A Georgia woman who claims to have married James Brown in 1953 says in court papers they were never divorced and she wants to be part of his estate.
Velma Warren Brown, 73, filed a sworn statement in Aiken County court Wednesday claiming she was never served with divorce papers and didn't sign any agreement severing her marriage to the late soul singer. Brown died Christmas Day at age 73.
However, at least two attorneys involved in disputes over Brown's estate and trust discounted the woman's claim and said she had remarried.