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MLK's heirs in legal dispute
Dexter King sued by two siblings over how he has handled corporate funds
By Ernie Suggs
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 07/12/08
In the latest public skirmish involving the family of one of Atlanta's favorite sons, Bernice and Martin King III have filed a lawsuit against their brother, accusing him of mishandling funds and hiding documents from them.
At stake are millions of dollars in assets that flow through King Inc., the corporation that oversees the intellectual property rights of Martin Luther King Jr. Dexter King is the president of the corporation. Bernice and Martin III are shareholders.
Dexter King denied the lawsuit's accusations, calling them "inappropriate and false.
"When there are family disputes that involve a business entity, unfortunately, sometimes certain legal steps are taken to resolve the dispute," he said in a written statement. "I'm disappointed that our personal family disagreement, as it relates to the family business, has evolved into being handled in a public legal forum."
Dexter, the third-born of Martin and Coretta King's four children and chairman of the King Center, said he hopes the matter can be swiftly resolved so that the family can "go about the business of focusing on our parents' tremendous legacy."
Funds come into King Inc. from books and promotional sales of King items. But the biggest asset is the $32 million that the city of Atlanta —- led by Mayor Shirley Franklin —- plunked down to purchase the King papers in 2006.
Jock Smith, an attorney representing Bernice and Martin III, said the siblings have been denied "information and documentation concerning the operations, actions and financial affairs" of King Inc.
According to court documents, the siblings say Dexter King, who lives in Malibu, Calif., has "misapplied or wasted" the corporation's funds, using the money for his personal benefit.
They also claim that he has wrongfully taken "substantial funds" out of the estate of Coretta Scott King, which is managed by Bernice, for his own personal use. Dexter has 30 days to respond to the lawsuit.
"He owes Martin and Bernice an accounting of what has happened with all of the money. Where is the money going?" Smith said. "We're trying to get an accounting as to the financing and well-being of the [corporation]. The way to do that is to get records, books and accounting."
Smith said there have been financial distributions from the corporation, but "whether those distributions were what they should have been is the question."
Smith said one of the goals of the lawsuit is to force Dexter King to call a board meeting of King Inc., which includes the siblings and other shareholders. "The lawsuit alleged that there has been no meeting for several years," said Smith, the national president of the Cochran Firm, based in Alabama. He has filed an application to become the attorney of record. "There needs to be a board meeting called so there can be an accounting to all stockholders. Not only about the money, but the actual corporation itself to make sure that everyone has been treated fairly."
The lawsuit was filed Thursday in Fulton County Superior Court.
None of the siblings would speak to the Journal-Constitution.
This isn't the first time that the siblings have been on opposite sides of a public airing of family business.
Shortly after the death of family matriarch Coretta Scott King in January 2006, Dexter King began talk of selling the King Center to the federal government.
That move was publicly denounced by Martin III and Bernice, who wanted to keep in family hands the organization their mother founded in 1968 to honor their father.
Yolanda King sided with Dexter. After her death in 2007, talk of the sale quieted. But Smith said business relations still remained strained.
The attorney said Bernice and Martin III went through "much heartfelt thought and prayer" before deciding to file suit against their brother, because they knew the decision would draw scrutiny.
"This was a very, very difficult decision," Smith said. "The legacy of their father and the maintenance of that legacy is more important to them than anything in the world. That is probably one of the reasons they have been forbearing in this decision. But what they are really trying to do is preserve the legacy of Dr. King."
Before the story was even picked up Friday by the Associated Press, it was the lead story on The Smoking Gun, and TMZ.com, a gossip site that devotes much of its attention to the exploits of Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan. The headline: "Martin Luther King's Bad Dream."
"It is not unusual for siblings to have differences, but these are different siblings," said the Rev. Joseph Lowery, a veteran civil rights leader. "Therefore, they draw national attention. I hope they can reconcile before they engage in a court fight."
Former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young, who worked alongside Martin Luther King Jr., said, "I think there's always been tension produced by distance. Dexter is running the affairs but not living here.
"The only conversation I've had was one with Martin (on Thursday). He wanted to reassure me that there was no vendetta, no ill feelings, that this wasn't a family feud. It was only a request to get more complete information that for some reason they weren't getting. They didn't want anyone to be hurt."
The last straw might have come on June 20.
On that day, court records allege, Dexter King "without authorization and without notice" to Bernice King, the executor of her mother's estate, "converted substantial funds from the estate's financial account."
Smith said there's no possibility that criminal charges would be filed against Dexter King.
"We are trying to go to the courts as an arbiter. We are asking the court to be a referee," Smith said. "We do not want to punish or defame someone. We want to get a full airing of the issues and preserve the legacy of a man who gave his life for America and his people."
The lawsuit asks that Dexter King furnish documents held by employees, lawyers, financial advisers and others acting on behalf of the estate, according to court records. It also seeks board meeting minutes and other records, including e-mails and financial documents concerning the estate.
Many hope the issue will be settled soon, without lengthy court proceedings.
"It is sad that the King legacy, which espouses negotiation, reconciliation and love has to have this," Lowery said. "But they will get over it. I am hoping they remember who they are and whose they are. Let's all engage in prayer that it will be settled."
AJC staff writers Chandler Brown, Marcus K. Garner, Maria Saporta and Michelle Shaw and news researcher Richard Hallman contributed to this story.
King children sue brother, father's estate
By Josh Levs
CNN
Story Highlights
# Bernice King, Martin Luther King III name Dexter King, father's estate as defendants
# Suit also says defendants wrongfully took money from Coretta Scott King estate
# Suit alleges defendants "converted substantial funds" for their own use
# The suit was filed in Fulton
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Two of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s children are suing their brother, accusing him of wrongfully taking money from their parents' estates.
Dexter King, left, Bernice King and Martin Luther King III attend a 2006 tribute for their late mother. Dexter King, left, Bernice King and Martin Luther King III attend a 2006 tribute for their late mother.
Bernice King and Martin Luther King III allege that Dexter King took "substantial funds" out of Coretta Scott King's estate and "wrongfully appropriated" money from their father's estate.
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The suit, filed Thursday in Fulton County Superior Court, serves as a very public fissure in an iconic family that has always professed unity, particularly as questions have swirled around some of their financial dealings.
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In a written statement Friday, Dexter King called the suit "inappropriate and false."
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"I'm disappointed that our personal family disagreement, as it relates to the family business, has evolved into being handled in a public legal forum," he said.
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"It is my hope that this inappropriate and false claim by my siblings will be swiftly resolved and we can go about the business of focusing on our parents' tremendous legacy."
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The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in April 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee, where he was to lead garbage workers on a protest march.
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King's wife, Coretta Scott King, also devoted her life to the civil rights movement, died in 2006.
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Attorneys for Bernice King and Martin Luther King III would not say Friday how much money they are accusing Dexter King of taking from their mother's estate.
ATTORNEY AND OFFICIAL SPOKESPERSON JOCK M. SMITH, ESQ. DEMANDS ACCOUNTABILITY
SPOKESPERSON:
JOCK M. SMITH, ESQ.
For Attorney Smith:
Saahara Glaudé
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09:00:00 ET July 19, 2008
Tuskegee, AL - USA - Attorney Jock M. Smith, official spokesperson and lead counsel for the Martin Luther King, III and Bernice King lawsuit against sibling Dexter King, is demanding accountability and issues the following:
Bernice and Martin King III filed a lawsuit to find out what their brother Dexter King is doing with the assets of their family's legacy.
While Dexter King has been available and made numerous comments to the media, he is refusing to accept legal service of the suit and is in fact hiding in an effort to avoid that service. Bernice and Martin believe he is doing so because he does not want to answer the questions that they have raised.
