Prince was a legendary singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and actor. (Photo : Getty Images/Jonathan Daniel)
Days after a Minnesota judge authorized Prince's blood sample to undergo DNA testing in anticipation of potential paternity claims, a man has come forward and filed a paternity claim against Prince's estate.
Carlin Q. Williams, a native of Kansas City, Missouri, has claimed himself to be the biological son of the late pop icon. The man has filed the petition on May 9, Monday, to be declared as the icon's sole surviving legal heir and has even requested for a blood testing to determine the same. The late singer has left no will for his multi-million dollar fortune.
Court documents filed in Minnesota courts state that the claimant's mother, Marsha Henson, had met Prince in July 1976 at a hotel in Kansas City, Missouri. Shortly thereafter, the duo had unprotected sexual intercourse when she conceived a child. Nine months later, she gave birth to a son on April 8, 1977. Williams is believed to be currently serving jail time on weapon charges, Daily Mail reported.
Although Prince was not known to have any children, it seems that Minnesota District Court Judge Kevin Eide had already foreseen that parentage issues may arise as the probate case goes forward. The latter took the decision when Bremer Trust, the administrator of Prince's estate, requested him to send a sample of Prince's blood to DNA Diagnostics Center in Ohio to be genetically tested.
Prince was found dead at his estate on April 21. He was cremated shortly, but a vial of his blood was extracted and kept on file by the Midwest Medical Examiner, according to People.
Soon after the pop icon's death, his sister Tyka Nelson filed paperwork stating that she did not believe that he had a will. Earlier last week, she and four of his five surviving half-siblings appeared in court to initiate the distribution of the late singer's multimillion-dollar estate. Although its exact value has not been disclosed officially yet, his music catalog alone is rumored to be worth $500 million.
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