A scandal-ridden figure her whole life, hotel magnate Leona Helmsley left $12 million in her will for Trouble, her pet what?

Known as the "Queen of Mean", Helmsley operated her luxury hotel business with an iron fist — but when it came to Trouble, she was putty in his paws. In fact, the $12 million trust she left her precious pooch was more than she gave any her grandchildren (two of whom got nothing). Her unusual estate plan earned third place in Fortune magazine's "101 Dumbest Moments in Business" of 2007. As it turned out, the court agreed, and the $12 million was posthumously reduced to $2 million.

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