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PEOPLE & ARTS Saturday 20 May 2017
Judge confirms Prince’s 6 siblings as heirs to his estate

AMY FORLITI wait to inherit their shares Some of those people filed
Associated Press of Prince’s estate, which appeals, and Eide said that
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A court filings suggest has an if appellate courts send
judge confirmed Prince’s estimated value of about any of the rejected claim-
six siblings to be his rightful $200 million, though taxes ants back to him, he will
heirs in a ruling released are expected to consume consider them. And until
Friday, bringing them a big about half of that. the appeals are resolved,
step closer to collecting More than 45 people came Eide said the siblings won’t
their shares of the music forward in the wake of be able to collect anything
legend’s multimillion-dollar Prince’s death, claiming to without his approval.
estate. be his wife, children, siblings And under state law, others
Carver County District or other relatives. Some, in- who feel they have cred-
Judge Kevin Eide formally cluding a Colorado prison ible claims of heirship have
declared that Prince died inmate who said he was a year from the judge’s or-
without a will and that his Prince’s son, were ruled der to come forward with
heirs are his sister, Tyka Nel- out through DNA testing. their claims.
son, and five half-siblings — Others, such as a woman Eide previously signaled
Sharon Nelson, Norrine Nel- and girl who claimed to be that the six siblings would In this May 19, 2013, file photo, Prince performs at the Billboard
son, John R. Nelson, Omarr Prince’s niece and grand- likely be named Prince’s Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Baker and Alfred Jackson. niece, had their claims re- heirs, but he also had said Associated Press
The siblings will still have to jected as a matter of law. he wouldn’t make the
Imagine Dragons to declaration until appeals a lawyer for the woman plex and home has been
had been decided. Law-
and girl who say they are turned into a museum and
yers for the siblings didn’t
honor Chris Cornell want to wait, though, say- Prince’s niece and grand- concert venue. His estate
niece, said Friday that he has also struck deals to
ing further delays would in-
at Billboard Awards crease costs to the estate hadn’t seen the new ruling make his albums available
but would examine it and by streaming, and next
and impede its efficient
administration. The siblings’
remastered “Purple Rain”
peal it.
attorneys didn’t immedi- determine whether to ap- month plans to release a
A spokeswoman for the
show’s producers, dick ately reply to phone calls Prince died April 21, 2016, album as well as two al-
of an accidental overdose bums of unreleased music
clark productions, told The seeking comment Friday.
Associated Press on Friday Attorneys for rejected of fentanyl, a synthetic and two concert films. The
opioid drug 50 times more values of those deals and
that the rock band will talk claimants had urged Eide
about how the Soundgar- to wait for appeals to be re- powerful than heroin. revenue generated from
Since his death, Prince’s Paisley Park tours have not
den and Audioslave singer solved before naming the
influenced them before heirs. Andrew Stoltmann, Paisley Park studio com- been disclosed.q
they hit the stage at the T-
Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Authorities say Cornell
hanged himself early Thurs-
day morning after perform-
ing at a concert Wednes-
day night in Detroit. Cor-
nell’s family said that with-
out toxicology test results
completed they don’t
know what caused his
death. Cornell was a lead-
er of the grunge move-
ment with Seattle-based
Soundgarden, with whom
he gained critical and
In this Aug. 18, 2013 file photo,
Chris Cornell attends the Rock commercial acclaim. He
and Roll Hall of Fame Induc- also found success outside
tion Ceremony in Los Angeles. the band with his solo mu-
Associated Press sic and the band Temple of
the Dog. The 2017 Billboard
MESFIN FEKADU Music Awards will air live
AP Music Writer on ABC at 8 p.m. Eastern/5
NEW YORK (AP) — Imag- p.m. Pacific. Drake, Miley
ine Dragons will pay tribute Cyrus, Cher, Bruno Mars, Ed
to the late Chris Cornell in Sheeran, Celine Dion and
words at the Billboard Mu- others will also perform dur-
sic Awards on Sunday.
ing the awards show.q