With regard to the funds that Dexter King took from their mother Coretta Scott King's estate account, some of which were distributed to Bernice and Martin, Dexter King was quoted on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 in an article which appeared in the Atlanta Journal Constitution, as stating "... the money's in their bank account. If you think you're being injured, go get the money out of your bank account."
Dexter's statement in no way addresses the issues raised by the lawsuit. First, Dexter was not authorized to take the funds from their mother's estate because he was not the Administrator of the estate. Second, the estate has substantial liabilities and Bernice King, as Administrator C.T.A. of Coretta Scott King's Estate, needs to use the estate's assets to pay its liabilities. And third, the estate has no money to do so.
Dexter's decision to take these funds was a significant factor in Bernice and Martin's decision to file this lawsuit. When they learned that Dexter had taken all of the funds belonging to their mother's estate and distributed a portion to them, they established a separate trust account into which they deposited the funds Dexter has distributed to them. These funds will be held in trust until a court decides how to address the problem that Dexter has created.
Dexter's statement does not explain the basis for his decision to take these funds and Bernice and Martin will continue to ask why the funds were taken and how the assets of the family corporation are being used and distributed. They hope that Dexter King will respond to the lawsuit, to the Court, and to them with answers.
MARTIN LUTHER KING, III AND BERNICE KING RESPOND TO RECENTLY FILED SUIT AGAINST BROTHER DEXTER KING
SPOKESPERSON:
JOCK M. SMITH, ESQ.
For Attorney Smith:
Saahara Glaudé
Glaudé Productions
GPHeadline@aol.com
09:00:00 ET July 19, 2008
Atlanta, GA - USA - Martin Luther King, III and Bernice King in response to the recently filed lawsuit against brother Dexter King, issue the following statement:
As heirs of a great American legacy, we live our lives in constant view of the public eye. Like any family, there are times when we disagree. Over the past several years, a stark difference has emerged between our brother and us regarding what is in the best interest of the King Legacy. That difference has found its way into the management and stewardship over King Inc.
Our brother has made some very strong claims of estrangement and derailment. Clearly such claims are very disappointing. It is unfortunate that our brother continues to use the media to attack our character and expose personal business transactions. In spite of these efforts, we will remain on the high road and approach this difficult matter with dignity and respect. We do this knowing that in Kingian nonviolence, "nonviolence seeks to defeat injustice and not people."
We love our brother, yet we cannot ignore our responsibility to ensure that the corporation we are all shareholders and directors of, is properly managed. Our right to obtain corporate documents that we have personally requested in the past few years, and more recently in the lawsuit that we have filed, have been continuously ignored. Duty obligates us to preserve and protect the corporation and the legacy from arbitrary, singular, and seemingly self-serving decision-making.
We invite our brother to refrain from using the media to air his grievances with the lawsuit. Instead of avoiding being served, we hope that he will respond to the lawsuit, to the court, and to us with answers. Our brother's decision to continue to avoid what is at the heart of the lawsuit – as well as his history of avoiding and evading our request for information for which we are rightfully entitled to -- has created an atmosphere of estrangement. This behavior which he has chosen to exhibit time and again is what has ultimately forced these matters to be resolved in a court of law.
There is never a good time to have very private family matters aired in the public arena. To the extent possible, we have sought and will continue to seek to avoid a public spectacle. While the Legacy belongs to all Americans, some hold us to a unique standard. We cannot be held to the moral ideals of the Legacy, but denied its process. The steps to conflict resolution include the direct action we have been forced to take only after seeking a resolution for many years through more private negotiations. It is our prayer that the media and the public will allow us to proceed in a manner that respects our privacy and honors the process of conflict resolution embodied in The King legacy.
Lawsuit exposes growing rift among King children
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King children: Motive was to protect legacy
The siblings of Dexter King issue a statement presenting their reasons for filing a lawsuit against their brother.
By Bob Keefe
Cox Washington Bureau
Published on: 07/21/08
Martin Luther King III and Bernice King say their lawsuit against their brother Dexter was necessary because "duty obligates us" to preserve the King legacy and the corporation that oversees the family's financial affairs.
"We love our brother, yet we cannot ignore our responsibility to ensure that the corporation we are all shareholders and directors of is properly managed," the two children of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. said in a statement this weekend by their attorney, Jock Smith.
"Our right to obtain corporate documents that we have personally requested in the past few years, and more recently in the lawsuit that we have filed, have been continuously ignored," the statement said.
On July 10, Bernice and Martin III filed suit against Dexter King, claiming he improperly took money from the estate of their late mother, Coretta Scott King, and mishandled the funds of King Inc., the estate of Martin Luther King Jr. Dexter King is president and CEO of King Inc.
In an interview, Dexter King denied his siblings' allegations. He produced bank statements and other documents that he says show that he and his siblings have benefited equally from their parents' estates.
He said the disagreement between him and his siblings stem from an ugly public dispute they had over the sale of the King Center in Atlanta three years ago. The three have basically been "estranged" since then, he said.
"At the end of the day, I love my siblings and my family, but they have chosen the low road, to use personal vindictiveness ... to [address issues] that I am certain can be resolved otherwise," Dexter King said.
In their statement, Bernice and Martin III claim it is Dexter who has taken the low road.
"It is unfortunate that our brother continues to use the media to attack our character and expose personal business transactions," Martin III and Bernice said. "In spite of these efforts, we will remain on the high road and approach this difficult matter with dignity and respect."
Dexter King, a private person who typically avoids the media, said he decided to talk to a Cox Newspapers reporter because he wanted to rebut accusations "of being a thief."
"I'm very certain I'll be vindicated in the court of law, but the court of public opinion is another court," he said. "My integrity is in question here." He said he hopes that he and his siblings can reconcile, but added that it won't be easy.
In the past, he said, his mother and his other sister, Yolanda, served as "peacekeepers" between the siblings.Coretta Scott King died two years ago. Yolanda King died last year.
Yolanda "would often say after my mother passed that [her] mission was to bring this family together again," Dexter King said. "I'm sad to say she left us without succeeding in that regard." Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Ernie Suggs contributed to this report.
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Chicago, IL
WFLD-FOX
07/14/2008
05:36:00
>> No, i don't like the trailer. >> So they went and listened to the indigo girls. >> Martin luther king's kids are fighting over the money. It's bernice dexter vs. Dexter king. >> How much is the estate worth? >> Funny. They don't say the amount. Probably interesting they don't say the amount, how much he had statewide. >> My poor little children, will one day live in a nation where
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Dallas, TX
KDFW-FOX
07/14/2008
05:36:00
to say to each other? >> What did you do today? >> You were with me all day. >> Did you see hancock? >> No, i don't like the trailer. >> So they went and listened to the indigo girls. >> Martin luther king's kids are fighting over the money. It's bernice dexter vs. Dexter king. >> How much is the estate worth? >> Funny. They don't say the amount. Probably interesting they don't say the amount, how much he had statewide.
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Minneapolis, MN
KMSP
07/14/2008
05:05:00
to say to each other? >> What did you do today? >> You were with me all day. >> Did you see hancock? >> No, i don't like the trailer. >> So they went and listened to the indigo girls. >> Martin luther king's kids are fighting over the money. It's bernice dexter vs. Dexter king. >> How much is the estate worth? >> Funny. They don't say the amount. Probably interesting they don't say the amount, how much he had statewide.
