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Mr. Ected

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50. Actually, it is unusual

Sun Sep 24, 2017, 08:32 AM

Sep 2017

Having prepared Last Wills and Testaments for literally thousands of clients over the years.

I have heard every conceivable angle regarding disinheritance. Some are poignant and understandable; others are driven by personal demons and would shock you if you heard them explained to you.

It was his money. Legally, he had every right to do what he did.

Maybe his six sons were jerks and knew they were to be disinherited because of their behavior. Maybe dad changed his will every month based on his last interactions with his family. Maybe Jerry was the jerk. None of us truly knows.

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Jerry Lewis excludes his six sons from his will [View all] tenderfoot Sep 2017 OP

One of the biggest jerks in Hollywood history. Kingofalldems Sep 2017 #1

wills are the last opportunity for some to be an asshole dembotoz Sep 2017 #2

Even to his grandchildren 😂 Alice11111 Sep 2017 #33

Yeah, no excuse for that, no matter how messy the divorce was Warpy Sep 2017 #42

All of that money, and his last message to his grandkids is, fuck off. Alice11111 Sep 2017 #43

He gave it all to his wife. Everything I have is going to my wife. Kaleva Sep 2017 #60

Damn that's pretty cold underpants Sep 2017 #3

Can't say I'm surprised TexasBushwhacker Sep 2017 #4

Same result but different approach no_hypocrisy Sep 2017 #5

So sorry Alice11111 Sep 2017 #34

My husband was essentially written out of his father's will mnhtnbb Sep 2017 #46

So Jerry and his wife knew only, like, six names? More_Cowbell Sep 2017 #6

I noticed that, too. n/t Different Drummer Sep 2017 #15

final act of assholery bdtrppr6 Sep 2017 #7

Not a nice man. As was mentioned I used to perform as a child on the Steel Pier in AC and one of my monmouth4 Sep 2017 #8

Interesting story. Thanks! lucca18 Sep 2017 #12

I grew up listening to Sophie Tucker.. my mom a huge fan. mountain grammy Sep 2017 #24

Thanks Dad.... spanone Sep 2017 #9

Alternate headline: Jerry Lewis leaves his entire estate to his widow oberliner Sep 2017 #10

Not according to the article dsc Sep 2017 #11

No, it all went to his widow oberliner Sep 2017 #13

She will get it when wife dies, most likely likely. Alice11111 Sep 2017 #35

Except that he specifically disinherited his 6 sons by name Mr. Ected Sep 2017 #16

Parents disinherit their children all the time oberliner Sep 2017 #18

So? It was his money. Kaleva Sep 2017 #27

Exactly. tazkcmo Sep 2017 #52

His lawyers most likely advised him to mention them specifically to preempt possible challenges... PoliticAverse Sep 2017 #31

Friends of mine have written their heroin addict child out Drahthaardogs Sep 2017 #49

Left money to his second wife, nothing to his six sons. LisaL Sep 2017 #45

Leaving one's estate to one's wife of 35 years is not unusual oberliner Sep 2017 #47

Actually, it is unusual Mr. Ected Sep 2017 #50

How about if I amend "not unusual" to "not unheard of" ? oberliner Sep 2017 #51

Fair enough. I concur. Mr. Ected Sep 2017 #53

Thanks oberliner Sep 2017 #55

Thanks for the heads up! It's hard to know gilbert sullivan Sep 2017 #14

I'll hold my remarks. Xolodno Sep 2017 #17

Yet I was excoriated for my remarks in this thread mentalsolstice Sep 2017 #19

It appears the same people that flamed you... tenderfoot Sep 2017 #20

I think so Major Nikon Sep 2017 #22

It's more common than you think Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2017 #21

Yeap. Xolodno Sep 2017 #23

...political differences too Alice11111 Sep 2017 #36

Nobody here knows how his adult sons treated him. He did. WinkyDink Sep 2017 #25

I don't really care if he left everything to his wife of 35 years. Kaleva Sep 2017 #26

My will leaves everything to my wife also. Nothing to children unless we both die. Not unusual! nt USALiberal Sep 2017 #28

That's standard because eventually you both die & the kids Alice11111 Sep 2017 #38

This isn't the same. LisaL Sep 2017 #44

We dont know if the sons wont get anything when the 2nd wife dies. Kaleva Sep 2017 #66

How old were the sons ? JI7 Sep 2017 #29

You don't remember Gary Lewis and the Playboys in the 1960s?! 😁 (He is 71 now.) WinkyDink Sep 2017 #37

They had some good songs in 1964/1965 - then seemed to disappear karynnj Sep 2017 #61

Gary was drafted in January 1967 LeftInTX Sep 2017 #65

I never knew that -- unlike someone with bone spurs who had less reason to want to remain in the US karynnj Sep 2017 #67

Abusive sob Lunabell Sep 2017 #30

He was such a colossal fucking jerk offstage they probably didn't want anything Warpy Sep 2017 #32

His sons were in their 20s and 30s when Lewis divorced, except for the youngest at 16. WinkyDink Sep 2017 #39

He had an after-death experience where instead of white light, he saw flames - sort of like hell. kerry-is-my-prez Sep 2017 #40

There seems to be some who doubt that Jerry Lewis was an asshole. BannonsLiver Sep 2017 #41

The first clip is great oberliner Sep 2017 #48

Probably the same thing the women in the audience objected to BannonsLiver Sep 2017 #56

Didn't bother me oberliner Sep 2017 #57

He's raising money for a disease that mostly effects CHILDREN TexasBushwhacker Sep 2017 #63

Never funny, mean as a snake. elehhhhna Sep 2017 #54

Looks like he became a crotchety old man in his later years. Liberal In Texas Sep 2017 #58

Mean people suck! MoonRiver Sep 2017 #59

that is fucked up and selfish Abu Pepe Sep 2017 #62

Talk about vindictive ... JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2017 #64

Why is this an act of assholery? The wife gets everything as is common. Kaleva Sep 2017 #68

From a friend that grew up in the industry... tenderfoot Sep 2017 #69