Painter of Light Thomas Kinkade's estranged wife and his mistress reach a secret settlement over his $66million estate
Family: The artist's wife Nanette, pictured right with their four daughters, took her late husband's girlfriend to court to keep her from getting a share of Kinkade's estate
The painter married wife Nanette in 1982 and they had four daughters
The couple split in 2010 and Kinkade started an affair with Amy Pinto
The artist died in April 2012 of acute intoxication from alcohol and Valium
Pinto produced a will scrawled on notepaper, she claimed entitled her to his two houses and $10m
The wife contested the so-called revised will and launched a legal challenge this summer, calling the mistress a gold-digger
Now the widow and girlfriend say they have put 'Kinkade's message of love, spirituality, and optimism at the forefront' and reached a settlement
By Daily Mail Reporter and Leslie Larson
PUBLISHED: 09:45 EST, 20 December 2012 | UPDATED: 09:50 EST, 20 December 2012
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Thomas Kinkade's widow and girlfriend have reached a settlement after a dispute over the late artist's $66 million estate, their attorneys said on Wednesday.
The San Jose Mercury News reports that counsel for Nanette Kinkade and his girlfriend Amy Pinto announced the settlement but wouldn't provide further details, leaving it unclear who will inherit Kinkade's San Francisco Bay area mansion and his warehouse of paintings.
In a statement, they said the women kept Kinkade's message of 'love, spirituality and optimism' in their amicable resolution.
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