![]() ![]() Called an in terrorem clause, it basically stated that anyone who contested the terms of the will, in any way, would forfeit their inheritance. Roddenberry also included an uncommon but not unique, clause in his will. Each of his children would receive a payment of $500,000 after the estate was settled and a portion of Barrett’s trust after her death. According to an article on the case in the University of Michigan’s Law Review, Roddenberry’s will stated that the majority of his fortune would be placed in a trust for his second wife, Majel Barrett. That estimate includes money generated from licensing fees from Star Trek properties made after Roddenberry’s death.īecause of the size of his estate, Roddenberry was very specific about how it would be distributed after his death. According to Celebrity Net Worth, Roddenberry had amassed an estimated $500 million fortune by the time he passed. ![]() When Star Trek’screator, Gene Roddenberry, died in 1991, he left behind a sizeable estate. ![]()
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