Celebrities Who Have Faced Tragedy

Life hasn't always been blessed for these stars.

Usher Raymond and Tameka Foster - Despite their charmed lives, these celebrities have experienced unimaginable tragedy.  Usher's stepson and Tameka's son, 11-year-old Kyle Glover, was declared brain dead after a jet ski accident on July 6. Foster said in a statement: "Kyle, You are strong.. You'll be saved I know it."  Despite their ongoing divorce, Usher has been by Tameka's side during the ordeal, even chartering her a jet so she could rush to Kyle's bedside. (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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Usher Raymond and Tameka Foster - Despite their charmed lives, these celebrities have experienced unimaginable tragedy. Usher's stepson and Tameka's son, 11-year-old Kyle Glover, was declared brain dead after a jet ski accident on July 6. Foster said in a statement: "Kyle, You are strong.. You'll be saved I know it."  Despite their ongoing divorce, Usher has been by Tameka's side during the ordeal, even chartering her a jet so she could rush to Kyle's bedside. (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Jennifer Hudson - Jennifer Hudson's world was turned upside down on October 24, 2008, when her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew were brutally murdered by her sister Julia's estranged husband, William Balfour. The actress finally got closure when Balfour was sentenced to life in prison. (Photo: AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

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Jennifer Hudson - Jennifer Hudson's world was turned upside down on October 24, 2008, when her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew were brutally murdered by her sister Julia's estranged husband, William Balfour. The actress finally got closure when Balfour was sentenced to life in prison. (Photo: AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

Bill Cosby\r  - This actor and comedian has been a father figure to America for decades, but he experienced the worst tragedy a father can face in 1997, when his son Ennis was shot and killed by a robber while changing a tire on the freeway.\r(Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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Bill Cosby\r  - This actor and comedian has been a father figure to America for decades, but he experienced the worst tragedy a father can face in 1997, when his son Ennis was shot and killed by a robber while changing a tire on the freeway.\r(Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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Michael Jordan - This NBA legend was at the peak of his career when tragedy struck. In 1993, Jordan's father was killed by robbers in the early morning hours at a rest stop on a North Carolina highway. His body was found in a nearby creek 11 days later. The all-star never recovered from the loss. "When my father died, there was a different emphasis on everything," he said years later. "There was nothing left to prove."(Photo: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

Dr. Dre on financing Tupac hologram:   - "Get it right. I want to get rid of all the rumors out there. This was not done for a tour."(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Coachella)

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Dr. Dre\r  - His hard-knock life influenced his music and made him one of the greatest figures hip hop had ever seen, but for Dre, nothing could compare to the loss of his 20-year-old son, Andre Young, who died of a drug overdose in 2008.\r(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Coachella)

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Mike Tyson: June 30 - The former boxing heavyweight champion turns 45. (Photo credit: Kristian Dowling/Picturegroup)

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Mike Tyson\r  - He's one of history's most controversial athletes, but Tyson had the condolences of millions when his 4-year-old daughter, Exodus, died four days after she was found dangling from a treadmill cable in her Phoenix home. It was the most tragic chapter of the boxer's troubled life.\r(Photo: Kristian Dowling/Picturegroup)

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Xzibit - Being a new father is usually cause for celebration, but the joyous occasion turned tragic for Xzibit, when his prematurely born son, named Xavier Kingston Joiner, died less than one week after his birth in 2008. (Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

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Xzibit - Being a new father is usually cause for celebration, but the joyous occasion turned tragic for Xzibit, when his prematurely born son, named Xavier Kingston Joiner, died less than one week after his birth in 2008. (Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

Anna Nicole Smith - Her troubled life, marked by bizarre behavior, drug abuse and psychological issues, ended tragically when 39-year-old Smith died of a drug overdose in her hotel room in 2007. Her death came just six months after her son Daniel died while visiting her in the hospital immediately following the birth of her daughter, Dannielynn. (Photo: Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)

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Anna Nicole Smith - Her troubled life, marked by bizarre behavior, drug abuse and psychological issues, ended tragically when 39-year-old Smith died of a drug overdose in her hotel room in 2007. Her death came just six months after her son Daniel died while visiting her in the hospital immediately following the birth of her daughter, Dannielynn. (Photo: Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)

Kanye West - Yeezy's normally unshakeable confidence was broken when his world was turned upside down by the death of his mother, Dondra West, who passed after complications from cosmetic surgery. He paid a touching tribute to the woman he credited with his success by dedicating a performance of his hit "Hey Mama" to Dondra during the Glow in the Dark concert tour following her death. (Photo: MJ Kim/Getty Images)

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Kanye West - Yeezy's normally unshakeable confidence was broken when his world was turned upside down by the death of his mother, Dondra West, who passed after complications from cosmetic surgery. He paid a touching tribute to the woman he credited with his success by dedicating a performance of his hit "Hey Mama" to Dondra during the Glow in the Dark concert tour following her death. (Photo: MJ Kim/Getty Images)

Marvin Gaye - A family squabble ended in unspeakable tragedy in 1984, when Gaye's father shot him at point-blank range, with his mother watching. By the time the paramedics arrived at the scene, it was too late, and a generation lost an icon.(Photo: Rob Verhorst/Redferns/Getty Images)

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Marvin Gaye - A family squabble ended in unspeakable tragedy in 1984, when Gaye's father shot him at point-blank range, with his mother watching. By the time the paramedics arrived at the scene, it was too late, and a generation lost an icon.(Photo: Rob Verhorst/Redferns/Getty Images)

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Selena - The Tejano superstar was poised for crossover success when she was brutally murdered by the president of her fan club in 1995. The reaction to her death was compared to that of John Lennon and Elvis Presley, and brought the Mexican icon's music to the masses. (Photo: Landov)

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Selena - The Tejano superstar was poised for crossover success when she was brutally murdered by the president of her fan club in 1995. The reaction to her death was compared to that of John Lennon and Elvis Presley, and brought the Mexican icon's music to the masses. (Photo: Landov)

Bobby DeBarge - The lead singer of Switch started spiraling in the early 1970s when he developed an addiction to heroine and crack cocaine. In 1988 he was sentenced to prison for drug trafficking, and died of HIV/AIDS in 1995, just one year after his release. (Photo: Courtesy RCA Records)

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Bobby DeBarge - The lead singer of Switch started spiraling in the early 1970s when he developed an addiction to heroine and crack cocaine. In 1988 he was sentenced to prison for drug trafficking, and died of HIV/AIDS in 1995, just one year after his release. (Photo: Courtesy RCA Records)

Phyllis Hyman - Who knows the heights this R&B songstress could have reached had she not taken her own life in 1995, at the age of 45. "I'm tired. I'm tired. Those of you that I love know who you are. May God bless you," read her suicide note.(Photo: David Corio/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

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Phyllis Hyman - Who knows the heights this R&B songstress could have reached had she not taken her own life in 1995, at the age of 45. "I'm tired. I'm tired. Those of you that I love know who you are. May God bless you," read her suicide note.(Photo: David Corio/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)