At the age of 23, American-Mexican singer, Selena Quintanilla, was on the brink of reaching her dream to crossover into the English market from the Latin world. With major record sales, lucrative endorsement deals, and a burgeoning retail fashion empire, it appeared as though the rising star would conquer the music world. However, Selena’s life would instead be cut short when a jealous friend and employee named Yolanda Saldívar shoots and kills the young singer inside a motel room on March 31, 1995. Selena’s family and legion of fans were all completely shattered. But grief could not prevent talks about Selena’s money and legacy from surfacing. At the time of her death, Selena’s estate was estimated to be worth as much as $25 million. A healthy and vibrant, young woman, she left behind no final will or estate plan detailing how she would like her assets and fortune to be divided. However, her father and manager, Abraham Quintanilla, soon revealed to the rest of his family that his daughter had signed over her image rights to him directly. This meant that he alone would have the ability to control Selena’s name, voice, and image, which would dictate the future earnings for him, Selena’s sibling bandmembers and her widow, Chris Perez. This is where the future estate war unknowingly begins for Perez against his father-in-law. In 2012, Chris independently releases the best-selling autobiography, “To Selena With Love”. The book is so successful, it is optioned to become a TV series — and that’s when Chris is slapped with a $1 million lawsuit by Abraham. According to Abraham, Perez has no right to adapt his book into a TV show about his late wife. What follows is a legal battle that cracks open long-buried family tensions and raises the questions – who has the right to tell Selena’s story and who stands to profit?

When the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, died in 2018, her estate was worth approximately $80 million – and at first, even without a will left behind, everything was peaceful between her remaining four sons. However, shortly after her death, it is revealed that Aretha Franklin didn’t just leave behind one will – she left behind three, all handwritten and concealed within the confines of her private residence. One was even tucked away under the couch cushions. The wills seem to contradict each other and have sections that are illegible. But if one is declared valid, it could spark a massive feud between Franklin’s four sons. Now, the discussion isn’t about Franklin’s long and storied career, but who will inherit her millions.

On April 1st, 1984, legendary soul singer, Marvin Gaye, was shot and killed inside his California mansion by his father. Despite the tragedy, the world would be shocked to learn that Gaye’s murder was not the biggest source of tension for the late star’s family. Instead, his family would grieve the death of a son, brother, and father who died depressed, drug-addicted, and in debt to the tune of $9 million. Without a will, and a large host of creditors, the fate of Marvin Gaye’s financial legacy was left to a court-appointed bankruptcy attorney to try to salvage with the family. And salvage it, they did. With savvy marketing of Gaye’s song royalties, image rights, and even the official rights to produce his life story, the executor of the Marvin Gaye estate paid off the debts and accumulated several million dollars worth of assets — and Gaye’s three children, as the heirs under intestate law, reaped the benefits for years. Knowing their father’s value and musical style, it’s no surprise that when Gaye’s children heard the hit 2013 song “Blurred Lines” by Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams and TI on the radio, alarm bells went off. As they would later argue in court, “Blurred Lines” closely mirrored the “feeling” of their father’s 1977 song “Got to Give It Up”. Gaye’s estate attorneys would aim to justify that “Blurred Lines” could not exist without Marvin Gaye’s original recording. This would blow open a massive copyright infringement battle between Marvin Gaye’s estate and the three famous artists — ultimately, making Marvin Gaye’s song a turning point in music copyright history that would affect all future artists.

In 2012, internationally acclaimed pop diva and actress, Whitney Houston, was in the midst of yet another career revival. After finally leaving her tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown in 2007, Whitney had just wrapped on her latest film Sparkle, was working on her sobriety, and eager to make new music. But on the eve of her comeback performance at the 2012 Grammy’s, she was found dead inside a bathtub of her Beverly Hills hotel room. An autopsy would reveal that the star’s death was the result of an accidental drowning, with both cocaine use and heart disease as contributing factors. Now, all that would be left behind in Whitney Houston’s estate was her music, money, movies, and reported fortune, which she had built over her impressive career since the 1980s. Fortunately, Whitney Houston left behind a will that clearly outlined her final wishes for her only child and heir, Bobbi Kristina Brown. However, while many think Bobbi Kristina would inherit her mother’s multi-million dollar estate, reports soon indicated that the late star actually died $20 million in debt. It would take almost a year to restore her estate and, from there on in, many believed Bobbi Kristina would be taken care of. Sadly, Bobbi Kristina would suffer an almost identical fate as her mother three years later, overdosing in a bathtub and ending up on life support. This would put the Houston estate in limbo once again. As Bobbi Kristina lay in a hospital bed fighting for her life, the circumstances surrounding her accident would lead to attempted murder accusations, lawsuits, and family fights over decisions about her care, money, and mother’s final legacy.

