When James Brown died on Christmas Day 2006, he left behind a fortune worth tens, maybe hundreds, of millions of dollars. The problem is, he also left behind:
Fourteen children (pending DNA tests);
Sixteen grandchildren (and counting);
Eight mothers of his children (that’s a low estimate);
Several mistresses (the man was a rock star);
Thirty lawyers;
A former manager;
An aging dancer;
A longtime valet;
And a sister who’s not really a sister but calls herself the Godsister of Soul anyway.
All of whom want a piece of his legacy.
And when the dust clears, there might be nothing left of the (supremely talented, extremely careless, and massively troubled) Godfather of Soul.
Read the rest of Sean Flynn's amazing GQ account of the battle over James Brown's estate.
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