Scott Thorsen jailed...

According to the Express Scott Thorsen Liberaces former lover and author of the book Behind the Candelabra which the movie is based upon has been sent to prison in Nevada . He apparentlly failed a court-ordered drug test and was sentenced to eight to 20 years in a Nevada prison.

following is the extract of the article.

Washoe District Judge Patrick Flanagan sentenced Thorson on Wednesday after a string of bad drug tests capped by his failure to show up at a court-ordered treatment facility.
Flanagan originally suspended the prison sentence in July last year and gave Thorson - whose real name is Jess Marlow - a second chance in September after testing positive for methamphetamine, but he failed tests twice in October and again on November 1.

I'm not impressed - I don't think anybody is - with this so-called celebrity status. You're just like any other addict who has committed a crime against a victim.

District Judge Patrick Flanagan

Court records also show that he was arrested on November 19 after violating an order to enter an inpatient treatment facility in Reno two weeks earlier.
Thorson, 54 has previously admitted that he was an addict but insisted he was determined to get sober when he tearfully appealed to the judge in September to spare him from prison.
"I'm just asking for another chance," Thorson said, explaining he was dealing with his newfound celebrity stature following the success of the HBO film.
"I can't help who I am. I'm in show business. I attract these cameras."

However, Flanagan made it clear that it would be Thorson's "last chance" and told him: "I'm not impressed - I don't think anybody is - with this so-called celebrity status. You're just like any other addict who has committed a crime against a victim."
Thorson went on to say that his goal was to write another book on the heels of his "Behind the Candelabra," which was used as the basis for the hit film of the same name that won the Golden Globe for best TV movie earlier this month.
Michael Douglas, who donned the flamboyant costumes to play Liberace, also claimed his fourth Golden Globe for his work whilst Hollywood actor Matt Damon portrayed Thorson.
Deputy District Attorney John Helzer said back in September that Thorson had been trying to capitalize on his fame since he told arresting officers last year he couldn't afford the bad publicity of going to jail.
"He's not a celebrity. He's a story," Helzer said. "It's one of accusation and manipulation and failure