UPCOMING EPISODES

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.