GINA LOLLOBRIGIDA: I've Had an AMAZING LIFE

DRAMA, INTRIGUE AND WILD TWISTS OF FATE HAVE ALWAYS FOLLOWED THE ITALIAN ACTRESS

Gina Lollobrigida insists that movies and movie stars were different in her day. "I was born at a time when the cinema was really, really powerful," says the Italian actress. "The stars from those days, including myself, have a long-lasting fame that I am amazed by." It's true. Gina, 95, who was once dubbed "the most beautiful woman in the world," retired from acting in the 1990s, but she's still making headlines. For the past several years, she and her only son have been locked in a legal battle over her estimated $35 million fortune, which he accuses Gina of squandering on her young male assistant and his family. "My life is mine, and I get to decide what to do with it," says the still-fiery diva.