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Atlanta, GA
WAGA-FOX
07/14/2008
04:36:00
>> What did you do today? >> You were with me all day. >> Did you see hancock? >> No, i don't like the trailer. >> So they went and listened to the indigo girls. >> Martin luther king's kids are fighting over the money. It's bernice dexter vs. Dexter king. >> How much is the estate worth? >> Funny. They don't say the amount. Probably interesting they don't say the amount, how much he had statewide. >> My poor little children, will one day live in a nation where
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Des Moines, IA
KDSM-FOX
07/13/2008
18:42:00
like, okay. And then yolanda blurted out and said, well, he's been in touch with me. And he looked at her and looked at me and said, yeah. But you'll understand, it's my ministry. >> In may of 2007, bernice and her brothers, martin and dexter, lost their sister, the eldest of the four king children. Yolanda king, a playwright, author and activist died unexpectedly. She was 51. In may of 2008, martin and his wife had a baby girl whom they named yolanda.
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NYC
CNN
07/13/2008
08:22:30
either estate is worth. When martin luther king has items sold, it was sold for in the neighbor of reported $32 million to $35 million. The estate is substantial. The attorneys say before that, it was not substantial. You have at least 30 something million. How much are they accusing of dexter of taking? They won't say. >> For them to go through the drama and the publicity of a lawsuit's got to be worth a lot. >> Must be. You're right. Must be worth a lot to risk
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Des Moines, IA
KDSM-FOX
07/13/2008
08:20:30
>> An iconic family and used to them having a united front. Even with questions of money. You have in general in public saying i love my brother and sister. A lot of real public togetherness but now we are seeing it is not like that. Certainly in the lawsuit. Three surviving king children. Look at the picture of them here. Martin the third, dexter and bernice. This is the picture for their oldest sibling i don't land da.
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NYC
CNN
07/13/2008
08:20:30
togetherness but now we are seeing it is not like that. Three surviving king children. Look at the picture of them here. Martin the third, dexter and bernice. This is the picture for their oldest sibling i don't land da. Dexter controls their father's estate and bernice is the administrator of their mother's estate. That is where this fight comes in. That's the context for it. In the lawsuit, bernice and martin accusing dexter of, they
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Des Moines, IA
KDSM-FOX
07/12/2008
23:42:00
the four king children. Yolanda king, a playwright, author and activist died unexpectedly at 51. In may of 2008, martin and his wife had a baby girl whom they named yolanda. Bernice became an aunt for the first time. You think she was excited. >> Yolanda, welcome to this new world, exciting world. We've been waiting for you for so long. >> Legacy lives on when "daughters of legacy" return.
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NYC
CNN
07/12/2008
23:41:30
And then yolanda blurted out and said, well, he's been in touch with me. And he looked at her and looked at me and said, yeah. But you'll understand, it's my ministry. >> In may of 2007, bernice and her brothers, martin and dexter, lost their sister, the eldest of the four king children. Yolanda king, a playwright, author and activist died unexpectedly at 51. In may of 2008, martin and his wife had a baby girl whom they named yolanda.
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Des Moines, IA
KDSM-FOX
07/12/2008
18:42:00
said, well, he's been in touch with me. And he looked at her and looked at me and said, yeah. But you'll understand, it's my ministry. >> In may of 2007, bernice and her brothers, martin and dexter, lost their sister, the eldest of the four king children. Yolanda king, a playwright, author and activist died unexpectly. In may of 2008, martin and his wife had a baby girl whom they named yolanda.
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NYC
CNN
07/12/2008
18:42:00
lost their sister, the eldest of the four king children. Yolanda king, a playwright, author and activist died unexpectly. In may of 2008, martin and his wife had a baby girl whom they named yolanda. Bernice became an aunt for the first time. >> Welcome to this new exciting world. We've been waiting for you for so long. >> Legacy lives on when
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Ft. Myers / Naples
WBBH-NBC
07/12/2008
10:20:00
Jay z and usher also plan to help with the campaign. Martin luther king juniors three surviving children are in a fight over the civil rights leaders estate. Bernice and martin luther king iii filed a lawsuit Thursday in fulton county, georgia ... Against their brother dexter king. Hes the administrator of dr. Kings estate. The suit claims he refuses to provide his siblings with financial documents and other information about the estate. It also says he may have misapplied or wasted some of
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San Diego, CA
KUSI-HI
07/12/2008
09:27:00
wrongful termination, sexual harassment, and infliction of emotional distress. Then she ran against aguirre for city attorney--and came in fifth. Lepine says she wants the suit dismissed, so she can remain aligned with the democratic party, which has endorsed aguirre for re-election. The surviving children of dr. Martin luther king junior are involved in a family feud. Martin luther king the third and bernice king have filed a lawsuit against their brother, dexter king, the administrator of their father's estate. They claim he's misusing funds, and they're suing for a look at the books.. Dexter king called the lawsuit "unfortunate"... And says he's disappointed that a family disagreement is being handled in a public legal forum. At least a dozen u-s troops have died by electro- cution while serving in iraq -- because of faulty wiring on u-s bases. Senate democrats held a policy meeting yesterday to hear more. One soldier's mother said it's time for the military and its civilian contractors to take responsibility. 2:05:38 I stand before you today to demand accountability. To implore that preventative
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Atlanta, GA
WSB-ABC
07/12/2008
08:07:30
dexter for misusing athletes. >> These are the nastiest and worse than divorce cases. >> Reporter: a state litigation attorney adam gaslowicz thinks the relationship between king's three children never ever be the same. >> Once you sue family members you take the gloves off and fight. >> Reporter: bernice and martin king the third filed this lawsuit against dexter alleging he as president of the state misapplied and wasted assets and claim he has breached his fiduciary duties,
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Ft. Myers / Naples
WZVN-ABC
07/12/2008
07:44:30
throughout the show. Also breaking... Two of the doctor martin luther king juniors children are suing their brother, accusing him of wrongfully taking money from their parents estates. Bernice king and martin luther king the third allege that dexter king took substantial funds out of coretta scott kings estate and wrongfully appropriated money from their fathers estate. A warning for florida beachgoers this weekend: dont panic if the ocean looks likes its turning
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Atlanta, GA
WAGA-FOX
07/12/2008
07:10:00
bernice is dr. Josh smith. I spoke to him by phone. >> It was a long and hard decision for this to take place. >> He said bernice and martin simply wanted accountability. >> Many instances, you have to go through pain to have gain. Sometimes in life, you to take on situations that are unpleasant in order to restore or maintain a legacy. >> Dexter king has 30 days to respond to the lawsuit. >> And i still hope that they will be able to come around the table and resolve whatever issues divide them before it boils into a bigger court battle. >> Dexter king lives in malibu, california, and a short time ago released a statement saying "it is my hope that this inappropriate and false claim by my siblings will be swiftly resolved and we can go about the business of focusing on our parents tremendous legacy." >>> Your time is 7:10. Next on fox5 morning news, it's
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Atlanta, GA
WAGA-FOX
07/12/2008
07:08:30
do dry out very nicely. Partly cloudy Monday. Fair and warm for Tuesday and Wednesday. Lows getting back down to the mid to upper 60s. Denise? >> All right, steve. Thank you. >>> A dispute among the children of martin luther king jr has boiled over into a lawsuit. Bernice and martin king iii have gone to court charging their brother, dexter, has mishandled money in the king estate. Fox5's paul yates has the story. >> They have been called the first family of the civil rights movement. After the 1968 assassination of martin luther king jr., Coretta scott king raced her four children in atlanta. Now following the death of mrs. King and daughter yolanda, two of the king children, bernice and martin iii have filed suit against their their brother, dexter claiming that he wrongfully appropriated assets be honking to the king estate. And withheld information about the estate's assets.
