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Robin Thicke Candidly Opens up About His ‘Bad String of Luck’ Over the Last Decade: ‘I Almost Lost Hope’

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Robin Thicke’s life and career took a massive downward spiral after his big hit “Blurred Lines”. He was hit with a massive copyright lawsuit from the Marvin Gaye estate, totaling up to $7 million. Then, he divorced his ex-wife Paula Patton after years of marriage. Lastly, his father, Alan Thicke, passed away in 2016 from a ruptured aorta at 69 years old. That span of time proved to be devastating for Robin Thicke, and it took him years to climb out of the hole he was in.

Now, he’s candidly reflecting on the loss and struggles he grappled with behind the scenes. During a Fourth of July concert in Georgia, Thicke reflected on the grief he’s experienced over the last ten years. Ultimately, he........

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