BB King's 11 Children In Legal Fight Over Blues Legend's Estate

Just over a year after his death, the estate of music icon BB King is being fought over by a large number of adults who claim to be the late musician's children.

The blues legend had 15 children with as many women and according to The Hollywood Reporter, 11 of that number who still survive are currently in a legal battle over King's estate with its trustee, which family members claim to be worth between $US30-$US40 million. 

King has never disputed his paternity to the 15 people, despite doctors reportedly finding that his sperm count was too low to conceive and the fact that he was married twice in his life, neither of which resulted in children.

King's kids are arguing that a 2007 will and trust confirms their right to "generous allowances", however estate trustee LaVerne Toney has insisted that she is working from a 2014 trust, which does name the children but does not grant them "monetary gifts".

Furthermore, according to Toney's documents, King's estate may be worth much less than first expected, as his publishing and recording assets are reportedly valued at $US7-$US8 million.

"My dad told us, 'Even when I'm gone, I'm gonna take care of you,'" King's 67-year-old son Riley B King said.

"But we haven't received a dime since he died. We got a lawyer, and we are trying to fight and get what belongs to us."

King's eldest daughter, Shirley King, claims that the situation regarding her father's estate has been messy ever since the artist's personal assistant was accused of fatally poisoning him.

"I saw him work all his life to take care of the family, and that's what it should have stayed like," she said.

"It got really bad before he left this earth, and then it just went totally haywire."

Earlier this year, a judge agreed to have the 2007 will reviewed in court. 

"LaVerne got everything," Riley King said, adding, "She stole everything." 

Toney's attorney, Eric Brent Bryson, has rejected claims made by King's children.

"The children and grandchildren are angry because Mr King chose not to leave them a bunch of money," Bryson said.

"He gave them a lot of money over the years and wanted whatever he had left [to] go to [having] his great-great-grandchildren educated.

"[King's estate] is not anywhere close to what some of the relatives are asserting."