Money. How sad to see actor Robin Williams’s widow Susan and his three children at loggerheads over his £33m estate following his death last year.
It’s the not-unfamiliar story of the battle about money, property, memorabilia and even personal items like the tuxedo he wore to his wedding to Susan.
It’s everything that makes you realise that money, success and possessions aren’t everything.
As in any family, feelings run high about who gets what when someone dies. Everyone feels they have rights. Robin’s children Zak, 31, Zelda, 25, and Cody, 23, claim they are “heartbroken” about the dispute. Presumably his widow isn’t too happy either.
The actor who brought us so much joy with films like Mrs Doubtfire and Good Will Hunting was, according to friend Billy Connolly, “one of the finest men I’ve ever known”.
So how sad would he feel to know that the people closest to him in life were bitter and jealous about his money, his paintings, the awards he won, the theatre masks he collected?
Get over it guys. Stuff doesn’t matter.
He has left all of you well-provided for financially. His skill and hard work, his huge talent, means that you will never go hungry. Please don’t squabble about “things”.
Be generous and open-hearted. The man you all loved and who made us laugh and cry with his towering talent is worth more than this.
Remember him for who he was, not what he had.
That’s his real legacy.
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