James Brown legal fight continues

A year after music legend James Brown died, the people who were close to him continue to fight over the future of his fortune and legacy.

The self-proclaimed widow admits she has been a bit of a drama queen, and she is not apologising.

The lawyer feels brushed aside after more than two decades of dedication.

The preacher had trouble dealing with the death of a man who took the role of the father who abandoned him.

And the son is at peace, ready to continue his father's work. None of what has become a tragi-comic saga looks like being resolved soon.

Brown, who died on Christmas Day last year at the age of 73, continues to be remembered for a larger-than-life personality, his voice and flashy footwork inspiring generations of entertainers.

The Godfather of Soul won awards, recorded more than 110 charted singles and is credited by some with inventing funk and rap music.

As thousands attended public memorial services for Brown, the legal rifts surrounding his estate were forming.

It took two months for him to be buried, his body at one point resting in a sealed gold casket in his home.

After he was buried in March on one of his daughter's properties, his family said a more public mausoleum was planned. There is still talk of a Graceland-like mansion at his South Carolina home.