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Prince estate administrator denies plan to sell Paisley Park

The administrator of Prince's estate says it is not planning to sell Paisley Park, one day after asking a judge for permission to offer several Prince properties for sale.

Bremer Trust wants to sell nearly 20 properties once owned by the singer-songwriter

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Paisley Park was the home and studio of Prince in Chanhassen, Minnesota. Singer-songwriter Prince was pronounced dead shortly after being found unresponsive at Paisley Park on April 21. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

The administrator of Prince's estate says it is not planning to sell Paisley Park, one day after asking a judge for permission to offer several Prince properties for sale.

A court filing on Friday had included Paisley Park, Prince's home and recording complex, among a list of properties that could be sold.

Music legend Prince was 57 when he died at his Paisley Park home studio in suburban Minneapolis. (Balazs Mohai/EPA)

But on Saturday, Bremer Trust issued a brief statement saying: "Bremer Trust, the special administrator for the Prince Rogers Nelson estate, has no plans to sell either Paisley Park or the property referred to as the "Purple Rain" house." That Minneapolis house was filmed in Prince's 1984 movie.

Court papers filed by Bremer has asked a judge for permission to offer for sale nearly 20 properties owned by Prince worth an estimated $28 million US.

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