Trouble is brewing around the estate of Aretha Franklin, where police are investgating possible theft of her assets and an ex-husband is angling for money.
The Queen of Soul died in August in her Detroit riverfront apartment at age 76.
She left no will or trust, and processing the estate, which could be worth tens of millions of dollars, has been slow. New pleadings filed in Oakland County Probate Court spell out some of the disharmony.
There is a dispute between the estate and Ms. Franklin’s ex-husband, the father to one of the heirs, regarding music royalties,” David Bennett, a lawyer for the estate, wrote in a pleading filed Thursday.
