The New York Times, in Edward Wyatt's "Behind Film's Drama, a Tale Like a Country Song," reports that songwriter Stephen Bruton's will is being contested by his friend, a music producer, and his wife, from whom Bruton filed for divorce. ...
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Joshua C. Tate has published an article titled "Immortal Fame: Publicity Rights, Taxation, and the Power of Testation," 44 Ga. L. Rev. 1 (2009). The abstract follows below: Publicity rights, or the rights to the use of one's image and likeness,...
Reuters, in an article entitled "Jackson Estate Opposes Allowances for Father Joe," mentions that attorneys for Michael Jackson's estate claim that the estate should not have to pay a $15,000 per month allowance to Michael Jackson's father, Joe. The article...
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The New York Times, in Dave Itzkoff's "For the Heirs to Holmes, a Tangled Web," explains that the heirs of Arthur Conan Doyle have been battling over ownership issues in regards to Sherlock Holmes and Doyle's other characters. The article...
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In an article captioned "In Israel, a tangled battle over the papers of Franz Kafka," the Washington Post Times reports that Franz Kafka "wanted his papers burned after he wasted away from tuberculosis in 1924, but they're still being fought...
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The New York Times reports that Anthony Marshall, son of Brooke Astor, has been convicted of larceny and defrauded his mother out of tens of millions of dollars after more than three months of testimony and arguments in State Supreme Court...
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The Detroit News, in "Rap Legend Hammer not too legit to quit paying taxes", reports that the IRS has filed a $671,000 tax lien against rap star MC Hammer.Posted by Lewis J. Saret, General Editor, Wealth Strategies Journal....
The Detroit News, in "Batman star Val Kilmer can't beat tax man", reports that the IRS has filed a $538,858 tax lien against Val Kilmer, the former star of "Batman Forever" and "The Doors."Posted by Lewis J. Saret, General Editor,...
Several sources have reported that the IRS has filed a $6,257,005 tax lien against Nicholas Cage, making him the latest celebrity with tax problems. See the following sources:Tax Prof Blog.Houston Chronicle.New York Daily News.For a gallery of celebrity "tax cheats"...
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Continuing a long tradition of celebrities making tons of money and spending even more, the NY Times, in "For Annie Leibovitz, a Fuzz Financial Picture," tactfully reported that Annie Leibovitz, photographer to the stars and a celebrity in her own...
