He put his hand up to his face like he’d been hit with a BB. It’s also something I fear.”“The first one didn’t seem to bother him. The celebrated actor died in 1993, but his legacy continues to live on. Gaye HILL: Birthdate: September 06, 1947: Birthplace: New Plymouth, New Zealand: Death: September 07, 1947 (1 day) New Plymouth, New Zealand Immediate Family: Daughter of Theo Raymond HILL and Ivy Bevins SHARROCK Sister of Private; Private; Private; Private and Private . He was given a suspended six-year sentence with five years of probation. Many people may not have known that Burr may or may not have led a secret homosexual life. But by the 1980s, Gaye moved back in with his parents in Los Angeles following a losing battle with cocaine addiction as well as financial difficulties.The abuse that caused these suicidal thoughts may have been partly fueled by Marvin Gay Sr.’s complicated emotions about his own rumored homosexuality. When police asked him if he loved his son, Gay replied, “Let’s say I didn’t dislike him.”“If I could bring him back, I would. On April 1, 1984, Marvin Gaye and Marvin Gay Sr. became engaged in a physical altercation after another one of their verbal battles.On Sept. 20, 1984, Gay was allowed to enter a plea bargain of no contest to one charge of voluntary manslaughter. It’s also something I fear.”“The first one didn’t seem to bother him. He generally appeared as a villain. But by the 1980s, Gaye moved back in with his parents in Los Angeles following a losing battle with cocaine addiction as well as financial difficulties.The abuse that caused these suicidal thoughts may have been partly fueled by Marvin Gay Sr.’s complicated emotions about his own rumored homosexuality. In my case, that has nothing to do with any attraction for men. When he learned that his mother was recovering from kidney surgery, that only gave him more reason to move into the family home in Los Angeles.Furthermore, even as a grown man, Gaye harbored troubled emotions related to his father’s cross-dressing and rumored homosexuality.As for the nature of the argument that preceded Marvin Gaye’s death, distraught neighbors claimed at the time that the fight was over plans for the singer’s 45th birthday, which was the next day. He made statements professing his grief over losing his beloved child and claimed that he wasn’t fully aware of what he was doing.Ultimately, the courts seemed to have some sympathy for Marvin Gay Sr.’s version of events.But not only did Marvin Gaye endure this abusive childhood, he eventually found worldwide fame as a soul singer for the iconic Motown Records in the 1960s and ’70s. In 1977, Roy Raymond opened a small lingerie shop called Victoria's Secret in Stanford Shopping Center. By the time he had a family himself, Gay was a minister in a strict Pentecostal sect who disciplined his children severely, with Marvin reportedly getting the worst of it.As music critic Michael Eric Dyson once said, Motown legend Marvin Gaye “chased away the demons of millions… with his heavenly sound and divine art.” But while this soulful voice healed those who listened, the man behind it suffered a tremendous amount of pain.The subsequent investigation, however, found no physical evidence that Gay Sr. suffered a beating.