And it wasn’t just Brown’s music. When the singer died on Christmas Day 2006, he left the majority of his estate to fund a charitable trust that would provide educational scholarships for the children ...

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 ...

18 years after James Brown's death, his family is still asking one heartbreaking question: Where is the $90 million? The Godfather of Soul had beautiful intentions—he wanted his fortune to help kids ...

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 ...

R&B legend James Brown’s estate has been sold for an estimated $90 million, enabling him to fulfill his dying wish to fund scholarships for children in need for perpetuity. The scholarship trust will ...

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 ...

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.

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 Summer wants to see ...

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 ...

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 ...