Marvin Gaye's Son Under Investigation for Assault, Pointed a Gun At Own Cousin

Marvin Gaye III is being investigated for assault after allegedly pointing a gun at his cousin in his Los Angeles home on Thursday.

57-year-old Gaye allegedly engaged in an altercation with his wife and cousin, which may have involved a previous assault, and then pointed a weapon at his cousin, as reported by TMZ.

He is then reported to have fled the site in his Corvette before police arrived in Calabasas at 8:05 p.m. to investigate a "family quarrel." When officers arrived, they believed Gaye was still inside the residence and ordered him to go outside; however, neighbors later informed them that Gaye had already fled. Officers reportedly spoke with Gaye's relatives and obtained a "assault report" in which Gaye is named as a suspect. Unknown whether anyone was wounded. There have been no arrests, and the inquiry is still underway.

After the alleged assault, Wendy, Gaye's wife, was observed being aided by paramedics and police outside the residence. DailyMail.com has sought comment from the LAPD. Gaye III is the adoptive son of the famed musician Marvin Gaye and his wife Anna Gordy Gaye, who were married from 1963 and 1977. Marvin, a 44-year-old singer, was shot and killed by his own father in 1984, while Anna, who was 17 years his senior, passed away in 2014 at the age of 92.

The biological mother of Gaye III is Denise Gordy, the niece of Anna. Denise gave birth to Gaye III at the age of sixteen. Denise has previously stated that she agreed to give birth since her aunt was infertile. In 1977, Gaye wed his second wife, Janice, and they had two children, a daughter named Nona and a son named Frankie. Gaye III has avoided the public glare for the most part, but in 2013 he stated he was suffering from renal disease and was in need of a transplant. He disclosed that he had been on dialysis for renal failure for three years and was having difficulty locating a suitable donor kidney.

He disclosed his condition in order to call attention to the difficulties faced by blacks and Hispanics in locating healthy organ donors. In 2015, the family of Marvin Gaye prevailed in a case against Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams for infringing upon his copyright with their megahit Blurred Lines. In a landmark copyright case, a judge determined that Williams and Thicke's smash Blurred Lines violated Gaye's copyright by utilizing his song Got to Give it Up. Williams and Thicke were sentenced to pay $7.4 million as a result.