'Sweet justice;' Major decision in Aretha Franklin will case
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- Опубликовано: 10 июл 2023
- A jury deliberating over the validity of a will found in a couch cushion of Aretha Franklin's home needed only an hour to determine that it was in fact real.
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Mom left me as the Executer. My two brother stole moms keys from the hospital as soon as she died. They went to the house spent 3 days removing all assets and the executer binder from the estate that was in probate, destroying the will, but her attorney had the originals. They attacked me for 2 years wanting everything. There were 4 beneficiaries. The probate just ended.
They are pissed they didn't get it all. Greed!
GOOD!! They shouldn't have got one red cent!!
@@hiyellagal I told them to walk away or I would sanction them to pay the estate one hundred thousand dollars. Crickets!!!
Your Mom left u as the executer for a reason. It's a blessing that her wishes were fulfilled!❤❤️
@@kccain4011 That was my mission to fulfill her wishes, she told me "stay strong". Her attorney told me that she held me in high regard. I never knew that.
😢
She planned her funeral with precise details, but she didn’t have a professional will. Interesting.
Very. This woman had handled her own financial affairs for years. So much so as carrying thousands and thousands of dollars in a “purse”. Either s’body is hiding a “true” WILL or she did it intentionally. But the reporter also said that Clarence was and always had provisions for him and that her music royalties(which were the bulk of her estate) had already been decided would be split 4 ways. Interesting as well
It seems that if the will had not been found, they would of did right by each other and I think she knew that. no parent wants to think their children will fight like this..
YOU MUST REMEMBER THAT ARETHA WAS A CASH UPFRONT LADY, BUT GIVE HER CREDIT FOR HER WISHES. SHE WANTED HER WISHES FOR HER FAMILY AND YOU KNOW, SHE LOVE HER FAMILY. PEACE BE STILL.
Common
Funeral she was preparing for another show
You learn who You Are and who Your Family is when A Will is involved 😢😢😢
Sorry but you really learn sooner. When the person needs aide and attendance, watch them scatter. They return for stuff. Then they try to convince everyone you are a bad person.
Ikr sad and a shame
He was the only son that was with his mother until the end they should’ve spit it 4 ways
When a death takes place.
@@Stewbarry exactly don't even give time for good memories about the dead person always looking for money
Money corrupts all.. even families
If money can corrupt a family then that family was already corrupt (secretly)...amen??
This is Shameful, The Family should have gotten this together and kept this out of the News,
Amen 🙏 I totally agree with you! Very shameful
Amen.just shameful
Too much like right😢😢
no one seems to be angry or disrespectful so its not shameful. she was a celebrity, s her life was public..
Do you really think they called the news🙄 or is it more likely they found out when the case was filed?
Allow me to please add this: My father worked in the entertainment industry during the 70's. I followed in his footsteps in the 80's, met and married my husband who also worked in entertainment. We all knew Aretha DID NOT trust traditional banks or lawyers with her money. She ALWAYS scribbled and wrote down her wishes and famously hid them in the cushion of her sofa's and other areas of her home. When you saw Aretha you also saw her " pocket book" aka purse that was filled with checks or cash. She preferred CASH and not checks for her performance fee. These things are all well known to other industry people.
The 2014 written WILL was authentically the Queen of Soul. Everyone who knew her, knows that.
Thank you for sharing some inside information on the Queen.
@@tsonofjohnson489 You are very welcome.
Thank you for this and the clarity. I guess the youngest brother truly wanted his mother’s wishes respected. I’m just glad Clarence was and always will be taken care of🙏🏽
@@luvangelmyers2731 Absolutely. 100%!
She was foolish as hell for that.
The lawyers are always the winners in these cases. Ask me how I know...
DITTO!
@@tsonofjohnson489I just went thru similar estate probate. The estate lawyer assigned by the state, NOT BY the beneficiaries, seems totally CORRUPT
Exactly, and the executors gets a yearly fee too.
How do you know???😂
@@dp7047😂
Five years? The courts and the attorneys are always the winners.
You're SO right, and most times the attorneys and courts end up with the bulk of everything!
Attorneys stop getting paid when "heirs" stop arguing over how to divide the estate.
When we leave this earth ! We take nothing with us . Its sad how families fight over material things . When my adopted parents died . My adopted sister , her husband and her children that were not his got everything because she had a Power Of Attorney . Im glade they took it all . I got Jesus and he provided me with everything that i needed . And im grateful to him Amen ! Ms. Lynn Dallas Ga .
When you have your own personal affairs together, your parents or parent, whatever they leave you is just extra.
THIS!
@@ReginaDillard you should never rely on your parents in death to get you out of financial problems.
Praying this family can come 2gather. 🙏 There really is no win when families are separated.
