A grandchild of the late hotel and property magnate Leona Helmsley, once dubbed New York's "Queen of Mean", is reportedly now living a modest life on Long Island after being disinherited from the billionaire's fortune. Helmsley, who built an empire that included the Empire State Building, died in 2007 leaving behind an estate estimated at around $8 billion, but chose to exclude some of her grandchildren from her will entirely.

Helmsley's will became notorious for leaving $12 million in trust for the care of her Maltese dog, Trouble, while several family members received nothing or had inheritances made conditional on visiting her late son's grave annually. The report highlights the stark contrast between the family's past access to enormous wealth and the far more ordinary circumstances one of the disinherited heirs now reportedly lives in, underscoring how thoroughly Helmsley severed ties with parts of her own family before her death.