Paul Newman was born in Shaker Heights, Ohio, in 1925, and grew up to become a famous actor in Hollywood.

He acted in almost 60 films and was awarded an Academy Award for performance as Fast Eddie Felson in the film “The Color of Money,” which was released in 1986. In addition to his work as a director, Paul Newman was a race car driver, an owner of auto racing teams, and a philanthropist. He is a co-founder of Newman’s Own, a food product brand that gives all of its profits to charity once taxes have been taken off.

He passed away on September 26, 2008, when he was 83 years old. It was believed that the late actor’s estate was worth over $600 million, and his estate plan comprised a will and a testament that had several exhaustive stipulations.

Jackie Witte was Newman’s first wife, and they tied the knot in 1949. Susan, Stephanie Kendall, and Scott were the couple’s three children that they had together. In 1957, Newman and Witt got a divorce. Son Scott passed away in 1978 due to an excess of substances.

In 1958, Newman wed the actress Joanne Woodward, who would become his second wife.

They had three daughters: Elinor “Nell” Teresa, Melissa “Lissy” Stewart, and Claire “Clea” Olivia. Elinor’s middle name was Teresa, and Melissa’s middle name was Stewart. At the time of Newman’s passing in 2008 from lung cancer, he and Woodward were still together as a married couple.

The will of the actor was rewritten with the aid of a new attorney on April 11, 2008, which was barely six months before the actor passed away. Memory loss was listed as one of his symptoms in the medical report that was completed on the 11th of August.

Paul would then phone the Westport office of his nonagenarian attorney rather than the office of his new attorney in order to propose his already settled legal matters.

When questioned about Newman’s mental health in his final days, Forrester said that he was in excellent mental health, as shown by the fact that he made well-considered choices and was completely conscious of his plans.

The reading of Paul’s will, which took place after his burial, contradicted everything that he and his counselors had previously said on several occasions. His daughter Susan said that they had the carpet torn out from under them. Almost everything that had been promised to the girls turned out to be false.

According to Forrester, Newman had a change of heart regarding his daughters being on the board of the Newman’s Own Foundation, therefore there was no information on whether one or two of his daughters would take turns serving on the board. He said that Newman had no conception of Newman’s Own as being a family business.

Instead, he was constantly concerned about what was best for the general population.

Forrester said that at one point in time, Newman entertained the idea of having one of his daughters serve a time-limited term on each board, but eventually decided against pursuing this course of action.

The millions of dollars that were supposed to go into their foundations were instead transferred to the marriage trust that Woodward established. In addition, in order to guarantee that the daughter had the appropriate level of care, the cash for the daughter’s foundations would not be released until after her passing.

When Susan and her siblings begged their father for more meetings, he gradually became less communicative and eventually gave the keys to their father’s fortune over to Forrester.

Susan let it be known that, before to their father’s passing, Forrester did a lot of preaching about being open and honest. However, following Newman’s passing, everything else changed, and when they asked questions, she and her sisters were accused of being aggressive.

Soon after he took full control of the foundation, Forrester made it mandatory for all of the staff members to maintain silence about what was going on inside the organization. As a result, it was difficult for the children to get any answers.

Later on, he confessed that everyone associated with the company, including workers, commercial partners, advisers, and board members, had signed secrecy agreements. Before the will was submitted for probate, a few of Newman’s daughters debated whether or not they should try to get a 10-day postponement.

Susan said that they had a number of lawyers review the motion, and the attorneys all agreed that there was no problem with asking for clarification on the revisions. However, Forrester refused to comply and even threatened his daughters if they fought the will, telling them that if they did so, they would be disinherited since they were disputing the will.

In addition, he said that he did not recall having a conversation with the daughters regarding the desire to contest the will, and he added that they should not have made the request with him but rather with other attorneys.

Forrester further said that Woodward had full knowledge of the arrangements that her husband had made for his estate. However, some who are familiar with her have indicated that this is not the case, revealing that she was so outraged that the topic became forbidden. Susan said that it was common knowledge that her stepmother had a strong dislike for Forrester.

Susan went on to say that although while her father’s organization is still a major force in the world of charitable giving, there are others who question whether or not Paul’s desires are really being carried out.

When Woodward supposedly found out how her husband’s reportedly $600 million estate was distributed, she is said to have cried, “Oh my God, that’s not what it was meant to be!”

“As Paul’s eldest daughter, I feel a responsibility, call it a duty, to fulfill his wishes and safeguard his legacy,” Susan explained when asked why she disclosed information about her father’s fortune.

In spite of all the back and forth, a close friend of Paul Newman claims that the real content of his will may continue to be shrouded in secrecy. The friend confessed, “I don’t know, and nobody understands exactly what the entire situation is in terms of Paul’s preferences or settlements,” saying that he was unable to answer the question.