This is really strange and sad. Why would a women as famous as her NOT have a legal will written up by an Attorney. As much as that women had. SMH Strange !!!!
Not strange at all. More common than you think. For some reason they think they will be here forever and never get around to it. Her manager should have made sure that was in place.
If you knew anything about her you would know she has never trusted others to handle her affairs or money. She would only be paid in cash and settle her own shows when touring.
She was old school. This is common
It happens all the time!
fake will
I would have still split all evenly!!!
Sad when you Die people fighting over your money
Dealing with it right now
Dead left is a terrible thing, people fighting and killing over what's not theirs,what a shame.
My grandmother is being buried this month in Country Club Hills and one of her 8 remaining children has found a way to get her hands on EVERYTHING, this is what happens when people don't take care of their final wishes in writing and this is also what happens when a Matriarch has favorites & intentionally creates confusion/division between siblings while still alive. Money, Real estate, Cars, expensive jewelry and other material possessions left behind after death unclaimed can magnify a person's greed and corruption but the bottom line is always this...... "You Can't Take It With You" no matter what you acquire in this lifetime enjoy it while you can, work as hard as you can because when the Fat lady sings it's a wrap!
I gotta agree w/ you. I’m from southern Va and I’ve seen plenty of folks not leave a will, say they have insurance and don’t, put favorites in places they shouldn’t be, all out of SPITE. You never know what goes thru an individual’s mind
As a black woman, I find this to be the main ignorance of our race. We dont accept death ( a will makes it real). We are our own worst enemy. The white man don't take properties from us . We are too ignorant to take care of busness.
I grow up in Country Club Hills, IL
The brother on camera is being greedy! Split it down the middle ridiculous so not worth fighting for 5 years!
Do you think he was really being greedy? Or did he KNOW that Aretha had changed her will in his favor. Possibly because of how the others were mistreating her. Normally, that's the reason for multiple wills.🤷
I dont get it? Her sons did not sing a note nor earned the $$$$, yet they can not come together. sad smh. More to come for sure!
RIGHT!!!
one word GREED money root of all evil folks.
The LOVE OF MONEY is the root of all [kinds of] evil. (1 Timothy 6:10, depending on your translation. MONEY is a great servant but a horrible master. Jesus said you can't serve God and money (Matthew 6:24). No one can serve two masters.
It's the "love of money" that is the root to all evil.
Amen
😂family members smiling in the background…hilarious 😆”Teddy I love you”🤪
Greedy! ! Just split it!
shame on those kids!
You can't blame the siblings for this perplexed matter.
The Lawyers are going to take the family to the poor house.
You know they are!
Unbelievable that rich people do not have wills or executors of their wills when people with less have wills or legal documents after they died. Why not just split the will evenly? Why Aretha not have this taken care of? Astounding
It's possible that her family wasn't as close to her as people think .. SMH
Prince, didn't have a will neither, but his sister has the most controlling assets...
@@noelthomas7849 "close"? All four sons have different fathers, and there are large age differences. Today's spectacle is because Aretha refused to hire professional legal counsel and write a will. She then could have give a copy of her will to each of her children. Nearly of this 5 year (and counting) mess would not have happened.
Hand writen is law of the land now wow this opens new doors
I am still amazed and horrified to know that the last wishes and instructions of wills can be challenged and even changed. It's the person's money, their property......how can anyone change that?
I cannot remember which celebrity had a clause in their will that stated "anyone that challenges the will of the deceased will forfeit and lose everything that had been left to them". The person has to put clauses and follow their lawyers advice. They said Tupac mother followed all of her lawyers advice for his estate, whereas Prince did not and that's how his estate got divided by all of his blood siblings and step siblings.
Greedy greedy
I certainly understand how you feel. But oh you must realize that some ppl will actually go to a lawyer, get a will drawn up (to benefit themselves, of course), then take that will home to a dying relative or straight up to the hospital room of a dying relative, get the relative to sign the will (sometimes even videotaping the entire action). And so, if you discovered that someone had done this to you, your parents or loved ones, wouldn't you want to challenge it too? You know that your loved one was tricked into signing something that they had no idea of what they were signing...
@@tinaturnerforpresident5918 It was Michael Jackson.
Pardon me but she was also a great (song) writer who made the mistake, like many, of not having her affairs in order.🙏🏽
that wasnt a mmistake, shes been rich for 1,000 years, and she had children, and she knew of wills. just neglagence
@@bonesnharmony3422 plain dumb in my opinion.
People should work to take care of themselves regardless. If someone leaves you something after they pass be grateful and take good care of it.
Well said.
"for the love of money"
IT'S SAD THAT IT'S COME DOWN TO THIS THOUGH.
