Zsa Zsa Gabor’s husband, daughter in legal fight

Zsa Zsa Gabor’s husband vowed to fight legal action by the aging Hungarian-born star’s daughter seeking to take control of his wife’s affairs away from him.

My wife’s daughter is attacking us... I’m the only one who takes care of my wife. Everything is done perfectly, she’s in perfect condition...

Prince Frederic von Anhalt voiced anger at the reported lawsuit by Francesca Hilton, the 95-year-old’s daughter by her second marriage to hotel magnate Conrad Hilton.

Ms Hilton planned to file a lawsuit in Los Angeles asking a judge to appoint a conservator to oversee Gabor’s finances and medical care, saying her mother’s husband is not doing a good job, according to the Los Angeles Times.

“My wife’s daughter is attacking us... I’m the only one who takes care of my wife. Everything is done perfectly, she’s in perfect condition, I bought a $25,000 bed to be comfortable,” Prince Frederic told reporters. “She smiles. Unfortunately, my wife doesn’t talk, she’s 95 years old, she lost her leg, but she’s comfortable right now. I have to change diapers, I have to do everything.”

Speaking outside the couple’s Bel Air mansion, he added: “We made a commitment 25 years ago, we kept the commitment... I’m going to fight it, I make my case. I did nothing wrong... I’m sick and tired.”

Ms Gabor, a platinum blonde actress known for her flamboyant lifestyle, legal troubles and multiple marriages, has been repeatedly hospitalised over the last two years, and had her right leg amputated in January 2011.

Shortly after that operation, Prince Frederick announced the couple was putting their home on sale because they could no longer afford the mortgage and her medical bills. They are still in it, but the prince insisted they were impoverished.

“We are now in a very hard time. We have to sell the property (€9.7 million) in order to pay our debts, in order to pay the medical bills... There’s lots of money I have to pay out of my pocket, out of my wife’s pocket,” he said. “I have to pay $30,000 every month, I can’t afford it.”

Ms Gabor’s long career included spots in a dozen films and TV series, such as John Huston’s 1952 Moulin Rouge and the 1958 film noir Touch of Evil by Orson Welles. She also lent her voice to several animated films and TV series.