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Atlanta, GA
WSB-ABC
07/12/2008
07:05:00
jr.'S children will be settled in a courtroom. Bernice and martin luther king, iii filed a lawsuit against dexter for misusing funds from the estate. >> I hoped they could resolve it without coming to litigation. >> Dexter king released this statement, "it is my hope that this false claim by my siblings will be swiftly resolved." >>> It is down to the last weekend of campaigning for democratic capped dates. 3 -- Candidates. Vernon jones is second in the poll with 20%. Dale cardwell is third with 11%. 33% Are still undecided. In may, martin had 3% and jones
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Atlanta, GA
WSB-ABC
07/12/2008
06:07:00
filing a lawsuit against dexter. >> These are worse than divorce cases. >> Reporter: a state litigation attorney thinks the relationship between dr. Martin luther king, jr.'S three children will never been the same. >> When you sue your family members, you take the gloves off. >> Reporter: bernice and dr. Martinluther king, iii field a lawsuit saying dexter king has wasted assets. They claim he has breached his duties and not agreed to share financial documents and taken money from his late mother's estate which he has no control over. The suit has people visiting the king center wondering what is going on. >> It is a sad situation. >> Unbelievable. I could not believe it. >> Reporter: in a statement, dexter king said, "it is my hope this inappropriate and false claim by my sibling will
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Topeka, KS
KSNT-Hi
07/12/2008
05:48:30
their brother dexter king. Dexter king is the administrator of dr. King's estate.Mmu%q refuses to provide his siblings with financial documents and other information about the estate. May have "misapplied or wasted" some of the assets. Dexter king has 30 days to respond to the lawsuit. Apple fans got their hands on the latest version of the i-phone today but a glitch slowed activation of the device. About 30 people lined up in davie, florida last night -- and another 300 folks in miami beach -- just to be
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Springfield, IL
WRSP-FOX
07/12/2008
05:38:00
>> You were with me all day. >> Did you see hancock? >> No, i don't like the trailer. >> So they went and listened to the indigo girls. >> Martin luther king's kids are fighting over the money. It's bernice dexter vs. Dexter king. >> How much is the estate worth? >> Funny. They don't say the amount. Probably interesting they don't say the amount, how much he had statewide. >> My poor little children, will one day live in a nation where
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Austin, TX
KTBC
07/12/2008
05:36:00
king. >> How much is the estate worth? >> Funny. They don't say the amount. Probably interesting they don't say the amount, how much he had statewide. >> My poor little children, will one day live in a nation where they will judge you not by the color of your skin but by your character. I have a dream today. >> What's interesting is that two of the kids, they are suing
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Detroit, MI
WJBK-FOX
07/12/2008
04:04:00
>> No, i don't like the trailer. >> So they went and listened to the indigo girls. >> Martin luther king's kids are fighting over the money. It's bernice dexter vs. Dexter king. >> How much is the estate worth? >> Funny. They don't say the amount. Probably interesting they don't say the amount, how much he had statewide. >> My poor little children, will one day live in a nation where
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Los Angeles, CA
KTTV-FOX
07/12/2008
02:36:30
king. >> How much is the estate worth? >> Funny. They don't say the amount. Probably interesting they don't say the amount, how much he had statewide. >> My poor little children, will one day live in a nation where they will judge you not by the color of your skin but by your character. I have a dream today. >> What's interesting is that two of the kids, they are suing saying the other son has
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Macon, GA
WPGA
07/12/2008
02:36:00
>> What did you do today? >> You were with me all day. >> Did you see hancock? >> No, i don't like the trailer. >> So they went and listened to the indigo girls. >> Martin luther king's kids are fighting over the money. It's bernice dexter vs. Dexter king. >> How much is the estate worth? >> Funny. They don't say the amount. Probably interesting they don't say the amount, how much he had statewide. >> My poor little children, will
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Santa Barbara, CA
KEYT-HI
07/12/2008
02:29:30
embroiled in a legal dispute over the late civil rights leader' s estate. . Two of his children have filed a lawsuit against a third sibling.. Demanding that he open the books to their father' s estate. . Bernice king and martin luther king the third claim that dexter king ... Seen here ...Refuses to give them documents about the estate' s operations. . The lawsuit claims dexter king took substantial funds from the estate' s financial account for his own use ... Without notifying his siblings. . Apple' s new i-phone ran into problems today.. Customers weren' t able to get their phones working!
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Chicago, IL
WMAQ-NBC
07/12/2008
02:16:30
surviving children of the reverend dr. Martin luther king jr. Are embroiled in a bitter legal battle over the estate. He's being sued by his brother and sister. They accuse him of taking money from the estate for his own personal use. Dexter king claims the accusations are false. >>> Still ahead, the story of the french fry grandma. >> I feel bad about it.
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Rockford, IL
WIFR-CBS
07/12/2008
01:43:30
>> You were with me all day. >> Did you see hancock? >> No, i don't like the trailer. >> So they went and listened to the indigo girls. >> Martin luther king's kids are fighting over the money. It's bernice dexter vs. Dexter king. >> How much is the estate worth? >> Funny. They don't say the amount. Probably interesting they don't say the amount, how much he had statewide. >> My poor little children, will one day live in a nation where
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San Diego, CA
KUSI-HI
07/12/2008
01:27:00
didn't get public water lines until 2003. Local officials say they'll appeal the verdict. The surviving children of dr. Martin luther king junior are involved in a family feud. Martin luther king the third and bernice king have filed a lawsuit against their brother, dexter king,the administrator of their father's estate. They claim he's misusing funds, and they're suing for a look at the books.. Dexter king called the lawsuit "unfortunate"....An d says he's disappointed that a family disagreement is being handled in a public legal forum. Two planes came within a half mile of crashing into each other today at john f. Kennedy international airport in new york. According to the f-a-a, one plane was arriving when the pilot decide to abort his landing and execute a "go around." That's a common procedure used during heavy air traffic. That caused the plane to intersect with another plane taking off on another runway. It's the second close call at
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Atlanta, GA
WAGA-FOX
07/12/2008
01:26:30
on situations that are unpleasant in order to restore >> Dexter king has 30 days to respond to the lawsuit. >> And i still hope that they'll be able to come around the table and resolve whatever issues divide them before it goes into a bigger court battle. >>> Dexter king lives in malibu, california, and a short time ago released a statement saying, "it is my hope that this inappropriate and false claim by my siblings will be swiftly
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Atlanta, GA
WAGA-FOX
07/12/2008
01:25:00
>> Nice and martin king iii have gone to court charging their brother, dexter, has mishandled Fox5's paul yates has the story. >> Reporter: they have been called the first family of the civil rights movement. After the assassination of martin luther king, coretta scott king raised her four children in atlanta. And now following the death of coretta, two of the children, bernice and martin iii have filed suit against dexter claiming he wrongfully appropriated assets belonging to information about the estate's assets. >> I'm almost in tears. It's one of the saddest developments that i've experienced in a long time. >> Long time activist, joseph lowey. >> To see martin's family and coretta's family in litigation
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Canada
CFTO-TV
07/12/2008
01:13:00
>> What did you do today? >> You were with me all day. >> Did you see hancock? >> No, i don't like the >> So they went and listened to the indigo girls. >> Martin luther king's kids are fighting over the money. It's bernice dexter vs. Dexter king. >> How much is the estate worth? >> Funny. They don't say the amount. Probably interesting they don't say the amount, how much he had statewide. >> My poor little children, will
37
NYC
CNNH
07/12/2008
00:57:30
>>> Two of martin luther king jr.'S children are suing their brother. They say dexter king took money from their parents' estate for his own use without notifying them. Dexter king has 30 days to respond. >>> And twin premature newborns who died after receiving an overdose of heparin will be buried Saturday. A corpus christi, texas, hospital acknowledged a pharmacy error caused 14 infants given an overdose of the blood thinner. They deny that's what caused the
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Chicago, IL
WFLD-FOX
07/12/2008
00:42:00
trailer. >> So they went and listened to the indigo girls. >> Martin luther king's kids are fighting over the money. It's bernice dexter vs. Dexter king. >> How much is the estate worth? >> Funny. They don't say the amount. Probably interesting they don't say the amount, how much he had statewide. >> My poor little children, will one day live in a nation where
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Milwaukee, WI
WITI-FOX
07/12/2008
00:12:00
>> What could they possibly have to say to each other? >> What did you do today? >> You were with me all day. >> Did you see hancock? >> No, i don't like the trailer. >> So they went and listened to the indigo girls. >> Martin luther king's kids are fighting over the money. It's bernice dexter vs. Dexter king. >> How much is the estate
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NYC
WNYW
07/12/2008
00:05:00
to say to each other? >> What did you do today? >> You were with me all day. >> Did you see hancock? >> No, i don't like the trailer. >> So they went and listened to the indigo girls. >> Martin luther king's kids are fighting over the money. It's bernice dexter vs. Dexter king. >> How much is the estate worth? >> Funny. They don't say the amount. Probably interesting they don't say the amount, how much he had statewide.