In the year 2000, 30-year-old Mariah Carey was the most successful female recording artist of all time. In September that year she began filming Glitter, her pet project, a film based on her childhood and her extraordinary rise to fame. But 12 months later she’d suffered a complete emotional and physical breakdown and her career lay in ruins.
This is the story of how and why Mariah’s world buckled then collapsed. With unprecedented access to her brother Morgan and sister Alison and first-hand accounts from her closet collaborators, ‘Mariah: The Diva, The Drama’ unpacks the dramatic forces that shaped Mariah’s life in the public eye, shed’s new light on her outrageous diva behaviour – and reveals her continuing battles with the demons that almost destroyed her nearly 2 decades ago

On April 25th 2002 Lisa “Left -Eye” Lopes was killed in a mysterious car crash in the depths of the Honduran Jungle. The road was quiet, conditions were dry and initial reports suggest that hers was the only car on the road. Lisa was one third of the phenomenally successful girl band TLC and her death was met with shock and hysteria. Lisa was 5ft tall but her feisty volatile nature often brought her into contact with the law. Yet at the height of TLC’s fame she began to spend more and more time in a mysterious Jungle retreat that was set up by self-proclaimed healer Dr Sebi. Did Dr Sebi’s strict dietary regime have any influence on her tragic accident? In this episode, Forensic Pathologist Dr Michael Hunter looks at the last three weeks in the life on this musical Icon to try to work out how and why she was killed.

Whitney Houston was a global superstar. Selling over 200 million records her extraordinary voice took her from a gospel choir to become a worldwide singing phenomenon. But at 3.36pm on February 11th 2012 she was found unconscious in a bathtub in a Hollywood hotel. Within minutes she was pronounced dead. The world’s media had long been filled with sordid tales of drug and alcohol addiction but with a new recording contract and a fresh start away from her former badboy husband Bobby Brown, it seemed Whitney Houston was finally turning her life around. So what happened that meant she died so unexpectedly in a bathtub at the age of just 48. Forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Hunter has the answers.

A discussion of what’s in store for the upcoming episode of “On Patrol: Live” and a sneak peek of the departments and officers that the cameras will be following that night; the hosts also look back at the most memorable moments from past episodes.

A Live Series following Law Enforcement Officers On Patrol across the country – all live and in real time.

A Live Series following Law Enforcement Officers On Patrol across the country – all live and in real time.

In Tulsa, OK a woman bites and kicks deputies after falling and cutting her head. In Las Vegas, NV a man’s tattoos are examined and photographed to investigate hidden meanings. In Portland, OR an incoherent man is found with illegal mushrooms after his wife went into labor at a bus stop.

In Austin, TX a fight erupts between volatile inmates as deputies deal with the chaos. In Santa Ana, CA accusations of deceit and mistrust plague a booking as a woman is arrested for driving under the influence. In Las Vegas, NV several prisoners require restraint after causing commotion and concern.

In Austin, TX officers must break up a cell brawl. In Las Vegas, NV a woman has deep regrets and reflection after being arrested on her wedding night. In Austin, TX a man is freed from the noose he created and placed on a vigilant watch.

In Austin, TX several inmates are subdued after exhibiting unruly behavior. In Portland, OR anger dominates emotions as a man accuses officers of profiling him during arrest. In Austin, TX an officer uses “verbal judo” to gain the upper hand with combative inmates.

In Tulsa, OK a man attacks a medical officer and several officers rush to intervene. In Las Vegas, NV a woman is charged with malicious destruction after destroying a tree and unleashing its nesting pigeons. In Portland, OR a man’s menacing gaze and causes unease in jail after he arrested for domestic abuse charges.

In Fort Myers, FL a prisoner refuses to exit his cell. In Austin, TX a man reacts to his arrest by singing. In Paterson, NJ an inmate repeatedly escapes his restraints as he experiences severe alcohol withdrawal.

In Tulsa, OK a woman bites and kicks deputies after falling and cutting her head. In Las Vegas, NV a man’s tattoos are examined and photographed to investigate hidden meanings. In Portland, OR an incoherent man is found with illegal mushrooms after his wife went into labor at a bus stop.

In Austin, TX a fight erupts between volatile inmates as deputies deal with the chaos. In Santa Ana, CA accusations of deceit and mistrust plague a booking as a woman is arrested for driving under the influence. In Las Vegas, NV several prisoners require restraint after causing commotion and concern.

In Austin, TX officers must break up a cell brawl. In Las Vegas, NV a woman has deep regrets and reflection after being arrested on her wedding night. In Austin, TX a man is freed from the noose he created and placed on a vigilant watch.

In Austin, TX several inmates are subdued after exhibiting unruly behavior. In Portland, OR anger dominates emotions as a man accuses officers of profiling him during arrest. In Austin, TX an officer uses “verbal judo” to gain the upper hand with combative inmates.

In Tulsa, OK a man attacks a medical officer and several officers rush to intervene. In Las Vegas, NV a woman is charged with malicious destruction after destroying a tree and unleashing its nesting pigeons. In Portland, OR a man’s menacing gaze and causes unease in jail after he arrested for domestic abuse charges.

In Fort Myers, FL a prisoner refuses to exit his cell. In Austin, TX a man reacts to his arrest by singing. In Paterson, NJ an inmate repeatedly escapes his restraints as he experiences severe alcohol withdrawal.