Tomi Rae Hynie (born May 21, 1969) is an American singer who claimed to be the fourth and last wife of James Brown.
[citation needed] In 2023 Tommie Rae joined the UK gospel blues band The Future Shape of Sound.
[4] According to Dallas, Brown was angry and hurt that Hynie concealed her prior marriage to Javed Ahmed from him.
Brown moved to file for annulment of his marriage to Hynie, which occurred after he was charged with domestic violence against her.
According to Hynie, she was returning to the United States at that time to sign papers proving that her previous marriage was indeed dissolved.
[8] In 2004, the annulment of the marriage between Hynie and Javed Ahmed was granted by Family Court Judge F.P.
[11][12][13][14] On June 17, 2020, a South Carolina Supreme Court judge ruled that Hynie was not legally married to Brown due to her failure to annulled her previous marriage.
[19] In April 2007, Hynie selected a guardian ad litem that she wants the court to appoint to represent James Brown II in the proceedings to establish paternity.
In May 2014 a South Carolina judge agreed to the request of Hynie's attorney that any DNA test results for her son would be held "confidential."
[24] After weeks of legal wrangling, Hynie received permission by the court on February 9, 2007, to access the Brown estate to gather her belongings.