Another Possible Aretha Franklin Will Surfaces in Estate Dispute
Lawyers for two of the singer’s sons say the document was in the files of a law firm she had engaged to help her with estate planning.
Aretha Franklin was initially thought to have died without a will, but now still another document that may represent her last wishes has been found.Credit.Paul Natkin/Getty Images
The estate of Aretha Franklin just got a bit more complicated.
When the legendary singer died at 76 in 2018, her family assumed she had no will. Then, nine months later, a few handwritten documents, which may represent two or even three wills, were found in Franklin’s home, leading to a dispute among her four sons over how her estate should be run and its assets divided.
Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan mansion fetches $51 million after a judge denies a request to freeze the sale.
The seven-story mansion on East 71st Street was sold earlier this week.Credit.Stephanie Diani for The New York Times
March 11, 2021
Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan mansion has been sold to an unidentified buyer for about $51 million, which will go to a fund providing restitution for the disgraced financier’s sexual abuse victims.
A lawyer for Mr. Epstein’s estate said the seven-story mansion on East 71st Street was sold earlier this week although for considerably less than the initial $88 million asking price.
The sale was completed after a judge in the U.S. Virgin Islands rejected an attempt by the territory’s attorney general to freeze the sale of any further asset by his estate, which is now worth about $240 million. Once valued at nearly $600 million, the estate has been paying out expenses including taxes and contributions to the restitution fund, which has dis
The father’s lawyer shared his opinions on the conservatorship on CNN and NBC News recently, almost a month after a documentary examining the arrangement was released.
While the estate continues to dispute the amount sought by the I.R.S., it has agreed to pay or put aside the bulk of its earnings from royalties and other revenue streams.
Control of Britney Spearsâs Estate Debated at Court Hearing
Lawyers for the pop star and her father, from whom she is estranged, discussed how he would share management of her finances with a corporate fiduciary.
Fans of Britney Spears returned to a courthouse in Los Angeles on Thursday to argue in favor of ending the conservatorship that now directs her life and finances. Credit.Mike Blake/Reuters
Feb. 11, 2021
Following a week of swirling social media chatter, fan speculation and critical re-evaluation surrounding the life and music career of Britney Spears, the legal battle over her personal well-being and finances continued on Thursday in a brief, staid court hearing that focused on the minutiae of estate management, legal representation and scheduling.