Stephen A's Take: An 84-year-old woman left her entire $1 million estate to a younger man

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🗓️ 26 June 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Stephen A. Smith is a New York Times Bestselling Author, Executive Producer, host of ESPN's First Take, and co-host of NBA Countdown.

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An 84-year-old woman from British Columbia, Janet Colville Sutherland Henry, left her entire $1 million estate to a younger man named Simon Garston.
Garston was a professional companion and male escort whom she met online in 2021.
They met several times in person before her passing, and she changed her will shortly before she died.
Her family was unaware of the change until after her death and is now contesting the will.
The commentary in the script reflects on personal autonomy, the right to choose beneficiaries, and the emotional implications for the family.

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1:16.2	British Columbia woman left her one million estate to a male escort.
1:25.7	Janet Colville Sutherland, Henry of North Vancouver, changed her will shortly before she died,
1:34.3	leaving her estate to escort Simon Garston. Henry's husband died in 2004 and following, she paid various male escorts for companionship and sexual services.
1:50.0	In February 2021, a year before she died, Henry met Garston, who was in his late 20s and worked as a professional companion and male escort.
2:00.0	The two met via Skype and the
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