panpac777 said:

'Filmmaker: Prince May Have Had a Will After All'....

I hope & pray this is true.....

As I've said time and time again, there's definitely a will that exists. Just hasn't been found/identified yet, but it will be found....all in due time. Not sure if it's in Canada, but I agree with the filmmaker, P was way too intelligent to not have one.

Tyka will have burned it.

She is after everything!

keenly said:

Tyka will have burned it.

She is after everything!

I thought the same.

Its hard to believe someone of Prince's stature and business savy did not have a Will. But, people don't want to look at completing a Will. It's not a nice process. I've done it and I hated it. It also makes you look at your life and what you have created for yourself, including the relationships you have with other people. It's an eye-opener. People avoid it. And its not expensive at all.

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Anyway, those of you who've had a Will made know that its a legal document that the lawyers are obliged to hand over as soon as news of a person's death is confirmed. Prince is a worldwide figure. If the Will was in Timbuktu, they would know that Prince has died and are obliged under law to make it known that they hold Prince's Will. That is the law. Also you cannot make a Will under a pseudonym. It has to be your name.

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So if a will is in Canada, the lawyer's would know to make it known and presented. They get paid for dealing with the Will after the person dies too.

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By all evidence so far, he didn't leave a Will, and if he did it himself (you can write your own Will) it would need to be signed by a notory or witenss. Again, if you are living and breathing right now, you know that Prince has died. Everyone knows by now.

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Hard to believe, but if no reputable service has come forth after 2 weeks, its leaning more towards Prince not having a Will.

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I hope that's not the case.

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missfee said:

panpac777 said:

Bohemian67 said:

I flipping well hope so. I can't believe the Perfectionist Prince would have been so scatter brained.

Ditto! There is a will. Don't believe the media merchants of chaos and disorder! Tyka probably said she can't find the will, not think there is no will. That is why she had Bremer trust drill it open. They probably have been poring over countless video or DVDs footage for it.

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Of course, didn't thank of that, a video Will!

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As to cause of death, I am worried and think worst case scenario. The emergency landing and actions thereafter do no add up.

The will is likely under the moniker -- which is why they can't find it.

suomynona said:

And if they find the will, and it says the Vault shall not be released under any circumstance? I hope folks here will respect that without any anger or bad feelings towards Prince. At the end of the day, he still gave us so much, and if those turn out to be his wishes, personally I can 100% respect that.

panpac777 said:

Halpetin is an evil scumbag merchant of chaos. In this article he is again portraying and accusing prince's own blood relatives of not only theft or concealment of a will but also that prince would neglect them and not leave them anything! What MF nonsense! BS! Hamperin can kiss my a@@! He is doing this to make the public accept a WB fake will later. Insinuating that prince's own family would be shunned and left with nothing so that evil corporatist golf resort buddies can inherit prince's estate instead! It's beyond disgusting!!!!!!!! [Edited 5/12/16 1:49am] [Edited 5/12/16 1:51am]

Whoa! take it easy there!

Ugh. This fucking thread.

panpac777 said:

Why God have u left me here in this evil f'ing world all alone without Mj and prince with the Anne Christian/ anti-Christ!..........what did I do to deserve this living hell!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'll live the rest of my life in taxi cabs....... [Edited 5/12/16 1:32am]

Wow, intense, do you need help? Calm down.

suomynona said it best,"Ugh. This fucking thread."

EddieC said:

OzlemUcucu said:

Exactly. I think Prince left no will. He never cared about the past. Why would he have left a will then? Specially considering he was not very close to his half siblings? It's very confusing.

That's exactly why he would have (or at least should have) had one. Why let them have a claim? Or let random folks show up claiming to be kids? Instead, it's being fought over by people he didn't seem to have active relationships with, and they are (potentially) in a position to handle his musical legacy as well. You think he wanted that? You think he wasn't smart enough to realize that would be the result of not having a will? You think someone with as much legal and business wrangling going on around him and with as many lawyer friends as he had didn't have a will?!! Heck, considering how much we've heard about his humanitarian efforts, isn't it kind of surprising he didn't have something set up charity wise? I mean, rather than let this happen. This wasn't about the past--a will is about the future... and if anything mattered to Prince beyond himself (and what he did or did not do with his possessions during his life), then it would make sense to have a will. And I don't believe he was that egocentric or that shortsighted.

I also find it very difficult to believe that he really didn't leave some instructions about the music. It just does not make sense to me. And I can't see how it would make sense to anyone.

