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Papa’s Got a Brand New … Jumpsuit?

James Brown's estate selling everything in August auction

By Becky Dalzell,  Newser User

Posted Apr 8, 2008 6:00 PM CDT

(Newser) – Estate sales are always a mixed bag, but the James Brown auction at Christie’s in August will be something special, TMZ.com reports. Sure, fans will be able to snag coveted items like a Grammy or keyboard, but the Godfather’s socks, underwear and canceled checks? Say it loud: His estate is broke.

A judge ordered the auction to pay off the estate’s legal fees and overdue taxes—$1.6 million for just this year's bills. The 394 lots also include a letter to his banker hand-written from prison and more than a dozen jumpsuits—including a “sex jumpsuit" (with moth holes). In keeping with family custom, the feuding factions dispute the ownership of certain items.

Such jackets could be yours.
Such jackets could be yours.   (Getty Images)
James Brown performs on stage during the Live 8 concert at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland, in this July 6, 2005 file photo. The late singer's estate has been roiled in legal disputes since his death in 2006.
James Brown performs on stage during the Live 8 concert at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland, in this July 6, 2005 file photo. The late singer's estate has been roiled in legal disputes since...   (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)
James Brown's son James Brown Jr., left, and his mother Tomi Rae Hynie, prepare to enter the private funeral ceremony for singer James Brown at the Carpentersville Baptist Church in North Augusta, S.C.,  in this file photo from  Dec. 29, 2006. Hynie claims some of the items at auction...
James Brown's son James Brown Jr., left, and his mother Tomi Rae Hynie, prepare to enter the private funeral ceremony for singer James Brown at the Carpentersville Baptist Church in North Augusta, S.C.,...   (AP Photo)
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