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In the very beginning of the film, James storms into this business. What was it? Wikipedia makes no mention of him having this odd business in the 80s.


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Do the internet a favor and proof read your posts.

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It was some sort of insurance seminar business, that I am guessing James owned. Huffington Post calls him firing the gun completely fabricated for entertainment purposes.


Here's the link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/charles-thomson/james-brown-biopic-should-james-brown_b_5654081.html

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From the FBI's file on the incident:

"Brown stated that . . . on a Saturday, date not recalled, he drove his pick up truck to his office" in Augusta, Ga. "When arriving at his office he observed that his bathroom door was open. Thinking that possibly there had been a break-in he went back to his truck in the parking lot, got his shot gun and took it back to his office.

"He then learned that there was a meeting going on somewhere in the office complex and that the attendees of this meeting had been using the bathroom in his office.

"Brown was extremely upset about this and began questioning those in attendance as to the reason for using his facility. During this time Brown had placed his shot gun in the corner of his office in full view. Brown then asked for the return of his keys, received same and then locked the bathroom door.

"He then left his office with the shot gun, placed it in the pick up truck and began driving his truck on I-20 into South Carolina. . . . He observed that a road block had been set up by two police vehicles in a 'V' shape. Brown seeing this drove around the police road block to avoid hitting the police vehicles and continued on.


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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/02/AR2007 040201614.html

So while the movie embellished some details and left out others, James Brown bursting into an insurance seminar in his office complex with a shotgun because somebody used his bathroom is a 100% real thing that actually happened.

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Now that the movie is out, family and wives and coming out with some not-so good information surrounding his estate. This is a sad episode in this man's life. Children coming out of the woodwork claiming to be his.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2720781/What-won-t-Mick-Jagger-s-James-Brown-biopic-Soul-star-s-legs-hacked-fight-fortune.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

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Not surprised, this type of mess happens, especially to a person who has multiple children. I would be surprised if he has any money in his estate.

God has a hard on for marines because we kill everything we see. He plays his game, we play ours.

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