This Just In: OLD GUY TRIPS

Photograph of former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger being helped up after tripping on the last step of the Manhattan State Supreme Court building by Louis Lanzano

Rub the war criminal's belly three times and make a wish! Yes, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger took a little stumble this morning as he left the Manhattan State Supreme Court building. He had been testifying in the trial of Brooke Astor's son Anthony Marshall and his lawyer Francis Morrissey; the men are accused of looting Astor's fortune.

Kissinger said he believed Astor's mental faculties started to decline in 2001, when she was 99. He noted that in 2002, she gave a party for then-U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan, but she didn't recognize Annan. Astor ended up asking Kissnger to make a toast for Annan, because she was at a loss. Prosecutors contend that Marshall and Morrissey made changes to her will in 2004, which she didn't understand and that they allegedly forged her signature.

Marshall's son Philip Marshall, who had accused his father of mishandling Astor's estate, was cross-examined by the defense and later told reporters, "If I could speak with my father, I would say, 'Please, try to plea bargain and seek forgiveness from your mother and those who love her.'" And Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter recalled a lunch where Astor kept asking him, "Where is Graydon Carter?"

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By Jen Chung in News on May 21, 2009 1:48 PM

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blablanyc

It's easy to make ads disappear from blogs.

blablanyc

It's irresponsible to call Dr. Kissinger war criminal. If you love this country, you do not ever call anyone that serves this country a war criminal. Every time you do, you give a boost to the enemies of our country.

NannyState

Do any of the people involved in this sordid tale have a functioning colon?

Snoopy

This is what happens when you have a three martini breakfast.

jaycjay

Astor kept asking him, "Where is Graydon Carter?"

I heard she's also the one who asked Dan Rather "What's the frequency, Kenneth?"

Mr Mel

Kissinger isn't to far away from the time when his kids will be fighting over the proceeds.

blablanyc

I'd rather support Dr. Kissinger than a piece of shit liberal blogger.

Shinobi Shaw

You're sick.

Politburo

And yet you're here providing ad views and revenue to the website...

blablanyc

What ads?

thefacts

"Rub the war criminal's belly three times and make a wish"

Jen,

"war criminal' was the first thought in my mind too when I saw this.

baconmeanslove

No one must know I tripped while leaving the Manhattan State Supreme Court building. Not I, the man who drafted the Paris Peace Accords.