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A 92-year-old billionaire and prominent art collector, Hubert Neumann, is embroiled in series of legal battles brought by his own daughter and son-in-law that have seen him hit with 19 lawsuits and led to him being arrested.
The dispute has now led to him being ejected from his $6 million townhouse after the pair alleged Hubert displayed aggressive behavior.
The legal battle concerns his extensive $1 billion art collection the majority of which was left to his daughter, Belinda Neumann following her mother's death.
Belinda, together with her husband Jeffrey Donnelly, launched a campaign against her father, Hubert, when he opposed her claim to 80 percent of her late mother's estate.
Neumann's wife, Dolores Ormandy Neumann, signed a will before her death in 2016 leaving most of her estate to Belinda and disinheriting her husband.
Art collector billionaire Hubert Neumann, 92, is embroiled in an intricate legal battle initiated by his own daughter and son-in-law that have seen him arrested
Hubert Neumann, 92, faced a restraining order that confined Neumann to the upper floors of his home
In May 2018, a restraining order was filed, confining Neumann and his partner Debra Purden to the fourth and fifth floors of his New York City Upper West Side townhouse
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Neumann has long disputed the will, which he alleges is invalid because it was executed while his wife was receiving serious medical treatment.
Neumann's legal team claim his daughter wanted to take possession of the collection, including a significant Andy Warhol artwork, with the intention of selling it. Neumann, on the other hand, insists on keeping the artwork as a family heirloom.
Nevertheless, despite the legal saga still remaining unresolved, Neumann still maintains that he loves his daughter - despite the turmoil.
'I love Belinda and my two daughters equally, as I always have,' he told The Sun. 'I hope and pray we can put this family dispute behind us and restore peace and love within our family.'
Things came to ahead in 2018, just days before Christmas, when Neumann's son-in-law, Jeffrey Donnelly, contacted the police to report an altercation at Neumann's New York City townhouse.
Neumann and his daughter Belinda are seen together in public at a Picasso show at the Museum of Modern Art in NYC in February 2011
Basquiat's 'Untitled (Tyranny),' a 1982 64-by-96-inch acrylic and oilstick on canvas, is considered to be the crown jewel of the bunch
Basquiat's Hall of Fame painting is another much coveted piece
Jean-Michel Basquiat's 'Flesh and Spirit' painting that was once owned by the Neumann family
He accused Neumann, who was then 86, of shoving him and violating a restraining order that confined Neumann to the upper floors of his home.
Donnelly's 911 call hears him described the incident as 'an aggressive situation', according to The Sun.
Surveillance footage captured the moment Neumann was handcuffed and escorted out by police officers, while Donnelly sat and watched from the stairs.
Neumann spent a night in a cell, while his daughter, son-in-law, and grandchildren continued to live rent-free in
