In this episode of Law & Pop Culture, we go back to a topic we've already discussed but this time with the latest updates. In January 2024 a new lawsuit was filed by L. Londell McMillan and Charles Spicer, managers of Prince Legacy LLC, the holding company that oversees half of Prince's estate. This lawsuit alleges that four of Prince's family members attempted to remove the company from his Estate, let's remember the battle for his estate began back in 2016 when he passed without a will, and his $156 million inheritance was to be distributed among his 6 half-siblings. During the episode we delve deeper into this lawsuit and discuss how this endless battle could have been prevented with proper Estate Planning. 

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Welcome to Law & Pop Culture, a podcast in which we talk about the trials and tribulations of celebrity Estate Planning. In this compelling episode, attorneys Kristine Carranceja-Gurski and Christine Matus delve into the crucial importance of keeping estate plans up to date. Focused on the untimely passing of basketball legend Kobe Bryant, the episode uncovers the challenges faced by his wife, Vanessa Bryant, due to the absence of provisions for their youngest daughter in his estate plan. We dissect the legal complexities that ensued, shedding light on the court process Vanessa had to navigate to ensure her daughter's rightful inclusion. Join us as we explore the implications of neglecting updates in estate planning and the valuable lessons to be learned from this poignant case.

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Welcome to another episode of Law & Pop Culture, this time we are discussing the details of Matthew Perry's estate plan after his unexpected death in October 2023. Luckily it is clear that he had expert guidance and he is one of the celebrities who gets a 10/10 on our Estate Planning scale: he had a Trust in place. Listen to the full episode to learn more about the takeaways you can apply to your own Estate Plan. 

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On this Law & Pop Culture episode, we are revisiting the first episode of the podcast in which we talked about Britney Spears' Conservatorship (or Guardianship as it is known in NJ) and the legal battle she undertook to revoke it. This time around we get a fresh new perspective on how she ended up under this Conservatorship thanks to her Memoir: The Woman in Me. Christine and Kristine discuss the legal loopholes that this legal tool has and how it is possible for people who don't need this type of control over their lives and finances to end up in an unfair situation the way Britney did. 

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Welcome to the fourth episode of Season 4! This time we will have a slight change in our format and will focus only on discussing a real-life case. We will discuss Rupert Murdoch’s Succession Plan from the highly successful News Corp. Murdoch's oldest son Lachlan will be taking over as the sole chair of News Corp and Fox. The 52-year-old congratulated his father on his seven-decade career, with Murdoch becoming Chairman Emeritus in mid-November but at the heart of the story are three siblings: James, Lachlan, and Elisabeth.  If this story rings any bells is because the highly successful HBO show Succession is loosely based on this real-life story, which we even discussed in our second season. Listen to the the full episode to listen to the insights of Estate Planning attorneys Christine and Kristine. 

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In the final episode of our Jane Austen special, we are discussing the 2020 Emma starring Anna Taylor-Joy, later we talk about Real Estate mogul Leona Helmsley. What do these two women have in common? Bequests on Wills. Bequests are petitions made in these estate planning documents that condition how the assets are to be distributed, in Helmsley's case the bequest involved no other than her Maltese dog! Leaving her $12M and causing a big conflict in court. 

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On our second episode, we are back with the Jane Austen theme where we talk about another one of her classics: Persuasion. This time the movie came out in 2022 starring Dakota Johnson as the protagonist Anne, and Cosmo Jarvis as her love interest Captain Wentworth. The movie talks about what can happen when one does not correctly handle their inheritance, which fortunately is something that can be addressed nowadays with proper Estate Planning. Unfortunately, this was not the case with our real-life example: Whitney Houston’s daughter Bobbi Kristina.  

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Welcome to the 4th season of Law & Pop Culture! This season we are dedicating the first 4 episodes to one of the greats of literature: Jane Austen. In this episode, we will discuss the book-turned movie called Sense and Sensibility starring  Kate Winslet, Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, and romcom heartthrob Hugh Grant. Besides being a love story it also discusses the complications that come when you have several potential heirs but fail to plan accordingly. This is why later in the episode we discuss the battle dispute for Barry White’s estate, who had several children come forward to claim their stake in his Estate when he passed in 2003.

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In the final episode of season 3,  we are going back to talking about Succession Planning and how the ultra-rich do it, and of course, the drama that can come from having all that money. We discuss the first episode of the 2017 tv show TRUST, which details the unraveling of the Getty Family and that famous kidnapping.  Later in the episode, we continue with the Getty's story except that for this we compared the show to the real-life events that inspired Trust.

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In this episode titled Plot Twists in Estate Planning, we’ll be talking about what happens when a rightful heir comes forward, or when the person who is supposed to administer the estate gets replaced without their knowledge! We start with our movie starring Adam Sandler and Winona Rider: Mr. Deeds.  Later in the episode, we discuss the dispute over the Estate of Lisa Marie Presley, the late daughter of the King of Rock himself: Elvis Presley. Which involves a complicated court battle between her mother, Priscilla Presley, and her eldest daughter, Riley Keough. 

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