Tag Archives: Estate

During her time as Attorney General, Kamala Harris-now Vice President apparently barred Nina Simone’s family from accessing the late singer’s estate. Nina’s daughter and granddaughter Lisa Simone Kelly and RéAnna Simone Kelly say that Harris decided how Nina’s estate would be managed and who would manage it, TMZ reported. The …

The battle over the late rapper DMX’s estate has begun, and things may turn ugly. According to an exclusive report by Page Six, DMX’s fiancée Desiree Lindstrom recently applied to the court to be legally declared DMX’s “common-law wife.” However, a judge denied her request. Had Lindstrom been granted her …

The half-brother of late rapper XXXTentacion is suing his mother, Cleopatra Bernard, for allegedly hiding money from the rapper’s estate. X’s half-brother Corey Pack filed the suit against Bernard last week, claiming that she has been shuffling money from the estate to multiple shell companies. Pack’s attorney, Robert Stok, says …

In April 2016, when legendary singer Prince passed away in his Minnesota home, he was 57 and had left no will. That itself started one of the most complicated probate court proceedings in the state’s history. Now, five years later, another battle is ensuing. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has …

The gentrification of historically Black neighborhoods is happening quickly in South Los Angles. Music manager Daniel Carter is fighting against it by creating an organization to help Black people transition from renting to homeownership. Carter founded the organization Buy Back the Block L.A., which educates South Los Angeles residents on …

Aretha Franklin, who passed away last Thursday in her hometown of #Detroit, left behind an 80 million dollar estate with no one appointed over it after her death. In the state of #Michigan, the assets of an unmarried, deceased person are divided equally among their children. However, others such as …