James Brown's Widow Gets That Money

Tomi Rae Brown, James Brown’s sorta widow, has finally won the dough she’s been fighting for two years over. James’ money will be doled out as follows: Half to a charitable trust, one quarter to Tomi and their son together, and the rest to his adult children. Source

Now that they’ve settled that maybe he can rest in peace.

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James Brown Auction Results

I told y’all a little while ago about an auction featuring hundreds of James Brown’s belongings. Well the auction went down and raked in over $850,000 (and no, I didn’t win the bid on his dome hair dryer).
"We were given a list of things and asked to go through and check off things that we didn't think should go, and we were just ignored," one of Brown's daughters, Deanna Brown Thomas, said. "At end of the day, everything went." The auction was expected to pull in $1-$2 million but fell just short. The money will be used to pay off debts of James Brown’s estate. Source Now that all his stuff is gone those wretched wenches can’t fight over it anymore. Too bad, so sad.
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Final Sale! No Refunds!

Christie’s Auction House will be putting up hundreds of James Brown’s personal belongings next month.
Among the attractions that go on the block on July 17: a leather belt with a red-and-silver rhinestone buckle reading “Sex Machine” (estimated value: $2,000-$3,000), a Hammond B-3 electric organ ($15,000-$20,000), sunglasses, rollers, picks, hair products, bow ties and a dome hair dryer from the salon in the late music legend’s home. [source]
Excuse me whilst I go count my change. I’d sell my soul for a shot at that dome hair dryer.

Bring in the Money!

Tomi Rae Hynie, one of James Brown’s widows, had a paternity test done to prove paternity in the case of her son James Brown Jr. The independent test confirms that the godfather of soul was indeed the father of 6-year-old James Jr. Source Her payday finally came. Maybe now she can let that poor man rest.

Own a Piece of the Godfather

Gran-pa James’s stuff is about to be sold off. A judge ordered than his personal belongings be auctioned off to pay for tax debts and legal bills. 400 items are going up for auction they include a lock of his hair, 78 pairs of shoes and boots, a poem from Muhammad Ali, a Mercedes Benz and a home. All the crumb snatchers (his many chilluns and the Hynie lady) are pissed about the auction. Source
Once the gubb’ment is done getting rid of all his stuff there won’t be anything left for the leeches.

Quote of the Day

One of James Brown's widows Tomi Rae Hynie, recently said:
"Everybody says I'm being a drama queen and I'm a great actress. All I did was cry and fall to my knees and faint a couple of times. Isn't that how a wife is supposed to act at a funeral when she loses the man she loves?"
Well...yes, I suppose so Tomi. I mean, that's not as half as dramatic as anything I've seen people do at black funerals. If you really wanted to do it up you would have ripped his cold stiff body from the casket and rocked him close to your bosom while humming Troubles of the World. a nice finishing touch would have been to jump in the grave with him and scream out "Jesus take me now!" Man, there's nothing like a good grave jumper at a funeral. Its usually a highlight for me.

Get Yo' Hand Outta My Pocket!

Velma Warren Brown, James Brown's first wife, has filed court papers claiming that the two were never divorced. She wants to lay her hands on some of that cold hard cash. Tomi Rae Hynie, wife #4 (pictured below), is also after his dough. If she wasn’t legally married to him (as Granpa Jame's lawyers contend) and if Velma’s claims are true, then she has no case.
Hey, I wonder if James still laid up in the living room? I can just see them heifers now crackin' open the casket with a crowbar, runnin' his pockets, and ripping gems off his suit. .
Yep, that suit alone is worth a few grand at least. Excuse me while I call the Brown Compound and tell them to put the living room on lock down. Afterwords I think I’ll retire to my quiet place (i.e. the spot under my desk between my hard drive and my garbage can) to say a prayer for them.