Category: Celebrity Estates
The settling of the pop artist’s $60 million estate is likely to take years. Attorneys for artist Robert Indiana’s estate have a lot of questions for people close to the artist about the handling of his assets. That is expected to take a long time to get squared away, according to the Associated Press in […]
Celebrities including Marlon Brando, Prince and Florence Griffith-Joyner should have had up-to-date estate plans. It is not just celebrities who make big mistakes when it comes to failing to keep an estate plan up to date, according to Kiplinger in “6 Estate-Planning Mistakes Celebrities Made“. It could happen to anybody, including your family, if you […]
The challenge will be to prove that Campbell, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, lacked the capacity to execute the wills. Three of Glen Campbell’s children, who were intentionally left out of his will, have been given the right to contest the will by a judge, according to Wealth Management.com in “Glen Campbell’s Kids Come […]
The estate includes assets as well as frequent flyer miles … and where they will go. There is considerable interest in the estate of celebrity Anthony Bourdain and it is getting even more interesting, according to Forbes in “How Anthony Bourdain’s Estate Plan Reflected the Two Most Important Parts of His Life“. The reports that […]
Despite claims by his family, the second man to walk on the moon fights back. Buzz Aldrin, the 88-year-old astronaut, who was second to walk on the moon, has filed a lawsuit accusing two of his own children and his former manager of taking advantage of their roles in managing his assets, according to MarketWatch […]
Assets may have been wasted in $100 million trust fund. When Elvis Presley passed away, his assets were left in trust for the benefit of his daughter, Lisa Marie Presley. She is claiming in a lawsuit that the trust fund is depleted and she blames her former money manager, according to the Daily Mail in […]
11 years after his death, the singer’s estate remains unsettled. Soul singer James Brown passed away in 2006, leaving millions to poor children in Georgia and South Carolina. However, none of the money has been given to the children because the estate is bogged down in numerous lawsuits, according to The New York Times in […]
Two institutions fought over rights to his journals, notes and letters. After a heated dispute, the Ransom Center matched Yale University’s $2.7 million offer to archive Arthur Miller’s work, according to The New York Times in “Inside the Battle for Arthur Miller’s Archive.” Miller, who died in 2003, had a close relationship with the Harry […]
David Cassidy leaves small estate of $150,000. David Cassidy, who starred on the TV show “The Partridge Family” chose to cut his daughter out of his will, so she will not receive an inheritance from him, according to the Los Angeles Times in “David Cassidy cut daughter Katie Cassidy out of his will.” It had […]
Grandson takes issue with Manson’s friend and fan who claims he holds killer’s will. While it would appear that there would be little interest in the estate of cult leader and murderer Charles Manson, a fight is developing, according to TMZ in “Charles Manson Grandson Files Probate Docs Manson’s Body Still on Ice.” A fan […]
