James Brown's 5-Year-Old Son Shut Out of Will

61. As I read through the comments I am so astonished at the number of people who have gone so low as to take shots a child, who has nothing to do with this. Leave the child out of it. Stop calling him names, stop talking about his looks. In Gods eye, all children are beautiful. This child did not ask to come into this world, therefore did not ask to be in the middle of this mess created by adults..

There are a lot of people who have not amended their wills in years. They put things off until another day, and that day never comer around. And then its too late. In my opinion I think this is the case here. I do not think that James Brown deliberately left his child out of his will, I think time just ran out.

And why is everyone tripping. Tami Rae did not just pop up the day after he passed away and start making claims on his estate or claiming to have a child by James Brown. She and James Brown had been together for at least six years. And it does not matter if she white, she is who He chose to be with. He chose to strut around Hollywood, New YorK, Atlanta, Augusta, etc. with Tami Rae on his arm (as seen in many video clips). So who are we to judge and name call.
And why would she take insurance out on him? Maybe if she was a golddigger she would have done that.

My hope is that Tami Rae goes ahead with a DNA test, contest the will on behalf of her son, and get a fair share of the reported $100mill. There's without doubt enough to go around.

Why keep Tami Rae from getting personal belongings and that of her son's, including toys from the home they shared with James brown. When all this happened, at Christmas time, it was a very heartless person who made that decission, to padlock the gates. What was the puporse? Why not let a sheriff or marshall escourt her onto the property to get the things that belong to her and her son . The property of James Brown can be protedted, if that is real issue.

And to the Brown family, please bury this man. A climate control room in your house is a bit over the top, unless you are going to create the James Brown Museum. There is no logic to this.

Posted at 1:26AM on Jan 15th 2007 by Edith

62. she'll end up with a settlement for HIS KID hell, the kid has a long way to go before he's 18 and you can't just die with a load of money and not support your own sperm f***ing bastard

Posted at 10:56PM on Jan 12th 2007 by squirrel

63. That's what the white broad gets and to think she probably thought she was taking a black man from somebody....only to find out that he was really being given away and she was doing the other woman a favor. It's funny how some of these white girls think, little do they know that when he leaves for a white girl she's taking all of the troubles that come with him. Have fun. I personnally date other race dudes away way so I don't care. I'll set a white girl up with any black dude she wants. No hatin here. Take as many black dudes as you want.


I feel sorry for the little one though.

Posted at 11:23PM on Jan 12th 2007 by realitysetsin

64. The baby is 5 years old. If you doubted your paternity, you should have spoken long ago. Perhaps you did not care about another child. Or, it could be, you wanted some kind of control over someone. Perhaps the other "children" should be tested.

Posted at 12:28AM on Jan 13th 2007 by Gramma

65. Man he looks just like the old fart!

Posted at 1:51AM on Jan 13th 2007 by Sam

66. That's stupid, Stevie Wonder could look at that little boy and tell that he looks just like James Brown. And for those who can't see it what picture are you looking at?

Posted at 11:15AM on Jan 13th 2007 by A BLACK PERSON

67. To post #12
Shay, you are so damn stupid, someone should smack the damn taste out of your dumb ass mouth. What a fucking ass you are. That woman stood by his old stupid ass all the while the county sheriffs in Ga chased his loser ass around making a mockery of him in his geriatric years. Don't you think she deserves her cut as his wife; she was just that, his wife. Can you not see the overwhelming evidence in that little boy's face that sorry ass James Sr. is his daddy, then you must be just like alot of those blind and turn a deaf ear black fools including the so-called Rev Al Shapton. Listen up my white female counterparts, dealing with these lose ass brothas will get you nowhere but a life of misery and another mouth to feed on your own, take it from Tammy Rae and the likes of Nicole Simpson. You've been warned, leave them alone, they aren't worth you.

Posted at 12:21PM on Jan 13th 2007 by ag5440

68. The way James Brown neglected his youngest son is downright obscene. I hope he rots in hell for the suffering he's causing his little image. And his paramour, Tomi was right when she said if they want to do a paternity test on James Brown Jr, fine! ~ but do one on ALL his supposed kids. Let the chips fall where they may then....Sorry family to go along with this...no matter what the will says, the heirs can agree to spit the money with the youngest son too. What is it...GREED? or simply NO MORALS

Posted at 3:32PM on Jan 13th 2007 by patty

69. all his other kids got something but not the one who will need more help, due to the age of 5. james brown and his older kids are scum and his wife beating should be remembered as well.

Posted at 5:37PM on Jan 13th 2007 by todd

70. James Brown is a dirt bag for doing what he did TO HIS WIFE!!!!! I don't care what you people say....THEY WERE MARRIED!!!!! I saw it in the pictures and so did all of you.....now..if his legal low lives got to him and had him sign some papers after that really does not matter.....he was with her UNTIL HE DIED!!!!!!!!PERIOD!!!!!!!

WHAT I BELIEVE REALLY HAPPENED WAS THIS......He signed a will in 2000 before that child was born and after he had that precious little boy and married her he then signed a new WILL...BUT GUESS WHAT???? That greazy lawyer of his burned it when James Brown died.......so it is only him that would know the difference....he totally trashed the latest will and is going by the old one because it better benefits him and his other children...

James Brown loved her or he would have not wasted the last year of his life with her....Come on people..show some respect....he loved her and that child...it's the shady attorney's that I doubt....

Posted at 9:05PM on Jan 13th 2007 by Amy Sanders

71. SO he didn't leave any money !! He will make it just by the fact he is his son, that's enough. He is not the first and won't be the last to have to make his way in this world. JAMES DID IT.

Posted at 11:25PM on Jan 13th 2007 by 1mg

72. Did you people forget that he left a trust for his youngest son? other than is will. He will be ok as long as is crazy mother doesn't spend it all from him. RIP god father....

Posted at 1:57AM on Jan 14th 2007 by kiki

73. . Remember this is the same guy who was in jail for spousal abuse. Great talent does not mean great man.

Posted at 2:50AM on Jan 14th 2007 by FRITZ

74. Shame on James Brown older children. this is what happened when a man is not honest. "two tongues" they disrespect their Dad, if they really love their Dad they should have not done this to this poor little kid, the stupid people are saying that James Brown was questioning the kid. excuse me, if all of the children will go for test then Tammy will do so too. give us a brake, all of these people are sick. who do you think is going to take care of that child? you all need to think twice and do something for the little kid and the woman. Drugs are not good for nobody in this world this is my advice .

Posted at 12:05PM on Jan 18th 2007 by love

75. I hate to say this but I think you guys are being really unfair to James Brown.

When he did his will this child was probably not evan a smile on his daddys lips. What man plans on having a child in his late 60's. Come on folks.

Blame him for not updating his will. But I would not take this as being a deliberate act of meanness. Just negligence.

Posted at 8:03AM on Jan 14th 2007 by Reverend Smarthinney