The family of entertainer James Brown has reached a settlement ending a 15-year battle over the late singer's estate, an attorney involved in the mediation says.
David Black, an attorney representing Brown's estate, confirmed to The Associated Press the agreement was reached on July 9. Details of the settlement were not disclosed.
Legal wrangling over the Godfather of Soul's estate has been ongoing since his death at the age of 73 on Christmas Day 2006.
The performer's death touched off years of bizarre headlines, beginning with Tomi Rae Hynie — a former partner who claimed to be Brown's wife — being locked out of his 60-acre (24ha) estate while photographers captured her sobbing and shaking its iron gates, begging to be let in.