James Brown's son-in-law, Chip Lumar has been killed according to Atlanta news sources.
Lumar, who went on record stating "There's not a bone in my body that believes my father-in-law (James Brown) died from
congestive heart failure," was killed Wednesday night in the garage of his Buckhead home, just outside of Atlanta.
Sources close to the case, which eerily occurred during a b ...Read
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After almost two years it looks like James Brown's estate will finally be settled in light of a recent deal that bypasses DNA test orders and solidifies the status of Brown's widow Hynie.
According to Greenville News, the proposed settlement given to Circuit Judge Jack Early during a hearing Monday states that all children and grandchildren mentioned in Brown's will are lawful heirs and a ...Read
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Fans and collectors snapped up over $850,000 worth of items at the James Brown auction held by Christie’s Thursday, taking home everything from medical bracelets to the singers signature cape.
Despite protest from the soul icon’s children, Christie’s auction of over 300 items went ahead on Thursday. According to the Associated Press, fans packed the Christie's salesroom Thursday, bringing ...Read
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More than 300 of James Brown’s belongings including his infamous black cape and 1986 Grammy Award for “Living In America” are set to be auctioned off this Thursday, July 17th.
According to CBS, Brown’s belongings are expected to fetch $1 million at the auction which will take place at Christie’s auction house in New York. Brown’s furniture, platinum records, handwritten lyrics, and other o ...Read
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Special administrators appointed to look into the handling of James Brown's estate have told a judge that a former trustee may have misappropriated up to $7 million of the late soul singer's money.
The judge agreed that Brown's heirs could pursue those claims and ordered the ex-trustee to pay $370,000 back to the estate, on top of $350,000 he repaid last month.
A lawsuit accusing soul Legend James Brown of rape, which failed, prompted Illinois lawmakers to change a portion of the state’s rape laws.
The law, which was signed Monday and takes effect Jan. 1, suspends the statute of limitations when the victim has been intimidated or manipulated into staying quiet.
Currently, a person accusing someone of rape has just two years to sue in Illi ...Read
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A trustee, who is managing the late James Brown estate, resigned and handed over a check for $350,000 during a court hearing Friday (Aug 10).
David Cannon also resigned as co-executor of the late soul singer's will during a four-hour hearing before Circuit Judge Jack Early, The Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle reported Saturday.
A follow-up hearing has been scheduled for Sept. 24 as various ...Read
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James Brown’s estate has revealed two new legitimate offspring, fathered by the late James Brown, after a dozen people where tested.
Buddy Dallas, Brown's longtime attorney, told the Augusta Chronicle that tests came up negative for some individuals and other results are still pending. But two so far have conclusively established that the Sex Machine had fathered at least two children out ...Read
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R&B Legend James Brown's legacy is being tested again by a divorced mother-of-two who claims she's the Godfather of Soul's secret love child. Following months of family squabbling about the late singer's funeral, estate and will, LaRhonda Pettit has come forward with staggering news; proof that she's Brown's daughter.
Pettit - the spitting image of the soul legend - claims she met Brow ...Read
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