The bereaved wife of soul singer James Brown has been locked out of her late husband's house by lawyers.
Tommie Raye Hynie, 36, was prevented from entering her late husband's house because she was not legally married to the Godfather of Soul. Although she had married the singer their union had been annulled because she had failed to gain a divorce from a previous husband.
"It's not intended and I hope not interpreted to be an act of unkindness or an act of a lack of sympathy," estate lawyer Buddy Dallas told the Associated Press news agency.
"Ms Hynie has a home a few blocks away from Mr Brown's home where she resides periodically when she is not with Mr Brown. She is not without housing or home."
Source: Contactmusic
