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Fans discuss wills after report that Riky Rick and Bianca Naidoo were never married
In court papers, Bianca Naidoo explained all the ways in which she and Riky Rick lived as a married couple despite never making it official.
Bianco Naidoo and late rapper Riky Rick. Picture: Twitter
Fans of late rapper Riky Rick have been left awe-struck after finding out that he was never officially married to the mother of his children, Bianca Naidoo. This after a report claiming that she was taking legal action in a bid to be appointed as the executor of his estate
According to a report published by Sunday World, Bianca is facing off against the Joburg Master of the High Court and Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi.
Bianca would like to have both entities recognise her as Riky Rick’s wife and grant her the role of executrix of his estate.
What did Riky Rick leave behind?
Among the assets Bianca is looking to be left in control of are:
- Funds from endorsement deals; Riky had previously worked with Vaseline, Russian Bear, Kiwi and African Bank in a campaign that was still on air at the time of writing.
- A fleet of vehicles including a Ferrari and a Mercedes-Benz AMG GTS coupé
- Cotton Club Records
- A barber shop in the Legends Barber franchise
- A stake in Makhado Agency (Pty) Ltd
- A stake in the Cotton Fest event which he founded
- Royalties from the music he created
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Why were Riky and Bianca never married?
Judging from the motivations Bianca made in legal documents reportedly seen by the publication, the pair lived as a married couple and were so committed to each other that they never felt the need to formalise their union.
Here is what we learned about Riky Rick and Bianca Naidoo’s relationship from the report:
- Their anniversary is on 26 May 2013.
- He moved into her Bryanston home with her and her daughter after expressing his desire for a long-term commitment to her.
- She supported him while he tried to get his music career off the ground.
“The deceased also used my vehicle and this included me paying for petrol as well as money he had to pay for studio time recording his music. My financial support for the deceased continued until his career endeavours eventually became a success during the year 2014,” she reportedly wrote.
- She only quit her job to become his business partner and manager in the last two years.
- Riky was listed on her medical aid as her life partner.
- Their families have recognised them as a married couple since 2013, according to Bianca.
- Riky bought her a promise ring in 2015 and another in 2020.
Lastly, we learned that their families chose to forego the lobola process because of the couple’s “modern way of life”.
“Furthermore, as already stated above, the deceased and I did intend to eventually marry, however, the deceased unfortunately passed before the solemnisation of our marriage became a reality, albeit we lived our joint lives as a married couple. I have therefore been advised that I do qualify within the category of a partner ‘in a permanent life partnership in which the partners have undertaken reciprocal duties of support’,” she concluded.
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