Belafonte 's dispute with the estate began in 2002 when he tried to sell the documents . Lawsuit : Documents in question were given to him by King , his aides and widow . He wants a judge to order the papers released to him . The King estate has been aggressive in gaining control of MLK papers from him .
Belafonte 's dispute with the Kings began in 2008 when he tried to sell the documents . Lawsuit : Documents in question were given to Belafonte by King , his aides and widow . Belafonte wants a judge to order the papers released to him . The King estate has been aggressive in gaining control of MLK papers from others .