*Aretha Franklin’s youngest son has been counting the cracks on the walls inside a jail cell since October after being arrested for driving under the influence.
According to The Blast, 48-year-old Kecalf Franklin, whose father was Aretha’s road manager, Ken Cunningham, was pulled over by law enforcement in Michigan on Oct. 27, 2018 — two months after his mother died of pancreatic cancer at age 76.
Franklin plead guilty at a Dec. 19 court hearing and was given the maximum sentence of 93 days in jail. He will reportedly remain in lock up until Feb. 26.
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Meanwhile, as Kecalf handles his legal issues, the Franklin family is battling with the IRS, as the Internal Revenue Service claims the Queen of Soul owes more than $6.3 million in back taxes and $1.5 million in penalties, per The Blast via court documents obtained by TMZ.
“The IRS has filed its Proof of Claim in the ordinary course of the Estate proceeding,” attorneys for the Aretha Franklin Estate told PEOPLE in a statement.
“This is not a liquidated claim and it is disputed by the Estate. The vast majority of Ms. Franklin’s personal 1040 tax obligations were paid prior to her death – something she wished to occur. The Estate is diligently working to resolve any remaining issues,” the statement continued.
A rep for Franklin’s estate, David Bennett, told the Associated Press that at least $3 million in back taxes have been paid to the IRS. Bennett also noted that all of Franklin’s returns have been filed but the IRS still has questions about her income. The estate is disputing what the IRS claims “was income.”
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