A Minnesota judge has shot down 29 claims from would-be heirs hoping to get a piece of late Prince’s estate.
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Prince died of an accidental overdose of the painkiller fentanyl on 21 April after being found unresponsive in an elevator at Paisley Park Studios; he apparently did not leave a will, leaving to nearly immediate speculation about the fate of his estate following his death. Though so many people have been denied, the judge did allow two women claiming to be a nice and a grandniece to carry on with their pursuit-meaning they would have to go through with a blood test to see if their DNA matches that of Prince’s sister Tyka Nelson and other half-siblings.
Eide also ordered testing for Brianna Nelson, who has claimed to be Prince’s niece, and possible grand-niece Victoria Nelson.
According to reports, Judge Eide threw out five additional claims as they had either been adopted by other parents (severing any relationship to Prince even if he had been their biological father) or lacked “crucial documentary proof”.
The results are in – and they are not good for a number of would-be heirs claiming a cut of Prince’s estate.
29 other people, including alleged siblings and children, were barred from seeking a share in Prince’s $250 million estate. Their parents, John L. Nelson and Mattie Shaw, both died before Prince did.
Selmar was outraged at the decision by the judge which granted a Colorado inmate, who is in prison for 8 years and likely had no connection to the star, a DNA test, while his client, who has a plausible connection to Prince, was not granted a test.
Jonathan Franks told The Associated Press that Williams was held for about an hour Friday morning at the airport in Frankfurt while traveling on vacation.
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Frankfurt airport police and the city’s customs office were not immediately reachable late Friday, and there was no immediate response to an emailed query.
