Sly Stone Wins Millions in Lawsuit After Being Homeless

Sylvester “Sly Stone” Stewart, legendary soul-funk extraordinaire recently won millions after spending the past few years broke and living in his van. This iconic musician has been awarded $5 million for a lawsuit he filed against entertainment attorney Glenn Stone and his ex-manager Gerald Goldstein back in 2010.

The lawsuit awarded by a Los Angeles jury accused the funkmeister’s former business associates of misappropriating and diverting royalties which should had been owed to him for more than two decades. The former lead man of the iconic group, Sly and the Family Stone, was reportedly penniless, drug addicted and homeless.

The 71-year-old musician, according to court documents, allowed Goldstein to talk him into signing over all of his royalties to a company for tax reasons. The vocalist trusted his ex-manager and thought it was the right thing to do. Sly Stone, however, was wrong. Reportedly, Goldstein has  … click HERE to continue reading