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Tampa, FL
WTVT-FOX
07/11/2008
23:41:30
>> What could they possibly have to say to each other? >> What did you do today? >> You were with me all day. >> Did you see hancock? >> No, i don't like the trailer. >> So they went and listened to the indigo girls. >> Martin luther king's kids are fighting over the money. It's bernice dexter vs. Dexter king. >> How much is the estate
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Washington, DC
WTTG-FOX
07/11/2008
23:36:00
>> What did you do today? >> You were with me all day. >> Did you see hancock? >> No, i don't like the trailer. >> So they went and listened to the indigo girls. >> Martin luther king's kids are fighting over the money. It's bernice dexter vs. Dexter king. >> How much is the estate worth? >> Funny. They don't say the amount. Probably interesting they don't say the amount, how much he had statewide. >> My poor little children, will
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Baton Rouge, LA
WGMB
07/11/2008
23:36:00
>> Did you see hancock? >> No, i don't like the trailer. >> So they went and listened to the indigo girls. >> Martin luther king's kids are fighting over the money. It's bernice dexter vs. Dexter king. >> How much is the estate worth? >> Funny. They don't say the amount. Probably interesting they don't say the amount, how much he had statewide. >> My poor little children, will one day live in a nation where
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Dallas, TX
KDFW-FOX
07/11/2008
23:36:00
to say to each other? >> What did you do today? >> You were with me all day. >> Did you see hancock? >> No, i don't like the trailer. >> So they went and listened to the indigo girls. >> Martin luther king's kids are fighting over the money. It's bernice dexter vs. Dexter king. >> How much is the estate worth? >> Funny. They don't say the amount. Probably interesting they don't say the amount, how much he had statewide.
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Topeka, KS
KSNT-Hi
07/11/2008
23:20:30
in fulton county, georgia ... Against their brother dexter king. Dexter king is the administrator of dr. King's estate.Mmu%q refuses to provide his siblings with financial documents and other information about the estate. May have "misapplied or wasted" some of the assets. Dexter king has 30 days to respond to the lawsuit. Apple fans got their hands on the latest version of the i-phone today but a glitch slowed activation of the device. About 30 people lined up in davie, florida last night -- and another 300
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Chicago, IL
WMAQ-NBC
07/11/2008
23:12:00
He's being sued by his brother and sister. They accuse him of taking money from the estate for his own personal use. Dexter king claims the accusations are false. >>> Still ahead, the story of the french fry grandma. >> I feel bad about it. But maybe will learn from his experience, also. >> A 76-year-old landed in jail and even though the charges are dropped, the judge find her guilty of something else.
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Atlanta, GA
WGCL-CBS
07/11/2008
23:10:00
dealerses out there, but much of the buying and selling is done on the black market. >>> The children of dr. Martin luther king are suing each other over money. Bernice and martin luther king iii filed suit against their younger brother dexter. They claim he took money out of the king estate and put it into a personal account without their approval. They're also demanding he give an accounting of all financial records for the king estate including the king center. Dr. Joseph lowrey told us it doesn't surprise him this day has come. >> Dexter has had the power with the iron hand. And i think this is an attempt to pry loose his fingers. >> Representatives at the king center and attorneys for the family would not comment on the suit tonight. >>> Investigators say it was a bad s hook on a chain that caused an accident at a carnival in loganville. A man was on the swing ride when that chain snapped and he was thrown off. State investigators say the hook holding the chain broke and two other hooks that held the chain
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Ft. Myers / Naples
WBBH-NBC
07/11/2008
23:07:00
brother dexter king. Dexter is the administrator of the estate. The suit claims he refused to provide his siblings with financial documents and other information about the estate. It also said he may have misapplied or wasted the assets. >> Earth shattering news. Huge shake up in the nfl. Bret favre has asked the packers to release him so he can return to the nfl with a different team. The packers organization saying it will do what is right regarding his request.
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East Lansing, MI
WSYM-FOX
07/11/2008
23:05:30
>> No, i don't like the trailer. >> So they went and listened to the indigo girls. >> Martin luther king's kids are fighting over the money. It's bernice dexter vs. Dexter king. >> How much is the estate worth? >> Funny. They don't say the amount. Probably interesting they don't say the amount, how much he had statewide. >> My poor little children, will one day live in a nation where
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Atlanta, GA
WXIA-NBC
07/11/2008
23:05:00
Bernice and martin luther king iii filed a lawsuit against their brother dexter. It seeks to open books of the family's estate. Dexter is the president of the estate. His brother and sister are shareholders. The lawsuit alleges dexter refused to provide information and documents concerning the estate's operation. >> Dexter has assumed authority beyond his rights and abusing the rights of his siblings and that's terribly sad and unfair and i do hope and pray they can come together as children of king. >> The siblings claim they don't know what dexter is doing with the money. Dexter says i hope the inappropriate and false claims by my siblings will be swiftly resolved and we can go about the business of my parents legacy. >>> We learned what injured a man at a gwinnett ride that threw a passenger about 25
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Atlanta, GA
WAGA-FOX
07/11/2008
23:03:30
ordered the trial be moved. >>> And martin luther king's children are fighting over his estate. Martin luther king iii and bernice king are suing dexter. They claim he took assets for his own benefit. Now they want to look into the books of their father's estate. And dexter responding --
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East Lansing, MI
WSYM-FOX
07/11/2008
22:42:00
they believe it's a person who chose not to evacuate. High winds are still spreading the fires tonight--and int washington state too. It's been declared state of emergency. Doctor martin luther kin juniors three surviving children are in a legal dispute over the forme civil rights leader's estate bernice and martin luther king the third filed a civil lawsui Thursday i georgia,,, against their brother dexter king. The suit says dexter king is refusing to provide his siblings with financial documents and othe information about dr. King
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Shreveport, LA
KMSS
07/11/2008
22:36:00
king. >> How much is the estate worth? >> Funny. They don't say the amount. Probably interesting they don't say the amount, how much he had statewide. >> My poor little children, will one day live in a nation where they will judge you not by the color of your skin but by your character. I have a dream today. >> What's interesting is that two of the kids, they are suing saying the other son has
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Atlanta, GA
WAGA-FOX
07/11/2008
22:26:30
unpleasant in order to restore or maintain a legacy. >> Dexter king has 30 days to respond to the lawsuit. >> And i still hope that they'll be able to come around the table and resolve whatever issues divide them before it goes into a bigger court battle. >>> Dexter king lives in malibu, california, and a short time ago released a statement saying, "it is my hope that this inappropriate and false claim by my siblings will be swiftly resolved and we can go about the business of focusing on our parents tremendous legacy."
