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  • July 2008

    • MLK Children: Lawsuit Defends Dad's Legacy

      Atlanta Journal-Constitution  |  Jul 21, 08 12:52 PM CDT

      MLK Children: Lawsuit Defends Dad's Legacy

      (Newser) - Martin Luther King's children are blaming each other for the uncharacteristically public standoff that led two of them to sue the third over management of their father's estate, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The deaths of the family peacekeepers, mother Coretta and sister Yolanda, helped expose the rift. "Strong parents have strong children, and strong children have strong opinions, and that usually leads to conflicts that they have difficulty reconciling," says ex-Atlanta mayor Andrew Young, a longtime family friend. More »

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      lawsuit  • Atlanta  • Martin Luther King Jr.  • inheritance  • estate  • Martin Luther King III

    • Medical Bracelet With Soul Sells for $32K

      E! Online  |  Jul 18, 08 8:11 AM CDT

      Medical Bracelet With Soul Sells for $32K

      (Newser) - The personal belongings of James Brown sold for $850,000 at a bittersweet Christie's auction yesterday, E! Online reports. Letterman bandleader Paul Shaffer provided the day's surprise by shelling out $32,500 for the medical bracelet Brown was wearing before he died on Christmas Day in 2006; the estimate had been $200 to $300. A full-length, black satin cape drew $47,500, and a jumpsuit studded with the acronym GFOS  $25,000. More »

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      auction  • singer  • Christie's  • estate  • soul  • James Brown

    • MLK Children Fight Over Estate

      Atlanta Journal-Constitution  |  Jul 12, 08 7:36 AM CDT

      MLK Children Fight Over Estate

      (Newser) - Two of Martin Luther King Jr.'s three surviving children are taking their brother to court, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Bernice and Martin King III say Dexter, president of the corporation that oversees the civil rights hero's intellectual property rights, has mishandled company funds and wrongfully taken money from their parents' estates for his own use. More »

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      lawsuit  • Atlanta  • Martin Luther King Jr.  • inheritance  • estate  • Martin Luther King III

  • April 2008

    • Ray Charles' 12 Kids Seek More Control Over Estate

      Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 20, 08 8:30 AM CDT

      Ray Charles' 12 Kids Seek More Control Over Estate

      (Newser) - The children of legendary singer Ray Charles—all 12 of them—want more control over their father's estate. A confusing meeting with their ailing dad before he died has entangled the kids in legal battles over Charles' estate, currently run by the musician's longtime manager Joe Adams, the Los Angeles Times reports. More »

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      celebrity  • estate  • Ray Charles

    • Papa’s Got a Brand New … Jumpsuit?

      TMZ  |  Apr 8, 08 6:00 PM CDT

      Papa’s Got a Brand New … Jumpsuit?

      (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. More »

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      auction  • memorabilia  • Christie's  • music sales  • estate  • James Brown

  • March 2008

    • Heath May Have Fathered Secret Love Child

      Australia's News Network  |  Mar 31, 08 5:26 AM CDT

      Heath May Have Fathered Secret Love Child

      (Newser) - A 17-year-old Heath Ledger may have fathered a child during an affair with an older woman, Sydney’s Daily Telegraph reports. The woman was living in Sydney with another man while seeing the young actor. “There is a very real possibility that Heath was the father” of the baby girl, said Ledger’s uncle. The girl, who would be about 11 years old now, was raised as the daughter of her mother’s live-in boyfriend. More »

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      Heath Ledger  • affair  • inheritance  • love child  • Matilda Rose Ledger  • estate

  • February 2008

    • The House of Mirthlessness

      Berkshire Eagle  |  Feb 28, 08 12:19 PM CST

      The House of Mirthlessness

      (Newser) - Edith Wharton's masterpieces include The House of Mirth , but the story of her own house is much less joyous. Her estate in the Berkshires of Massachusetts, currently a museum called the Mount that chronicles her life and career, is drowning under some $9 million in debt. Now, writes the Berkshire Eagle , a bank has warned it will foreclose on the property and sell it to the highest bidder. More »

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      foreclosure  • literature  • philanthropy  • museums  • estate  • Edith Wharton

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