Liberace's boy toy Scott Thorson talks to ET

Liberace's Former Lover Details Secret Romance As Liberace's larger-than-life story is set to hit the big screen in 2013, Scott Thorson, a former lover of the flamboyant entertainer, gives insight into the fascinating world of the late performer. ET's special correspondent Christina McLarty sat down with Thorson, currently known as Jess Marlow, who became lovers with Liberace at the tender age of 16. In 1988, he wrote the book Behind the Candelabra: My Life with Liberace in which he detailed his life with the famous singer. He is presently working on a follow-up. "It was strange-- it was kind of like a father/son relationship," explains Thorson. "But we had sex." The now 54-year-old reveals that Liberace insisted that Thorson undergo plastic surgery to look like him during their then-secret romance, which lasted five years. "He had a doctor fly from Beverly Hills …And he had a big portrait on the wall of himself. [Pointing to the picture] he said, 'I want you to make him look like he's my son.'" Although he "was shocked" at first, Thorson says he relented to Liberace's request. "I would do anything to please him," he admits. Steven Soderbergh and HBO films are currently producing Thorson's story with Michael Douglas playing the lead role of Liberace and Matt Damon slated as his young boyfriend.

Source: Entertainment Tonight/BackinMemphis

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Isaac Hayes Former Memphis Mansion fire under investigation

The family who owns the mansion that was ravaged by fire Wednesday night lost another home to fire more than one year ago. Those fires are now part of the same investigation. It was just after 6 p.m. when Chopper 5 captured the exclusive video of the massive house fire on Riveredge Drive in unincorporated Cordova. At least 11 engine companies and more than 70 emergency workers battled the flames. Despite the efforts, the home, which was once owned by the late great soul man Isaac Hayes, was a total loss. "We got our guys up close to the seat of the fire but the fire load was just too great, a lot of hot gases up inside the house," said Brent Perkins, Memphis Fire Department. All that is left of the 7,200 square foot estate is a burned out shell. Hayes paid $1.3 million for the estate in 2002. It fell into foreclosure by the time the current owners, Kenneth and Doris Peters, bought it for about $324,000 almost exactly one year ago. The Peters are not strangers to the neighborhood. Their previous home used to sit on an empty lot just down the street. It, too, burned to the ground just over one year ago. By Thursday, fire officials refused to release any information about what caused the fire at the Peters' former home. According to a fire department spokesperson, the two fires are now part of one investigation. Fire officials have not indicated suspicion of foul play in either of the fires. They did say it would be a challenge to determine a cause for the Hayes' mansion fire because the damage is so extensive and there is so much debris to sort through. Source: Memphis WMC-TV/BackinMemphis