Ringling Brothers Circus Heirs Give New Meaning to Family Feud
By Danielle and Andy Mayoras
May 10, 2011
¦Irvin Feld was a rock-and-roll promoter who purchased “The Greatest Show on Earth” in 1967. He created a promotion company to manage the Ringling Bros. Circus, along with Disney on Ice and monster truck shows, but none of his shows have been as eventful as what’s happened between his two children the last few years.
Feld died in his sleep in 1984. He left most of his assets and his business to his son, Kenneth. His daughter, Karen, reportedly received very little and sued her brother claiming he tried to kick her out of her house. They settled and she was allowed to remain.
Karen also sued Kenneth when he was the trustee of a $5 million trust that their uncle set up for them; that was recently settled as well. The siblings agreed to divide the trust in two so Kenneth would not manage the money left in trust for Karen.
But neither of those fights are the ones that produced so much drama. Rather, the big fight started a few years ago with an actual fight. Yes, as in a physical altercation.
It happened, in all places, during a memorial service for their late aunt, who died in 2007. While a rabbi was performing a religious ceremony during shiva (a traditional gathering of family and friends during the evenings that follow the passing of someone who was Jewish), an altercation started.read more at:http://www.bankinvestmentconsultant.com/blogs/ringling-brother-mayoras-2673164-1.html
Feld died in his sleep in 1984. He left most of his assets and his business to his son, Kenneth. His daughter, Karen, reportedly received very little and sued her brother claiming he tried to kick her out of her house. They settled and she was allowed to remain.
Karen also sued Kenneth when he was the trustee of a $5 million trust that their uncle set up for them; that was recently settled as well. The siblings agreed to divide the trust in two so Kenneth would not manage the money left in trust for Karen.
But neither of those fights are the ones that produced so much drama. Rather, the big fight started a few years ago with an actual fight. Yes, as in a physical altercation.
It happened, in all places, during a memorial service for their late aunt, who died in 2007. While a rabbi was performing a religious ceremony during shiva (a traditional gathering of family and friends during the evenings that follow the passing of someone who was Jewish), an altercation started.read more at:http://www.bankinvestmentconsultant.com/blogs/ringling-brother-mayoras-2673164-1.html
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