David Bowie wanted his ashes scattered in Bali

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Rock star David Bowie left half of his $100 million estate to his widow, Iman, according to his will filed Friday in New York. The other half is to be split between his kids, Duncan Jones and Alexandria Zahra Jones, BBC News reports.

Bowie also requested that his ashes be scattered in Bali, an Indonesian island, in accordance with a Buddhist ritual. The artist died of cancer Jan. 10 at age 69.

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Julie Kliegman
Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.