LET AREATHA REST IN PEACE. 🙏🏼
OK, so he is greedy. His brother wanted everything to be divided evenly, and he was OK with that until he found that piece of paper would benefit him more. That type of stuff make you say something not right. All of this should’ve been done while she was alive to say who get what and what will happen.
I know!! They should be ashamed!!
He should be ashamed of hisself!
I still think that piece of paper is suspect. All of a sudden it's found STUFFED in a couch. He definitely should be ashamed of HIMSELF.
@@user-ye5ku2ws6s I think he’s selfish. Why not split all the money between all the siblings?
Teddy White hates his mother. He's an addict with AIDS and blames Aretha. I believe he is the sone that her husband Glyn Turman molested and Aretha didn't seek justice.
Questions ??? Why did the Queen of Soul leave such a mess for her sons to fight over & be divided ( Sad ) 😢
I don’t believe alllllllllllll these entertainers are not leaving wills‼️‼️‼️‼️💯💥
It’s funny that these managers ( industry)end up with the masters and the money and the families of these entertainers end up with scraps after all their hard work‼️‼️💯📣
Wake up folks
Yep and what happened to that legal will that was drafted up in early 2018 and found by her attorney along with a voicemail from Aretha..... That will was found like two or three years AFTER she passed !
THIS IS CRAZY
I thought this was already taken care of a while ago. I remember last year it was said on the news that some of the money went towards a 7 million dollar tax bill that Aretha had left behind. But the fact of the matter is when families fight over money and possessions like this they have to remember no matter what we believe in, when we all leave this earth we can't take any of it with us. So does it really matter...
Solomon said, "A person can work hard using their wisdom, knowledge, and skills. But you will die, and others will get the things you work for." They didn't have to work for it and most likely will squander it foolishly. It's vanity, chasing after the wind.
Amen. They are excited over causing division in the family in the name of 'last wishes' . Greed is very ugly.
Spoiler: This is all too common in the black community. Black folk don't deal with each other and as soon as somebody dies, everybody comes running for the spoils.
That’s the truth.
And some will start counting the money, oops! I intended to say, CHICKS before they hatch.
Thank you for sharing. Me Aretha Franklin continue to rest in peace 🕊️
She had a special needs son. Who was already living in a home before she died but she made sure he was taken care of for the rest of his life
A special needs son who is apparently the son of Aretha's father (which is why he is mentally handicapped -- incest). Like all her other sons, this son "Clarence" is named after his father -- C.L. Franklin, Aretha's dad. Even worse, she was 12 when this happened. It's horrific but true.
I love her music it touches my soul ✌️
It's all about money and lawyers getting paid 😅
He was sneak dissing her with the she can sing but her handwriting
Equally split… they’ve already done her wrong redressing her at that funeral. Let it be ppl always fighting over others assets.
What are you talking about; That was what she wanted...
@@choosey87 , No, Aretha`s niece said Aretha made no plans for a funeral like that , the family made the decision to do all that changing outfits three different times and wanted to give her a big send off .
@@christhomas5761 😵😵😵😵
@christhomas5761 @choosey87....i can believe her on that totally. she planned her funeral but didn't prepare an official will?? yeah right.
Wow! Just wow!
I hope the brothers will find peace with eachother. Ms Franklin worked hard for her wealth, so anyone who benefits from it should count their blessings and don't argue over what they didn't earn but is rather a gift from a parent. My dad left my siblings and I inheritance, which is a house and land. But, I gave up my share in it vocally and emotionally to my siblings because they need it more than I do. I live in the west where even my home is rented but they live in the Caribbean where they are struggling from time to time and my mom is elderly. But where I live if I'm unemployed I can get state help and housing support, where they are they don't have access to services like I do because their government don't provide any such public services. But in this case, I hope the family will come to an agreement and find peace and closure and live and be happy. Mamma won't come back, she gone. So honour her gifts with grace.
I AGREE.
Congratulations Cal Franklin..l still miss your Mom..The Queen of Soul..
Wow🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Signed, sealed and delivered!!!!
First, your brother was willing to split everything up evenly and so did you, BUT when that second will was discovered things suddenly changed?!?! GIVE ME A BREAK!! You just wanted to see if you would get more!! PURE GREED!!
I will always miss the Queen of Soul
u will always miss queen of soul Aretha Franklin but u will never miss smelling my FART 😃
Greed at its finest. I wanted everything split evenly. That is until I discovered I could be more even, CHA CHING!!! under the 2014 will, Kecalf Franklin and grandchildren would get his mother’s main home in Bloomfield Hills, which was valued at $1.1 million when she died, worth much more today. The 2010 will said Kecalf, 53, and Edward Franklin, 64, “must take business classes and get a certificate or a degree” to benefit from the estate. That provision is not in the 2014 version.
could be Mom saw growth in the two boys within that 4 year time frame
@@niecyj.1782 Could be. She had her reasons which is fine. I was just a little irritated at Kecalfès hypocritical remarks. When he was receiving less than the others he was voting all in for an even split. Then finds out he is the one could be getting more, suddenly the even split is off the table, and he is off to court.