Now, Ian Halperin doesn't seem like a particularly savory character, but I still think there was a will. And I'll probably keep thinking it whether one ever shows up or not.

That was my thought exactly.

RiotPaisley said:

I'd think if there was a will he would file it somewhere and not leave it for it to be burned or whatever is being alleged. Also I don't think his relationship with WB was as contentious as people think. A lot of that seemed to be based mostly on PRINCEple and publicity. He was trying to make a point. His interview with Larry King seemed to indicate they understood what he was doing but also had a business to run. Maybe I'm wrong but he was alive when he made the deal to let them have it back when he died so I think they had to have come to some sort of agreement. And the swiftness of his service was most likely financial. If he didn't have an account or anything set up the family has to pay. You have to pay to keep a person at a funeral home, plus they would have had to possibly pay some sort of security to hang out and make sure nobody could access him in his final state- think about it. TMZ and whoever were already all over the place... Of course there is the issue of him possibly having a kid somewhere or maybe someone else he just trusted and they and their lawyer have the documents and are waiting for the death certificate. I'm not sure why they would let the bank drill open the vault but it's possible the other 2 vaults are back ups of music. He did take a recording break it seems between 2010 - 2014, perhaps in his downtime he was going through the vault and cleaning stuff up. Also I heard they didn't actually drill it. Who knows... Baby knows?

I've always assumed this was the primary reason for the swiftness in which his cremation was handled. To avoid a situation similar to MJ with pictures being leaked all over. If I was Tyka I would have done precisely the same thing out of respect for Prince.

RiotPaisley said:

I'd think if there was a will he would file it somewhere and not leave it for it to be burned or whatever is being alleged. Also I don't think his relationship with WB was as contentious as people think. A lot of that seemed to be based mostly on PRINCEple and publicity. He was trying to make a point. His interview with Larry King seemed to indicate they understood what he was doing but also had a business to run. Maybe I'm wrong but he was alive when he made the deal to let them have it back when he died so I think they had to have come to some sort of agreement. And the swiftness of his service was most likely financial. If he didn't have an account or anything set up the family has to pay. You have to pay to keep a person at a funeral home, plus they would have had to possibly pay some sort of security to hang out and make sure nobody could access him in his final state- think about it. TMZ and whoever were already all over the place... Of course there is the issue of him possibly having a kid somewhere or maybe someone else he just trusted and they and their lawyer have the documents and are waiting for the death certificate. I'm not sure why they would let the bank drill open the vault but it's possible the other 2 vaults are back ups of music. He did take a recording break it seems between 2010 - 2014, perhaps in his downtime he was going through the vault and cleaning stuff up. Also I heard they didn't actually drill it. Who knows... Baby knows?

How could it be? Warner Brothers did everything they could do to promote Prince and grant him everything he wished for, but within reason. The truth is Warner Brothers, nor any other company, had ever come across a musician as prolific as Prince. They let him release Crystal Ball on his own label without filing a major lawsuit even though it had music from the Warner Brothers paid studio sessions at Sunset Sound. I honestly think Warner Brothers did everything they could to satisfy Prince's demands within reason. It's a music business, Prince was paid well for his work. I imagine Warner Brothers, from their side of the business, couldn't imagine why Prince was upset with them, given the amount of artistic freedom they afforded him.

If someone knows of a Will that Prince did, they need to submit it to the Probate Court ASAP.

mailaccount63 said:

If someone knows of a Will that Prince did, they need to submit it to the Probate Court ASAP.

"I'll get right on submitting Prince's will. Don't know why I didn't think of that before!"

Said no one on this forum. Ever.

On the other hand, I am guessing that there have been many users on this site who previously submitted themselves to Prince's will.

A holographic will (handwritten and signed) is legal in about half of the 50 states. Minnesota is not one of them. So even if he had written a homemade will and then someone was able to dispose of it really doesn't matter here. Any will that was drawn up with legal help, the attorney would keep a copy on file.

This was a big deal in my state (Louisiana) after Katrina because holgraphic wills are legal there and so many homes were flooded/destroyed. They are still figuring that _hit out.

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You know... Prince had several houses in several countries. Has anyone even bothered to check those out? He may have written this stuff down somewhere other than Minnesota. Maybe he never filed it, but I would, logically, look at /all/ his properties as a potential place where any record of what he might have wanted after death may be.

But then, that is just me. I know I have 2 or 3 different journals happening at once, and that's just in my apartment. 2 handwritten, one digital.

Won't the will effect the trust/estate?

suomynona said: