maceoparker007 said:

I'm surprised he did not set things up for his own sister while he was alive. Maybe it is best that a will was never made. His sister should get it all, in my opinion.

3rdeyedude said:

endiadj said:

endiadj said:

JudasLChrist said:

From TMZ:

[Edited 4/26/16 8:53am]

How does TMZ keep getting info before anyone else in the world? Who are these people?

I work there (on the TV show side, which is different from the website) and even I don't know...

pennylover said:

RobotDevil said:

Apologies for the big pics and formatting on my previous post in response to pennylover. I couldn't get just the link URLs to post and obviously I can't format my replies very well, either.

"Oh my" after seeing this I am so sorry I asked. This is not a good look

Thank u so much RobotDevil

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Thank you, pennylover.

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And for the record, speaking for myself, I did not mean to critisize or 'shade' Tyka. I just was a bit surprised by a few aspects of those photos of her at the crematorium. But like I wrote earlier, I understand that everyone grieves differently and that sometimes food is comfort - especially a favorite food or snack. I certainly didn't mean any disrespect or to be snarky, particularly at a time like this. I was only remarking based on my own perspective and experiences and I tried to be as non-"shade"-y as I could. I think a few here are way overreacting to people simply stating benign observations, more so than anybody being genuinely upset about or "shading" Tyka.

The very thought of this makes me sick to my stomach - literally. This cannot be true, but

nevertheless, the thought of it being YEARS before listening to newly released or rereleased music

is unbearable to think about.

Is there really no will? Or are there thieves in the temple?

presskitboy said:

endiadj said:

How does TMZ keep getting info before anyone else in the world? Who are these people?

They pay for it. Also, did you know Warner Bros. owns TMZ!

TMZ is owned by TimeWarner, which also owns WB, TBS, Time magazine, the CW, Sports Ilustrated and more.

maceoparker007 said:

No will ?! Really Prince?? REALLY?

surely not as other people have stated a man like Prince must have thought about his assets and who and where they should go after he dies...

I don't believe this. After being married twice and haveing a child I can't believe he didn't have at least 1 will written. Maybe there is one his sister doesn't know about. This is gettying fishy. This could aslo be a tatcic by his sister to find out of there is a will. Lawyers will be forced to respond. After fighting so hard for his catlog I can'e see Prince not securing the future of his music especially with his vault of unreleased material.

Identity said:

Wow, Prince failed to put his affairs in order before he died. I kinda felt that his do-it-yourself approach to all things would prove a gross miscalculation in the end.

Prince was NOT the best business man in the world, infact he was pretty pants in that department.

panpac777 said:

I'm MAD AS HELL that this is turning into a repeat. I am going to lose it if I find out he was murdered too. BOTH My Musical IDOLS GONE TOO SOON! I can't take it! BLACK LIVES MATTER GOD DAMN IT especially ROCK AND ROLL LEGEND GIFTED BLACK LIVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I am so raving mad! The autopsy results better come back soon so that I can hopefull get more definative knews on what happened.

Calm down. Breath in breath out slowly, repeat............

BklynDiamond said:

I'd like to think that in that vault maybe there is a video will.

He may not have liked contracts or signing things, but I can completely see him doing a video will and putting it in the vault.

They need to go through all those contents very soon and meticulously in order to catalog and make sure all is accounted for. He had to have a master list of some sort.

He's not the person who wanted the vault in the first place

panpac777 said:

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

Fury said:

Unlike wills and probate court proceedings, such trusts can be kept confidential from the public. If Prince chose this route, it's possible we may never know the true extent of his estate or his plans for it after his death. "Usually, wealthy, organized people or sophisticated celebrities use trusts that are set up while they're alive, to determine (what happens after death) in a confidential way, they're not public documents," says Koznitsky. "They don't want the world to know who their beneficiaries (the heirs) are, or special dispositions, etc." USA today

This makes far more sense than there being nothing at all.

This is very likely. If i'm not mistaken, MJ's family also thought that MJ left no will, but as it turned out, his lawyers came forward to reveal that he's settled everything before his death.

KoolEaze said:

BillieBalloon said:

This is someone who made the pizza delivery guy sign a confidentiality contract (probably). He made provisions, believe me. I think he knew exactly where and to whom he his very hard earned legacy is going to. There's people who only have a cat and even they write a will saying who gets the cat. Ffs. ,, [Edited 4/26/16 9:56am]

Those are things that were important to him while he was still alive. If there are no children, no wife, no close family members and a reluctance to release old music due to the lyrical contents, why should he care about what is going to happen to all of that after he´s gone?

Remember that when it comes to business, Paisley Park was often managed like a lemonade stand...from merchandising to how some shows were planned, some of it was rather amateurish or downright illegal (the way he used amateurs during the Crystal Ball fiasco, or that he released stuff that theoretically still belonged to WB ).

Not trying to sound like a party pooper here, and yes, he´s had some great lawyers that achieved a lot for him that he could have benefited from if he stayed alive for a couple more years, but to think that he was always efficient in his business affairs is not really correct.

Tax problems, unpaid band members, etc. etc.

On the other hand he was very organized and generous when he wanted to .

Yes, with all due respect to the man, perhaps he was too busy thinking about and making music instead of micromanaging his business affairs. Kevin Smith in his talk also mentioned that he wasn't paid for the work he did for a week in Paisley Park.

Identity said:

presskitboy said:

endiadj said: They pay for it. Also, did you know Warner Bros. owns TMZ!

TMZ is owned by TimeWarner, which also owns WB, TBS, Time magazine, the CW, Sports Ilustrated and more.

Now that explains.

Link??

panpac777 said:

Randy Phillips/Conrad Murry broke into the safe and took it in MJ's case. Colony Capital Tom Borack owned MJ's Properties and Katherin's house and took the Will Copies.

toshi said:

Identity said:

TMZ is owned by TimeWarner, which also owns WB, TBS, Time magazine, the CW, Sports Ilustrated and more.

Now that explains.

It explains nothing, as I work in film and WB film and WB music have absolutely nothing to do with each other. This probably works the same.

I think we should all lay off Tyka.

A) She is grieving the loss of her brother

B) We have no evidence that she would do Prince and his legacy any wrong

C) If we keep tarnishing her with the wrong brush she may well say "fuck it" to all of us and lock up the vault

I suggest we keep it civil and give her encouragement and support. Afterall, she may well become incredibly important to us when it comes to continuing our musical journey with Prince. The last thing we need is for her to be pissed off and angry with us for making false claims against her. Lets just give her space and see how everything unfolds.

Rebeljuice said:

I think we should all lay off Tyka.

A) She is grieving the loss of her brother

B) We have no evidence that she would do Prince and his legacy any wrong

C) If we keep tarnishing her with the wrong brush she may well say "fuck it" to all of us and lock up the vault

I suggest we keep it civil and give her encouragement and support. Afterall, she may well become incredibly important to us when it comes to continuing our musical journey with Prince. The last thing we need is for her to be pissed off and angry with us for making false claims against her. Lets just give her space and see how everything unfolds.

Well said Rebeljuice. People are upset and jumping to all sorts of conclusions based on very little information. Let's just hang on and wait for the autopsy results at the very least. If Prince didn't have a will, then that was of his choosing, there's no point getting angry at anyone left behind for trying to sort things out.