Brando's carer settles court case

Brando started making his fortune in films like On The Waterfront

A woman who was Marlon Brando's carer in his final years has agreed to settle a court case with the actor's estate, for a reported $125,000 (£64,280).

Angela Borlaza had claimed she was a victim of fraud, deceit as well as a broken oral contract. She had originally wanted $2m (£1.02m).

She accused the executors of Brando's will of changing it just 13 days before his death in July 2004.

Ms Borlaza said they had wrested power from the actor's longtime advisers.

She told a court that Brando was too ill to sign anything and suggested his signature was forged. She also alleged the co-executors had wrongly evicted her from the home Brando had bought for her in the San Fernando Valley.

Ms Borlaza had sought proceeds from the sale of the home and $2million in punitive damages.

She agreed through mediation to settle all claims for $125,000, (£64,280), the Los Angeles Times reported.

Joel Pipes, an attorney for Borlaza, declined to discuss the terms of the settlement, saying the parties resolved the matter amicably.

Brando estate lawyer Charles Larson also declined to comment.

Ms Borlaza said in the lawsuit she was hired in 1995 as Brando's cook and eventually became his personal assistant.

Brando died of lung failure in Los Angeles at age 80. His estate is said to be worth more than $20 million (£15.3 million).

She had sued producer Mike Medavoy and fellow executors Larry J Dressler and Avra Douglas.