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Gaye was nine years old at the time, and first heard the news along with the rest of the world. "He sang in the Pentecostal church, became a big superstar and was always trying to please my grandfather," she noted.

Gaye lives with her son in Los Angeles, and likes the fact that she hears her father's songs on the radio almost daily.

"But that was a long time ago, and I wish him well."

Gaye admits she was still using drugs, and sometimes even with her mother, until the mid-1990s, when Janis entered a treatment facility and Gaye followed not long afterward after swallowing a handful of pills with cham-pagne at a time when she was feeling particularly bereft.

I wanted to come with the funk. Becoming a parent herself in 1997 forced her into a healthier lifestyle, and she began earning notice for her small but well-executed supporting roles in films such as Ali and The Gospel. Her agent suggested she try film, and sent her on an audition for director Michael Mann, who was casting roles for a planned biopic about boxing great Muhammad Ali.

Gaye recalled that her lower lip trembled so badly during her tryout that she was sure she had ruined her chances in Hollywood forever, and cried in her car afterward. After becoming sober, she reconnected with her high-school boyfriend, Justin Martinez, and had a son, Nolan, with him in 1997. "And I am. He won a notable battle when he gained full ownership of the 1971 hit "What's Going On," the single and album of the same name that is considered one of the top soul records of all time.

Gaye later noted that there was a gulf between them that was explained by her substance abuse more than the 16-year age difference between them. 96.