An attorney for King’s estate also dismissed the daughters’ accusations as “ridiculous”.
“I hope they have a factual basis that they can demonstrate for their defamatory and libellous allegations,” Brent Bryson said in a statement, according to the entertainment site.
Earlier the local coroner confirmed the homicide investigation and said that King’s remains would undergo an autopsy.
“Our coroner takes jurisdctn over #BBKing body, performs autopsy. Results:6-8wks min. Homicide investgtn w/ @LVMPD,” the Clark County, Nevada coroner’s office announced on Twitter, referring to the Las Vegas police department.
Given the timeframe for the autopsy, local media reported King’s burial in his home state of Mississippi will likely be postponed.
Riley B. King was born in poverty and grew up working in cotton fields, but went on to master the guitar and entered the music business after travelling to Memphis and working for radio stations.
He became known as the Beale Street Blues Boy, which eventually earned him the moniker B.B. King.
For decades, King played shows almost every night, becoming the premier ambassador for the blues — the music genre that emerged from African American spirituals in the Deep South.
King won 15 Grammy awards over his career and is considered a master of the guitar who influenced a generation of musicians.
In Memphis, his longtime place of residence, the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center opened in 2008 to showcase artifacts from the legendary guitarist, as well as the cultural heritage of the Mississippi Delta.
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