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Atlanta, GA
WAGA-FOX
07/11/2008
22:25:00
brother, dexter, has mishandled money in the king estate. Fox5's paul yates has the story. >> Reporter: they have been called the first family of the civil rights movement. After the assassination of martin luther king, coretta scott king raised her four children in atlanta. And now following the death of coretta, two of the children, bernice and martin iii have filed suit against dexter claiming he wrongfully appropriated assets belonging to the king estate and withheld information about the estate's assets. >> I'm almost in tears. It's one of the saddest developments that i've experienced in a long time. >> Long time activist, joseph lowey. >> To see martin's family and coretta's family in litigation against each other over fiscal
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Santa Barbara, CA
KEYT-HI
07/11/2008
22:06:00
>> What did you do today? >> You were with me all day. >> Did you see hancock? >> No, i don't like the trailer. >> So they went and listened to the indigo girls. >> Martin luther king's kids are fighting over the money. It's bernice dexter vs. Dexter king. >> How much is the estate worth? >> Funny. They don't say the amount. Probably interesting they don't say the amount, how much he had statewide. >> My poor little children, will one day live in a nation where
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NYC
CNNH
07/11/2008
21:57:30
j. Ooez children are suing their brother. They say dexter king took money from their parents' estate for his own use without notifying them. Dexter king has 30 days to respond. >>> And twin premature newborns who died after receiving an overdose of heparin will be buried Saturday. A corpus christi, texas, hospital acknowledged a pharmacy error caused 14 infants given an overdose of the blood thinner. They deny that's what caused the twin's death.
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Los Angeles, CA
KTTV-FOX
07/11/2008
21:36:00
fighting over the money. It's bernice dexter vs. Dexter king. >> How much is the estate worth? >> Funny. They don't say the amount. Probably interesting they don't say the amount, how much he had statewide. >> My poor little children, will one day live in a nation where they will judge you not by the color of your skin but by your character. I have a dream today.
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NYC
CNNH
07/11/2008
19:57:30
was found dead in a north carolina motel. >>> Two of martin luther king jr.'S children are supg their brother. They say dexter king took money from their parents' estate for his own use without notifying them. Dexter king has 30 days to respond. >>> And twin premature newborns who died after receiving an overdose of heparin will be buried Saturday. A corpus christi, texas, hospital acknowledged a pharmacy error caused 14 infants given an overdose of the blood thinner.
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Atlanta, GA
WAGA-FOX
07/11/2008
19:36:00
>> Did you see hancock? >> No, i don't like the trailer. >> So they went and listened to the indigo girls. >> Martin luther king's kids are fighting over the money. It's bernice dexter vs. Dexter king. >> How much is the estate worth? >> Funny. They don't say the amount. Probably interesting they don't say the amount, how much he had statewide. >> My poor little children, will one day live in a nation where
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Columbus, GA
WLTZ
07/11/2008
19:35:30
>> You were with me all day. >> Did you see hancock? >> No, i don't like the trailer. >> So they went and listened to the indigo girls. >> Martin luther king's kids are fighting over the money. It's bernice dexter vs. Dexter king. >> How much is the estate worth? >> Funny. They don't say the amount. Probably interesting they don't say the amount, how much he had statewide. >> My poor little children, will one day live in a nation where
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Atlanta, GA
WXIA-NBC
07/11/2008
19:06:30
there that they don't notice this. >> Dexter king has 30 days to file a legal response. Any reaction at all? >> Late this afternoon, this statement came from dexter king via the king center. >> And brenda, we should note
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Tampa, FL
WTVT-FOX
07/11/2008
19:06:00
>> What did you do today? >> You were with me all day. >> Did you see hancock? >> No, i don't like the trailer. the indigo girls. >> Martin luther king's kids are fighting over the money. It's bernice dexter vs. Dexter king. >> How much is the estate worth? >> Funny. They don't say the amount. Probably interesting they don't say the amount, how much he had statewide. >> My poor little children, will
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Austin, TX
KTBC
07/11/2008
19:06:00
to say to each other? >> What did you do today? >> You were with me all day. >> No, i don't like the trailer. >> So they went and listened to the indigo girls. >> Martin luther king's kids are fighting over the money. It's bernice dexter vs. Dexter king. >> How much is the estate worth? >> Funny. They don't say the amount. Probably interesting they don't say the amount, how much he had statewide.
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Atlanta, GA
WXIA-NBC
07/11/2008
19:05:30
worth of assets. In their suit we are niece king and martin luther king the third charge that dexter has hidden information to which they're entitled to as shareholders and wrongfully appropriated asset for his own benefit. And they charge, dexter king has taken money from the mother's estate. Dr. Lowry did not say whether he thought dexter king mishandled or took any money. But he did say he thinks dexter king has not given the siblings information he should have. >> If you're the and the other shareholders can't get any information, somebody is abusing authority. And the ceo is the one who holds the authority. >> Reporter: dr. Lowry said he and other family friends tried to bring the parties together. >> I hope that martin and coretta are so busy enjoying each other's fellowship up there that they
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Detroit, MI
WJBK-FOX
07/11/2008
19:05:00
>> Martin luther king's kids are fighting over the money. It's bernice dexter vs. Dexter king. >> How much is the estate worth? >> Funny. They don't say the amount. Probably interesting they don't say the amount, how much he had statewide. >> My poor little children, will one day live in a nation where they will judge you not by the color of your skin but by your character. I have a dream today.
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Atlanta, GA
WXIA-NBC
07/11/2008
19:04:30
sued their brother, dexter. >> Brenda, this lawsuit was filed yesterday in fulton superior court. It brought an immediate and very sad reaction today from one of the men who co-founded the southern leadership conference with martin luther king jr. A man who said he tried to keep this from happening. >> Well, i'm almost in tears. >> Reporter: dr. Joseph lowry has known the king children since they were infants. Though they've come together in moments as adults, they've had the same strugglings as other families. >> Many of us have been aware of differences, long, long time passing. >> Reporter: those differences exploded in public in this lawsuit. Dexter king is president of the corporation that handles millions of dollars worth
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Washington, DC
WTTG-FOX
07/11/2008
18:36:00
to say to each other? >> What did you do today? >> You were with me all day. >> Did you see hancock? >> No, i don't like the trailer. >> So they went and listened to the indigo girls. >> Martin luther king's kids are fighting over the money. It's bernice dexter vs. Dexter king. >> How much is the estate worth? >> Funny. They don't say the amount. Probably interesting they don't say the amount, how much he had statewide. >> My poor little children, will
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Chicago, IL
WFLD-FOX
07/11/2008
18:36:00
>> Did you see hancock? >> No, i don't like the trailer. >> So they went and listened to the indigo girls. >> Martin luther king's kids are fighting over the money. It's bernice dexter vs. Dexter king. >> How much is the estate worth? >> Funny. They don't say the amount. Probably interesting they don't say the amount, how much he had statewide. >> My poor little children, will one day live in a nation where
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Atlanta, GA
WSB-ABC
07/11/2008
18:33:30
from the king estate. >> Reporter: people who heard about this lawsuit were stunned to hear about the feud between the king siblings. A talk to an attorney who deals with these types of lawsuits and he says if this suit gets to court, it could get ugly. >> These are the nastiest disputes there are in litigation. These are worse than divorce cases. >> Reporter: a state litigation attorney thinks the relationship between dr. Martin luther king's three children will never be the same. >> Once people start suing their family members, you take the gloves off and you keep fighting. >> Reporter: bernice and martin king iii filed this lawsuit against their brother dexter. They alleged dexter as president of their father's estate has misaplayed and wasted assets. They claim he has breached his fiduciary duties, refuses to share financial documents and information with them and has even taken money from his late mother's estate which they say he has no control over. The suit has people visiting the king center wondering what's going on. >> It's a sad situation. I mean, family should be able to trust each other. >> Unbelievable. I couldn't believe that right there. >> Reporter: in a statement dexter king said it is my hope that this inappropriate and false claim by my siblings will be swiftly resolved. >> I think what bernice and martin want is equal access. >> Reporter: long time king family friend and confidant was saddened after hearing of the lawsuit. He knew of division between the
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NYC
WNYW
07/11/2008
18:34:00
>> Martin luther king's kids are fighting over the money. It's bernice dexter vs. Dexter king. >> How much is the estate worth? >> Funny. They don't say the amount. Probably interesting they don't say the amount, how much he had statewide. >> My poor little children, will one day live in a nation where they will judge you not by the color of your skin but by your character. I have a dream today.
