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Aretha Franklin's Niece Quitting As Executor Of Estate

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PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A niece of Aretha Franklin said she's quitting as representative of the late singer's estate. Sabrina Owens is pointing to a rift in the family since handwritten wills were discovered last year.

Owens says a fight is not what Franklin ”would have wanted for" her surviving family. Franklin died without a known will in August 2018.

Owens says she became manager of the estate at the request of Franklin's four sons. But handwritten wills found last May have led to a family dispute over who should control the estate. 

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