A 19-year-long legal battle over James Brown’s estate led to a myriad of accusations of financial mismanagement, paternity challenges and questions over the future of a planned charitable foundation.

Viewing this story in our app? Click here for a better experience on our website. When James Brown was a boy, he walked barefoot on the roads of Ellenton, South Carolina. He wore underwear stitched ...

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Godfather of Soul was married to a woman who was married to another man, who in turn was married to three other women. Now, a federal court has to decide who ...

COLUMBIA, SC -- A judge has ordered South Carolina's attorney general to turn over documents to a freelance journalist investigating the court fight over the estate of soul singer James Brown. Sue ...

Legendary entertainer James Brown’s will promised the vast majority of his estate would fund the education of students in South Carolina and Georgia. After 18 years of drama, not a single scholarship ...

Sign up for The Media Today, CJR’s daily newsletter. When the judges responsible for distributing the estate of the late musician James Brown started refusing ...

Viewing this story in our app? Click here for a better experience on our website. When James Brown was a boy, he walked barefoot on the roads of Ellenton, South Carolina. He wore underwear stitched ...

James Brown’s will is just seven pages and a cover sheet. Signed in 2000, it states that the majority of his estate would go to fund scholarships to educate children in his home states of South ...