Celebrity Justice
Oh Yeah, I DID Divorce James Brown

Posted Nov 9th 2007 1:19PM by TMZ Staff

Apparently, the first thing to go is your memory.
James Brown
According to papers first obtained by The New York Times, Velma Warren Brown -- a 73-year-old Georgia woman who claimed this week that she was still married to the late James Brown -- actually divorced the Godfather of Soul in 1969. And she served him!

Had they still been legally wed at the time of his death in December 2006, she may have been entitled to some of Brown's $100 million estate, the disposition of which now goes back to being contested by other family members and kids.

Nice try, Velma!

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1. 1st?

Posted at 1:29PM on Nov 9th 2007 by HL

2. Cool, now I understand.

Posted at 1:30PM on Nov 9th 2007 by HL

3. More brit please - this is old news



Thank you

Posted at 1:31PM on Nov 9th 2007 by Fly on The Wall

4. Bet she's kicking herself now

Posted at 1:34PM on Nov 9th 2007 by Miss Marti T

5. I'm no signature expert ,but dont these signitures look like the same

Posted at 1:43PM on Nov 9th 2007 by opium

6. Wauw, she would have been rich if still married with brown.

Posted at 1:45PM on Nov 9th 2007 by Lesley

7. James Brown was really cool singer...I loved him.

Posted at 1:48PM on Nov 9th 2007 by Ray

8. Those arent the signatures, they are who is involved in the divorce proceedings, so Im sure she may have written in their names or someone else did.

Posted at 1:53PM on Nov 9th 2007 by Kim

9. can he please rest in peace.he dead and ppl still trying to divorce him.she stupid anyway she could have been paid,but that's what happen to dumb women.

Posted at 1:57PM on Nov 9th 2007 by jussme

10. Opie, Put down the pipe. Those are not signatures. It is the name of the action, probably handwritten by the attorney or clerk . Love how they crossed out one county and filled in another on the second page.

Posted at 2:00PM on Nov 9th 2007 by mama don't wanna be your bag

11. Ha, ha, ha...busted. Money grubbing whore

Posted at 2:10PM on Nov 9th 2007 by Flake

12. Hey Opium - you may wanna lay off of it. Those aren't signatures - it's the hand-written caption of the case....

This is the funniest caption!

Posted at 2:43PM on Nov 9th 2007 by duh

13. What ever to He's dead, not He dead,

just like , he do ,instead of he does

learn how to speak english the proper way, that help sometimes

Posted at 2:45PM on Nov 9th 2007 by dee

14. Stud Muffin...............................Cute nic..............Just keep using the clearasil ,please......You big hunk you

Posted at 3:22PM on Nov 9th 2007 by Puppy Tucker

15. WOW....#14 ARE YOU RETARDED?? WHAT THE HELL DID YOU JUST SAY?? IT MAKES NO SENCE TO ME!! GO BACK TO SCHOOL PLEASE, FOR YOUR KIDS, MY KIDS, AND DONT DO DRUGS!! THERE BAD !! REAL BAD!!

Posted at 4:37PM on Nov 9th 2007 by BOSCO

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