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 will was also…
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…
As it turns out, James Brown’s widow, Tomi Rae Hynie, 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…