AP - May 26, 2009
After years of hearings in a protracted battle over how to parcel out James Brown s wealth, a South Carolina judge approved a settlement Tuesday that gives nearly half of it to his charitable trust, about...
More »AP - Feb 26, 2009
James Brown knew all along that he wanted to open a museum to inspire people — especially the poor — to pursue their dreams. So he carefully saved all his belongings, from glittering suits and...
More »AP - Jan 30, 2009
James Brown s family could walk out of court on Friday with a brand new deal. If approved by a judge in South Carolina, a settlement over the late soul singer s estate would end a two-year legal saga....
More »AP - Jul 18, 2008
James Brown mementoes ranging from his signature capes to a medical bracelet fetched thousands of dollars Thursday at an auction, which the soul icon s children protested. Fans and collectors packed...
More »Reuters - Jul 17, 2008
A controversial auction of soul singer James Brown's personal belongings fell short of expectations on Thursday, with more than 300 lots on offer taking in just over $850,000 at Christie'...
More »E! Online - Jul 17, 2008
Papa has fetched a brand new bag—of money. The medical bracelet James Brown was wearing before he died on Christmas Day in 2006 sold for a whopping $32,500 Thursday at a Christie's auction...
More »Reuters - Jun 10, 2008
Fans of James Brown will have a chance to own some of the legendary soul singer's funky stuff when Christie's puts hundreds of items up for sale on July 17. The auction house said on Tuesday...
More »E! Online - May 3, 2008
New DNA tests prove that the Godfather of Soul lives on in a 6-year-old boy. Results confirm that James Brown was the biological father of James Brown II, according to Peter Shahid, the boy's attorney...
More »AP - May 2, 2008
An attorney says a DNA test confirms James Brown fathered the son of a woman who claimed to be the singer s wife when he died. Peter Shahid, an attorney for James Brown II, said Friday that the boy was...
More »AP - Apr 28, 2008
An exhibit of James Brown memorabilia is being organized at South Carolina State University. Interim university President Leonard McIntyre told The (Charleston) Post and Courier that he secured the rights...
More »E! Online - Jan 2, 2008
Looks like Rick James' heirs won't be super-freaking out in court next week. The singer's estate has settled its lawsuit against his former music publisher for illicitly licensing James&#...
More »AP - Dec 30, 2007
AIKEN, S.C. (AP) — Five of James Brown s children say their late father s will should be invalidated because his former advisers used undue influence to get him to create charitable trusts that the...
More »AP - Dec 24, 2007
The self-proclaimed widow admits she s been a bit of a drama queen, and she s not about to apologize for it. The lawyer feels brushed aside after more than two decades of dedication. The preacher had...
More »Reuters - Dec 20, 2007
Funk legend William Bootsy Collins is staging a tribute concert to his mentor, James Brown, near Cincinnati on Saturday. Proceeds from the event, at the Madison Theater in Covington, Ky., will go toward...
More »E! Online - Nov 21, 2007
It looks like Papa's getting some brand-new trustees. As a South Carolina judge held one of the administrators of James Brown's estate in contempt of court, the other two trustees abruptly stepped...
More »E! Online - Nov 16, 2007
Something funky's up with Papa's money bag. A lawyer representing James Brown's estate told a South Carolina judge that millions of dollars the late Godfather of Soul...
More »E! Online - Nov 8, 2007
Papa's got a brand new mess. Velma Warren Brown, a 73-year-old Georgia woman who was James Brown's first wife, is the latest to step in line for a piece of the late Godfather of Soul's inheritance...
More »AP - Sep 11, 2007
A failed lawsuit accusing James Brown of rape has led lawmakers to change a portion of Illinois rape laws. The law, which was signed Monday and takes effect Jan. 1, suspends the statute of limitations...
More »E! Online - Aug 22, 2007
James Brown really was the hardest-working man in show business. According to the Sex Machine's longtime adviser, Buddy Dallas, DNA testing has confirmed a third woman to be the late soul singer...
More »E! Online - Aug 13, 2007
Another bombshell's just gone off in the battle over Mr. Dynamite's estate. A trustee accused of siphoning at least $350,000 of James Brown's money quit his position overseeing the late...
More »AP - Aug 11, 2007
AIKEN, S.C. (AP) — A trustee accused of misappropriating $350,000 of James Brown s money resigned and handed over a check for that amount during a court hearing, a newspaper reported. David Cannon...
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