Nina Simone's Granddaughter Actually Loved Chloe Bailey's Performance, But She Did Have Words for Kamala Harri - The Root

It all started when the official Twitter account for Nina’s estate tweeted a gif of Nina saying, “Eh girl, sit down!” (which has now been deleted) during the performance, seemingly a swipe at Chloe.

RéAnna Simone Kelly, daughter of Nina’s daughter, Lisa Simone Kelly, soon shifted the attention to Vice President Kamala Harris when she noted that the family isn’t actually in charge of the Twitter account.

Ask Kamala Harris why she came for my family #NinaSimone.”.

After Simone’s death, Kelly was made the administrator of her estate, as well as a charitable trust that Simone had established.

But in 2013, Kelly was accused of “breaching her fiduciary duty” to both the estate and trust, allegedly draining up to $2 million from its coffers, including a $1.5 million deposit into her personal company, according to court records reviewed by The Daily Beast.

Eventually, the parties came to an agreement: Kelly was stripped of her title of estate administrator and agreed to relinquish her rights to Simone’s works.

Following Kelly’s resignation as administrator, San Pasqual Fiduciary Trust Company was appointed special administrator of the estate and the firm also serves as trustee of Nina’s charitable trust.