CHICAGO — Despite the death of their patriarch, more than 100 members of George Osmond's family filmed an episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" because they thought he would have wanted it that way.

"We talked about it and my father would want us all to be here," Marie Osmond told Winfrey on the show, scheduled to be broadcast today. "He loved his family."

George Osmond planned to travel to Chicago to tape the show before he died Tuesday at age 90 at his home in Provo, Utah, Marie Osmond told Winfrey in a transcript provided by Harpo Productions.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A Georgia woman who claims to have married James Brown in 1953 says in court papers they were never divorced and she wants to be part of his estate.Velma Warren Brown, 73, filed a sworn statement in Aiken County court Wednesday claiming she was never served with divorce papers and didn't sign any agreement severing her marriage to the late soul singer. Brown died Christmas Day at age 73.However, at least two attorneys involved in disputes over Brown's estate and trust discounted the woman's claim, and said she had remarried.The Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle also reported Thursday on its Web site that it had obtained court documents showing a judge had granted a divorce in 1969.Bell has said his client married the "Godfather of Soul" on June 27, 1953, had three children and lived with him for 17 years.

LOS ANGELES — A representative for David Copperfield on Thursday denied a promoter's claim that the illusionist canceled shows to avoid media scrutiny over a rape allegation.Copperfield canceled the overseas tour because the promoters failed to pay him and canceled a segment of the tour without the performer's consent, Glenn Bunting said."David Copperfield canceled his overseas tour because promoters did not honor their contractual commitments," Bunting said.Copperfield came under investigation last month after a 21-year-old woman told authorities he raped her in July at his estate in the Bahamas. An attorney for the magician has denied the allegations, and no charges have been filed.He was sued earlier this week by Viva Art International and Maz Concerts for nearly $2.2 million after he pulled out of 48 shows in the Mideast and Asia.