Monkey Business Yacht
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Monkey Business is a yacht frequently docked in South Florida at the Turnberry Isle Resort
Marina. Monkey Business was an 83-foot Broward
motor yacht custom built and owned by the developers of the luxury resort. Famous guests included Elton John
, Elizabeth Taylor
, Jack Nicholson
, Julio Iglesias, Jason Luetke and others. The owner-of-record, Eddie Lewis
, was in the process of selling it at the time and later replaced it with a larger boat of the same name.
senator Gary Hart
during his campaign for President of the United States
in 1987. After Hart challenged the press to provide evidence of his infidelities, reporters for the Miami Herald, in a controversial move, staked out Hart's townhouse around the clock, and finally spotted the Senator with Miami model Donna Rice
. The ensuing report sent the media into frenzy, and within days photos of Hart and Rice on the opulent yacht were flooding international media, and consequently his shot at the presidency had sunk.
Turnberry Isle Resort and Club
Turnberry Isle Resort and Club is a luxury resort in the city of Aventura, Florida, which is near Miami. It features Robert Trent Jones designed golf courses, a spa, tennis facilities, an ocean club, and restaurants....
Marina. Monkey Business was an 83-foot Broward
Broward
Broward could refer to:*Broward County, Florida*Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, the Florida governor after which the county is named....
motor yacht custom built and owned by the developers of the luxury resort. Famous guests included Elton John
Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
, Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
Dame Elizabeth Rosemond "Liz" Taylor, DBE was a British-American actress. From her early years as a child star with MGM, she became one of the great screen actresses of Hollywood's Golden Age...
, Jack Nicholson
Jack Nicholson
John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson is an American actor, film director, producer and writer. He is renowned for his often dark portrayals of neurotic characters. Nicholson has been nominated for an Academy Award twelve times, and has won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice: for One Flew Over the...
, Julio Iglesias, Jason Luetke and others. The owner-of-record, Eddie Lewis
Edward J. Lewis
Edward J. "Eddie" Lewis was a Pittsburgh businessman, philanthropist, and real estate developer. After graduating from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, Lewis joined his father, Eugene Lebowitz, in several small real estate ventures, which quickly flourished into the...
, was in the process of selling it at the time and later replaced it with a larger boat of the same name.
Gary Hart incident
The ship was used by USAUnited States
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senator Gary Hart
Gary Hart
Gary Hart is an American politician, lawyer, author, professor and commentator. He served as a Democratic Senator representing Colorado , and ran in the U.S...
during his campaign for President of the United States
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
in 1987. After Hart challenged the press to provide evidence of his infidelities, reporters for the Miami Herald, in a controversial move, staked out Hart's townhouse around the clock, and finally spotted the Senator with Miami model Donna Rice
Donna Rice
Donna Rice Hughes is the president and chair of Enough Is Enough, an American non-profit organization in the anti-pornography movement that seeks to make the Internet safer for families and children...
. The ensuing report sent the media into frenzy, and within days photos of Hart and Rice on the opulent yacht were flooding international media, and consequently his shot at the presidency had sunk.