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Where There’s A Will…

1 February 2007

The James Brown saga gets more and more interesting… James Brown’s partner, Ms. Hynie, has filed suit in court against the Estate of James Brown.  Curiously, according to the media, Ms. Hynie is not simply claiming an elective share but rather that the will and trust are not valid "for a variety of reasons."  I’ve [...]

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You Look Dated.

17 January 2007

Dates matter.  Well, they do in Pennsylvania.  The latest flap over James Brown’s estate has taken yet another turn that apparently hinges on the interpretation of state law. James Brown’s attorney, Strom Thurmond, Jr., has acknowledged that James Brown’s will was signed in the year 2000 – before James’ child, James Jr., was born.  The [...]

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I Feel Good… You Knew That I Would Now.

11 January 2007

In yet another twist to the James Brown saga, it turns out that the Godfather of Soul did not provide for his five year old son with Tomi Rae Hynie, James Jr.  According to Strom Thurmond Jr., one of Brown’s legal team (and no, I’m not making that up) the will does provide for six [...]

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It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World.

28 December 2006

As it turns out, James Brown’s widow may not really be his widow after all.  Or maybe she is – apparently, the man that she married before she married Brown was a bigamist.  If true, then her first marriage would not have been legal, making her marriage to Brown legal.  If not true, then her [...]

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