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Atlanta, GA
WSB-ABC
07/11/2008
18:33:00
sale sign out front. We don't think the building was occupied at the time. We're told the driver did suffer moderate injuries and he's been treated and they're working on trying to get this truck out of there and figuring that. We're live over dekalb county in news chopper 2, jason durden, channel 2 action news. >>> Dr. Martin luther king, jr. Was an advocate for peace but it appears there is no peace between his three children. Bernice king and martin iii have filed a lawsuit over dexter. They say he's misusing assets
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Atlanta, GA
WXIA-NBC
07/11/2008
18:11:00
and unfair. And i do hope and pray that they can come together as children of king's. >> A few moments ago, we got this statement from dexter king. >> Another sister died Live in
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Atlanta, GA
WGCL-CBS
07/11/2008
18:07:00
of predatory lending, go to cbs cbs46.Com. Click on the big, red bar. >>> Coretta scott king, the king siblings filed a lawsuit against each other. Bernice and martin luther king jr. Iii are suing martin dexter. The two say he took money out of the king estate and put it into his account without approval. This afternoon, reverend joseph lowry says he's not surprised. >> Held the reigns of power with an iron hand. I think this is an attempt to pry loose dexter's fingers. >> Representatives at the king center and attorneys for the family declined to comment on the suit today. >>> We have a health warning tonight involving tuna salad. Department of georgia agriculture found salmonella on this tuna. It's made by allison's gourmet kitchens with a use by date of
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Philadelphia, PA
WTXF-FOX
07/11/2008
18:06:00
>> What did you do today? >> You were with me all day. >> Did you see hancock? >> No, i don't like the >> So they went and listened to the indigo girls. >> Martin luther king's kids are fighting over the money. It's bernice dexter vs. Dexter king. >> How much is the estate worth? >> Funny. They don't say the amount. Probably interesting they don't say the amount, how much he had statewide. >> My poor little children, will
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Atlanta, GA
WAGA-FOX
07/11/2008
18:01:30
smith. I spoke to him by phone. >> It was a long difficult and arduous decision for martin iii and bernice to make with regards to taking any action whatsoever. >> He says bernice and martin king simply wanted accountability. >> In many instances you have to go through some pain before you have gain and sometimes in life you have to take on situations that are unpleasant in order to restore or maintain a legacy. >> Dexter king has 30 days to respond to the lawsuit. >> I still hope that they will be able to come around the table and resolve whatever issues divide them before it moves into a bigger court battle. >> Now dexter king was in malibu, california, a short time ago. He released a statement through the king center saying:
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Atlanta, GA
WAGA-FOX
07/11/2008
17:59:30
publicly thank them. >>> A feud in the king family. Why bernice and martin luther king iii are suing their brother dexter. >>> And, one after the other, more than 70 atlanta city employees learned they're out of a job. But that's not the only damage the budget ax did today. >>> And, rainstorms are popping up over metro atlanta. How long will they last? >>> Good evening, i'm russ spencer. >> And i'm deidra dukes in for amanda davis. First on fox5, a dispute among the children of martin luther king jr. Has boiled over into a lawsuit. Bernice and martin king iii have gone to court charging their brother dexter has mishandled money in the king estate. Fox5's paul yates is here with the story. >>> The king estate is the focal point of the lawsuit along with the actions of dexter king. The lawsuit raises concerns of the other two king siblings about the handling of money and information. >> They've been called the first family of the civil rights movement. After the 1968 assassination of martin luther king jr. Coretta scott king raised her four children in atlanta. Now following the death of mrs. King and daughter yolanda, two of the king children bernice and martin iii have filed suit in atlanta against their brother dexter claiming dexter wrongfully appropriated assets belonging to the king estate called the corporation and withheld information about the estate's assets. >> I'm almost in tears.
78
Philadelphia, PA
WPVI-ABC
07/11/2008
17:54:00
Thursday and Friday way start to heat up again and it stays dry. The afternoon highs near 90 degrees and possibly the beginning of another heat wave. A little sticky Sunday. >> Thank you. >>> The family of dr. Martin luther king is in a legal dispute over the late civil rights leader's estate. Two of his children are suing the brother, dexter king, who they claim is refusing to provide them with documents concerning the estate's operation. And he says he converted funds to account for his own use without notifying him and he has yet to respond to the charges. >>> Construction fines in atlanta, georgia are becoming more politically correct. And men at work signs are out. It seems workers ahead signs are out after the women employees complained. An atlanta-based professional women's magazine is throwing its
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Washington, DC
WJLA-ABC
07/11/2008
17:47:30
>>> A dispute is brewing among martin luther king jr. Children. They filed a lawsuit against dexter king yesterday, claiming that he refuses to share the financial records of the state and accuses him of wasting the money and transferring it to use for his own benefit. >>> From the first lady of france to pop princess, her new album is out today. It is her third, the first since
80
Atlanta, GA
WAGA-FOX
07/11/2008
17:47:30
transplant, sickle cell patients and others depend on blood donations for survival. For more information on where you can donate blood, log onto our website, myfoxatlanta.Com. Once there, look under the "seen on tv" section. >>> We have a number of new stories coming up on fox5 news at 6:00. Coming up, we break down the king family lawsuit. Find out what dexter king is accused of doing and why it has one local civil rights leader almost in tears. >>> Plus, atlanta's budget crisis may take an even bigger toll on your wallet. It may cost you every time you
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Atlanta, GA
WSB-ABC
07/11/2008
17:17:00
over whether to sell the king center to the federal government. Dexter king supported the same so the u.S. Park service could take over the building's maintenance. But other king family members opposed that sale. The issue fizzled when coretta scott king died in 2006 and the center is still privately run. >>> Atlanta police say pictures from a hospital stairwell security camera show two robbers after they hit a parking deck attendant booth. A camera caught the suspects leaving the robbery of a crawford long hospital parking deck on June 20th.
