Laeticia Hallyday's lawyer reacts after court decision Laeticia Hallyday's lawyer says she's planning to appeal after a French court agreed to hear a law suit to deal with the will of France's biggest rock star Johnny Hallyday, amid a bitter feud between the singer's widow and children. The court in the Paris suburbs, ruled that the singer, whose real name was Jean-Philippe Smet, lived primarily in France, a decision hailed as a victory for his children, who have been fighting for more than a year after he left his entire fortune to Laeticia and their two adopted daughters. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES