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James Brown Spouse Files Lawsuit
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Jam es B row n’s longtim e partner sued
Thursday for half of the late singer's estate,
maintaining that she was married to Brown at
the time of his death and that she's entitled to
a portion of his assets despite
the fact that the Godfather of
Soul didn't provide for her in
his will.
"I have a long hard battle to
fight for my husband's rights, for
my rights and for my son's rights
that have been completely vio­
lated during this time," Hynie
said. "1 am his wife. It's my
home."
Brown's will predated his re­
lationship with Hynie and the
birth of theirchild, James Brown
Jr, now 5.
According to two petitions,
tiled in a South Carolina pro- James Brown
bate court, Hynie, calling herself the "omitted
spouse," also demands perm ission to return to
Brown's Beech Island residence to retrieve
"personal possessions," including furniture,
china, clothing, artwork, electronics and toys
she picked out while living there with Brown
and their son. The 60-acre prop­
erty was locked up after Brown
died in Atlanta on Christm as
Day and Hynie was barred
from the grounds.
Meanwhile. Brown's six adult
children-all of whom were men­
tioned when his will was read a
few weeks ago-have moved to
have B row n's attorneys re­
moved as executors of the es­
tate, claiming the attorneys have
"mismanaged and otherwise dis­
sipated assets and income of the
trust."
The legal wrangling has post­
poned Brown’s burial.
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