A judge in the US state of Minnesota has dismissed claims by 29 people who said they were owed a share of Prince’s inheritance.<\/p>\n
The singer died in April from an accidental overdose of the painkiller fentanyl, but he did not leave a will and did not have any children.<\/p>\n
Reports in Minnesota say his estate may be worth at least $300m (\u00a3227m).<\/p>\n
A judge has now ordered genetic tests to be carried out on six people with claims to be relatives of the singer.<\/p>\n
Four siblings or half-siblings, as well as two women believed to be a niece and a grand-niece, will be tested.<\/p>\n
Genetic tests had already ruled out the claim of a man in jail in Colorado who said he was Prince’s son.<\/p>\n
And, as part of the latest ruling, Judge Kevin Eide decided a claim by a Georgia woman, who said she and Prince were once married, was not valid. She had said the CIA was keeping their marriage record secret.<\/p>\n
Minneapolis’ Star Tribune newspaper said the case was thrown out against five men who said Prince was their father.<\/p>\n
Prince was found unresponsive in a lift at his Paisley Park Studios on the morning of 21 April, local officials said. First responders tried to revive him with CPR but he was pronounced dead shortly afterwards.<\/p>\n
Prescription painkillers were in the 57-year-old’s possession following his death, officials told US media in May.<\/p>\n
He is believed to have suffered from knee and hip pain from years of performing.<\/p>\n
According to the autopsy report, Prince self-administered fentanyl, an opioid many times more powerful than heroin.<\/p>\n
A singer, songwriter, arranger and multi-instrumentalist, Prince recorded more than 30 albums. His best known hits include Let’s Go Crazy and When Doves Cry.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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