Was Marlon Brando’s Will Forged?

Although Marlon Brando died in 2004, disputes about the validity of his will continue.  Here are some excerpts from Matthew Heller, Judge OKs Claim Alleging Marlon Brando Will a Fake, onpointnews.com, Dec. 26, 2008:

The ex-wife of Marlon Brando’s son Christian appears to have made some headway in her attempt to prove that the executors of Brando’s $22 million estate illegally obtained their power through a forged codicil to his will.

A Los Angeles judge had dismissed Deborah Brando’s fraud claim against the executors, finding that her second amended complaint “sets forth no specific facts indicating the nature and content” of misrepresentations the executors allegedly made to her to conceal the forgery while she was negotiating the settlement of a domestic violence suit against Christian Brando.

As part of the settlement, Christian, who died in January, assigned his inheritance rights under his father’s will to Deborah Brando.

But the third time was a charm for Brando as Superior Court Judge Yvette M. Palazuelos recently overruled a demurrer to the fraud claim in her third amended complaint. “Although the[ ] newly alleged facts are somewhat vague, they address this Court’s concerns by providing more details to apprise Defendants of the allegations against them,” she said.