In 1982, Scott Thorson, Liberace's 24 year old bodyguard, driver, and live-in boyfriend of some five years, sued the pianist for $113 million in palimony after an acrimonious split-up
Edited sentence: Confusion over Liberace's true sexuality was further muddled in the public's mind by his public friendships and romantic links with actress Joanne Rio (whom he claimed he nearly married), skater Sonja Henie, aging Hollywood icon Mae West, and famous transsexual Christine Jorgenson.In 1982, Scott Thorson, Liberace's 24 year old bodyguard, driver, and alleged live-in boyfriend of some five years, sued the pianist for $113 million in palimony after an acrimonious split-up