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.

Bobbi Kristina Brown was born into a life of glitz, glamour, celebrity status – and all the substance abuse issues that come along with it. Exposed at an early age to “living life in the fast lane,” she was put on a fast track to becoming famous in her own rite, while experiencing the negatives right along with it. After her mother Oded in a bathtub her mental health took a nosedive and never quite recovered – instead turning to drugs, alcohol, and her long-time platonic friend turned fiancé Nick Gordon. When Bobbi Kristina followed in the macabre footsteps of her mother and was also found ODing in a bathtub friends and family turned to Nick to blame. In a sick twist of fate, within a matter of years Bobbi Kristina was dead and Nick killed himself out of guilt. The real question is: who is really to blame for this tragic string of deaths? Fame? The media? Or were they victims of themselves?

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

Selena Gomez is the epitome of a Disney darling. Known to most for her breakout role as Alex Russo on Wizards of Waverly Place, Gomez has transformed into a notable actress, singer, and social media influencer. With one of her Instagram photos garnering over 10.5 million likes, Gomez is in the top ten most liked photos of all time. In 2013, Gomez was diagnosed with the autoimmune disorder lupus. Side-effects from her disorder have caused her to go in and out of rehab due to a strong battle with anxiety and depression. Gomez has done rounds of chemotherapy and most recently had a kidney transplant, with best friend and fellow actress Francia Rasia as her donor. Gomez has also been a current media topic because of her on-again, off-again relationship with popular Canadian singer Justin Bieber.

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.

When Bobbi Kristina Brown passed away on July, 26th 2015 from a combination of alcohol, drugs and drowning, it was a death that shocked the world, not only by its tragedy, but by the haunting similarities to the death of her mother, Whitney Houston. The 22-year-old was found face down and unresponsive in her bath in January of that year, and spent several months in a coma, before passing away in a hospice. According to the autopsy report she died of lobar pneumonia, caused by the combination of drugs found in her system, drowning and hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy – a neurological condition resulting from a lack of oxygen to the brain. The medical examiner’s office said marijuana and alcohol were also involved in the death, along with medications used for sedation or to treat anxiety. Dr. Michael Hunter examines what really caused the death of Bobbi Kristina Brown.

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 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.