John Wayne’s Heirs in Family Feud

I’ve said it more than once that John Wayne is my favorite all time actor. So it pains me to read about this family squabble. But, then why should his family be different than any other.

The important thing is that we have his films to enjoy time and time again. And I think Wayne legend will only grow more as time goes on.

From The National Enquirer:

JOHN WAYNE's daughter and five of his grandchildren are embroiled in a bitter civil war.The Wayne heirs are suing Wayne Enterprises, which merged into co-defendant John Wayne Enterprises earlier this year.

In a complaint filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, Wayne's daughter, Aissa Wayne, claims she owned a 14 percent Limited Partnership interest in Wayne Enterprises, managing "certain assets of the John Wayne Estate."

Each of the five grandchildren owned a 2.8 percent Limited Partnership. According to legal docs, Wayne Enterprises had rights to exploit the late actor's name and likeness, and also had real estate interests before it merged into a new corporate entity, John Wayne Enterprises, Jan. 28.

When Wayne Enterprises, and the partners couldn't agree on how to extend it, according to the complaint.
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