EXACTLY!! Who the hell is he fooling?!?!?
@@DIDYOUSEETHAT172 EXACTLY!! You saw right through that statement like I did!!
That provision is what gets me and it was for the two that were ready to giddy-up to court. For her to have even wrote that speaks volumes. I question BOTH of the so called “WILLS”. But one thing we do know is that Clarence was and always has been taken care of. That says A LOT too
🙏🏽
Stuffed in a couch and cabinet. 😂😂😂
Always will be the Queen of Soul in my heart!!!! God prevails....
That was a really sweet message to his brother. That’s how I feel about my brother
What message? I must have missed that part or were you being sarcastic 😂
He said to his brother, “Teddy, I love you. I’ve always loved you. And, I always will love you.”
Yep. I have two brothers I love them too
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after he won, lol
@@bonesnharmony3422FACTS!!
None of Ms. Aretha Franklin Sons should speak publicly about the case
What you don't get in the court room ruling and being there, should be NO Comment From Family After in Public.
Stirring The Pot Of Family Discord in Public,No Comment Should be All of the sons response, period.
Great interview this was very interesting Aretha Franklin did it her way period ☝🏾 praying for all her sons too honor her wishes without fighting with each other
That’s right Kal, tell Charlie that was Aretha and her business. Charlie you all in family business. The jury decided it’s Aretha’s money and those are her sons and none of our business. You blowing this shit up why? It’s not your dam money. Aretha worked hard for her money and the last time I checked she was not on your dam payroll. So let’s not go there🎤
Suddenly Stuffed in a couch huh? 🤔 Yeah okay....😒🙄😔🤨
What’s so unusual about family fighting over money
After all court and lawyer situation none of them will have anything to fight over
5 years.... just sad
Teddy I love you but I ain’t sharing this money!!! 😂😂😂. Family can be your biggest nightmare. Why not just split it evenly.
😂 Yep!!!
I love you but I'm greedy and want everything for myself
Who knows how many other wills are out there, stuffed somewhere...
Lawyer's love 😍 it.
Crazy!
They need to work together to keep her legacy going. Her catalog is extensive and they will be able to prosper indefinitely if they do right by her legacy.
Im still reminded of whitney houston and her daughter prais God he is getting the glory only the truth makes free🙏
Property taxes and regular taxes will run you out you have to have a income the place will go to hell quick . Greed and upkeep
on a home that size is expensive security alarms and women trying to get involved. Best to get your ducks in a row quick .
💯🤞🏽
Sad it has to come to this.
So sad
Sad😒
It was a fight and arguing
This is so negligent & inconsiderate of anyone to not have their affairs in order.
The news anchor really wanted to see discord between the two-brothers. Well thank God! This decent gentleman didn’t give him any. And gave his brother his best wishes and not the dishonor that he probably deserved.❤
Rich people problem
What was the major decision?
This is so sad
Blessings to all 🙏🏽
No one Won you are all family love is a beautiful blessings feeling ❤may God's will Fix everything
PRAYER WARRIOR, PRAY ✝️🙏✝️🙏✝️🙏✝️🙏✝️🙏✝️🙏✝️🙏
The brother souls spilt it with his brothers Evenly
Omg $$$$$$$
I remember working at LaSalle Bank in 2006-2008 and Aretha was one of my customers and I did her banking. Sadly, she was NOT good with money management at ALL. Sadly I’m not surprised that this happened.
Selfishness always happens when things aren't done right
Now, you all please come together and complete your mother's wishes.
Should be shared amongst all 4.
Sweet justice? Family is fighting over moms disaster
Niggas 😢
Did this reporter really think her son was gonna criticize his mother on camera?!
So sad 😭 one ☝️ of the most beautiful voices in the world never paid by check always in cash 💰 and greed stepped in and they couldn’t figure it out smh
He say he love his brothers… but he is not willing to split that money among them all!!! Wow!
Shame, not leaving your estate in order.
What’s the point of having a will if it can be attested ? Like these mf honor nothing, graves, wishes, laws-pathetic
When family members pass away the other family members start to be greedy
love =...money motivated thats all.
Love Arethra! ❤
old school Aretha. Never trusted a bank, lawyer or accountants 😂😂😂😂
Relatives come out of the wood work, then things disappear
Thank You God. 🙌🏽🌄🧔🏿♀️👑 🛌🏼💤😴🌌
RIP ARETHA FRANKLIN!! QUEEN OF SOUL!!! I MISS YOU SO!!!