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Atlanta, GA
WSB-ABC
07/11/2008
17:14:00
like a judge and jury may have to sort it all out. Bernice and martin iii have filed a lawsuit against their brother dexter over their father's estate. Tom jones has a copy of the lawsuit. He's live at the king center with more. >> Reporter: i've been reading through this lawsuit and what caught my eye is this statement. Bernice and martin iii say their brother is acting or threatening to act in a manner that is illegal or fraudulent in connection with the business affairs of their father's estate. In short, they think he's miss using assets from that estate for his own pleasure. People visiting the king center here wonder how it all came to this. >> Family should be able to trust each other. Who can you trust if you can't trust your family? >> Reporter: according to this lawsuit filed by bernice and martin king iii they don't trust their brother dexter king. They claim dexter as president of their father's estate has misapplied and wasted the estate's assets. News of the suit didn't sit well with people visiting the king center. >> For people like me who are visiting and look forward to seeing what i've seen, to know that out of everything that's been built, this is what we're dealing with now, money. >> Reporter: yes, money. The suit alleges in June dexter king even took money from the estate of his late mother coretta scott king, even though the suit says he has no control of the estate. Bernice and martin say dexter has breached his fiduciary duties and refuses to share financial documents with them. >> It's a sad, sad development. >> Reporter: that's what long time king family confidant reverend had to say when i showed him the lawsuit. >> But i had hoped they could resolve it without coming to litigation. this would be happening if coretta scott king were still here. >> Once she passed, pandemonium. >> The dam broke loose? >> The dam broke loose. >> Reporter: and i was just handed seconds ago a statement from dexter king provided by the king center. It says when there are family disputes that involve a business entity, unfortunately sometimes certain legal steps are taken to resolve the
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They want their brother dexter to show them financial records from their They claim he has used some of the estates for his own benefit. Dexter king has not responded to lawsuit. >> Our high gas prices could result in fewer traffic deaths. Two researchers predict fatalities could drop a third because people will be driving less. This may be particularly dramatic among teenage drivers who are more price sensitive than adults. This was done by a professor at the university of alabama and
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early on, but any projections right now on how these cuts will affect police response and fire time? Apparently we have lost morse diggs. >>> Martin luther king iii and dr. Bernice king are suing their brother dexter. The suit was filed yesterday in fulton superior court. The lawsuit claims dexter king may have taken assets from his mother's estate for, quote, his own benefit without notifying his siblings. Their mother's estate is run by bernice king. Now bernice and martin iii want to look into the books of their father's estate which is run by dexter. Dexter king is allegedly refusing to provide information and documents concerning its operation. The plaintiffs claim they are entitled to those documents. Fox5's paul yates will have much more on this case coming up at 6:00. >>> Jury selection continues in the brian nichols trial and the alleged courthouse shooter's attorneys are still trying to get it moved. Fulton county leaders say it will be painful but they will do it. Fox5's charles molineaux joins us live with an update. >> On day two of jury selection in this trial, leaders say they
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children are fighting each other in court. They have filed suit against dexter king. They say he is withholding information about their father's estate. >> All she wants to be a normal american teenager. A pennsylvania girl could be separated from her family and forced to move to guatemala. We'll find out why the u.S. Government thinks she may not belong there.
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president, charging him with gen sid in darfur. >>> A federal appeals court ruled against the bush administration in a fight over white house visitor laws. A government watchdog group wants to know how often religious conservatives visited the white house and vice president cheney's office. >>> Martin luther king jr.'S children are fighting each other in court. They have filed suit against dexter king. They say he is withholding information about their father's estate. >> All she wants to be a normal american teenager. A pennsylvania girl could be separated from her family and forced to move to guatemala. We'll find out why the u.S. Government thinks she may not belong there.
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As you can see here, the tornado taking down large parts of this barn. Thanks to our affiliate krtv out of minneapolis. We'll get more from the weather center and bonnie schneider tracking all the developments there. >> An ugly legal battle among the children of a civil rights icon. Bernice and i think martin luther king iii are suing dexter king, the executor of their father's estate. The suit accuses him of converting substantial funds of the estate for his own use and
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We'll get more from the weather center and bonnie schneider tracking all the developments >> An ugly legal battle among the children of a civil rights icon. Bernice and i think martin luther king iii are suing dexter king, the executor of their father's estate. The suit accuses him of converting substantial funds of the estate for his own use and withholding information from other heirs. No comment from the king children or their lawyers. >>> For many months now, i have
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dexter king. They say he's withholding information about their father's >>> No the shadow of this week's missile tests, iran is apparently preparing for new talks over nukes with a european envoy. The negotiator will sit down with the e.U. Foreign policy chief a week from tomorrow in geneva. The e.U. Confirms a meeting but not the time and the place. Rewards if iran stops enriching
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administration in a fight over white house visitor logs. A government watchdog group wants to know how often religious conservatives visited the white house and the office of vice president cheney. >>> Martin luther king's children are fighting each other in court. Bernice king and martin luther king iii have filed suit against dexter king. They say he's withholding information about their father's estate. >>> No the shadow of this week's missile tests, iran is apparently preparing for new
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agents also asked a lot of questions to the boys to "see if there was anything interesting to be learned." The f.B.I. Says the family has been very cooperative, and agents say they are glad the boys are home safe. >> So at this point, doug, we don't know if there was anything sinister about their trip. >> Not at all. >>> Bernice and martin luther king iii are allegedly suing their brother dexter, accusing him of pocketing money from coretta scott king's estate. The lawsuit filed in fulton county as a civil court case. According to tmz.Com, they say dexter took substantial funds from the estate for personal use and are demanding a jury trial to settle the case. Coretta scott king passed away in February 2006. We'll bring you the latest tonight at 5:00 and 6:00. >>> The mayor of atlanta will make deeper cuts to balance the city budget, and what was requested by security council. Fox5 was the first to tell you
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martin are suing in fulton county superior court. They want information about their father's estate. The brother dexter is listed as the defendant. A fulton county judge may rule today on georgia's voter i.D. Law. It requires voters to show government issued photo i.D. When they vote on the primaries. The state democratic party is asking a judge to i know a restraining order it says the law puts an undo burden on the right to vote. We'll let you know what happens. >>> Dekalb county police are investigating the murder of a man at a hotel. He was shot around 4:00 this
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cavitt, channel 2 action news. >>> Just in to the news room, we learned some members of the king family are suing each other. Two of martin luther king's children, person east and martin the third have filed a lawsuit in fulton county superior court. It is against their brother dexter and the king estate. The lawsuit accuses him of removing, quote, substantial funds from the estate. We are working to get more
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is the president of the estate corporation. In other words, the estate of dr. Martin luther king and by succession, coretta scott king. Alleges on June 20 of this year, dexter king, the third sibling took what the court papers call substantial funds from the estate of coretta scott king for his own use. They say he breeched his duty to the estate and that they are entitled to unspecified damages. We are attempting to get a response from dexter king who now lives in california. Another sibling, yolanda king died last year. The plaintiffs are demanding a jury trial. Obviously there will be much more on this story throughout the day. For now, we are live in the information center. >> Dennis, for those unfamiliar. Tmz and smoking gun are celebrity news websites. >> They are celebrity news websites and they do a lot of what they call celebrity
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"World's best captioning team" a service of educaption, inc. Www.Educaption.Net @ >>> two norcross teens are back in the u.S. After studying in pakistan for the last four years. We spoke with a filmmaker who helped get them home after visas expired. >>> Dexter king is facing a lawsuit filed by his brother and sister over the handling of their mother's estate. >>> Spaulding county investigators say a simple traffic stop helped stop a multistate crime spree.
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Dexter King says money split equally
(Atlanta Journal-Constitution © 07/16/2008)
His siblings accuse him of improperly taking money from their mother's estate in order to pad his own bank account. But as long-simmering conflicts between the children of civil rights leaders the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King boil over into an increasingly ugly public spat, Dexter King says his brother and sister got just as much from their late mother's estate as he did.
