B.B. King’s Children Battle Over His Estate

Even after two marriages resulting in no children, B.B. King claimed fifteen children by fifteen women, eleven of which are still alive and fighting with King’s appointed trustee over his estate. The children point to a 2007 will and trust that grants them ample allowances. His longtime business manager trustee claims she is following a 2014 trust, naming the children but not providing for them specifically. A lawsuit with such differences has potential to carry on for years to come.

The Article details several lawsuits and family fights over King’s estate as it proceeds to be distributed. Perhaps, it was King’s broad concept of family that has his heirs battling with such tenacity over his estate.

See Scott Johnson, B.B. King’s Estate War: 15 Kids, 15 Moms and a “Totally Haywire” Fight, Hollywood Reporter, May 26, 2016.

Special thanks to Jim Hartnett (Hartnett Law Firm) for bringing this Article to my attention.