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Everyone thinks Jay-Z’s darkest moment was when he cheated on Beyonce, but we discovered there's so much more to the story. Before his marriage and success, Jay-Z ’s life was filled with heartbreak and violence. Growing up on the streets in the Brooklyn Projects Jay-Z shut himself off from the world and did whatever he could to survive.

Eminem claimed he dated Mariah Carey for months but when she publicly rejected him, he started a relentless campaign of harassment against her that lasted for 20 years. He called her out in his music, released her private voicemails to the world, claimed he had revealing photos of her, even threatened her husband when he couldn’t get her attention. He’s had a long pattern of bullying women but this time he picked the wrong one to fight with. Why is Mariah the one woman Eminem couldn’t take down?

Mo’Nique finally confronts Oprah Winfrey about the backstabbing, blacklisting and betrayal.

On September 6, 2006, 14 year old Elizabeth Shoaf was kidnapped by a man who claimed to be a police officer. Handcuffed and “arrested”, she is taken deep into the woods where she discovers a secret underground bunker. For ten days, investigators look everywhere for the missing teen, without any clues, until Elizabeth is able to outsmart her captor, and her mom receives a shocking text message from Elizabeth herself.

This stay-at-home mom has had it enough with her husband taking her for granted. When an unexpected turn of events puts him in a bad spot, he has no choice but to face the extent of his arrogance.

An immigrant lunch lady is forced to choose between feeding a hungry boy or being fired by a racist boss.

March 20th, 1999, Cynthia meets up with her friend, never expecting she is minutes away from being abducted. When she wakes up, a chilling voice speaks to her – it's coming from a recording. As her tears dry up, the early memories of her tough childhood revive, and a voice in her heart tells her: escape.

When caught bullying and suspended by her teacher, this mean girl tries to play innocent in front of her father. But as the saying goes, truth can’t be hidden for long.

Buck devises a wicked plan to ruin his foster son’s life. He also knows one thing: the best way to get back at his wife is to attack her sons.

A spoiled girl thinks she can use her rich dad to get ahead in life. From disrespecting the “janitor” to trying to bribe her way into getting a job, her arrogance knows no boundaries. When she gets exposed during a job interview, she receives a massive reality check on the importance of hard work and integrity.

8 year old Jennifer wakes up in the middle of the night in the arms of a police officer. The man wants her to believe that she is safe, but she realizes he doesn't have a badge as he drives off to a remote area. Later that night, her kidnapper leaves her for dead in the middle of a field after brutally attacking her, and from that moment on, Jennifer vows to remember every single detail about him in order to make sure he’s caught. Her injuries leave her unable to talk, yet she still finds a way to catch him… 19 years later.

One day before her 17th birthday, Amanda Berry accepts a ride from her friend's dad after her work shift ends, not knowing this decision would cost her freedom for the next 10 years. Watch Amanda's incredible story of survival that lead to her eventual escape from Ariel Castro.

On August 28, 1997, college student Holly Dunn doesn’t know that a date with her boyfriend Christopher Maier would take the darkest turn: Chris and Holly are attacked by the notorious serial killer ‘The Railroad Killer’. What happened that night had to be kept a secret for years, until the start of the trial, where Holly could finally face her attacker, the first time since that deadly night, and ultimately bring him down.

Lisa McVey did not want to live past 17 years old, and on the day she wrote her goodbye letter, was snatched in the street. For the next 26 hours, it was up to Lisa to outsmart her captor, later identified as serial killer Bobby Joe Long.

On September 27, 1992, 19 year old Jennifer Asbenson accepts a ride from a stranger after missing her bus to work. When the man asks for her number, she gives him a fake one to be safe and forgets about it, unaware that she has just refused the advances of a deranged serial killer. At the end of her shift that morning, she does not make it back home. Jennifer escapes twice, yet no one believes what has happened to her. 5 years later, his arrest would reveal the most shocking information.

On June 15th 1980, 8 year old Beth Stauffer called her dad to wish him a happy father’s day, the first clue police got after she went missing 4 weeks earlier. Who stalked and ultimately abducted Mary Stauffer and her young daughter and did they survive?

'Spaceplex' is 9 year old Katie Beers’ favorite spot, before she’s abducted at that same location in December 1992, just before her birthday. For 17 days, the investigators dig into the family’s lies, each more suspicious than the next, hoping to find the lost girl. Katie is trapped in the wall, but she still has her wits, which will eventually lead to justice against her kidnappers.

When 17 year old Ashley Reeves doesn’t arrive home before her curfew in April 2006, her mom knows something is wrong, especially after finding hundreds of incoming calls on her daughter’s phone records. No one knows where she could have gone, but the harassing caller would end up breaking the case entirely, and shed a whole new light on a neighbourhood figure no one ever suspected, all while Ashley fights for her life, lost deep in the woods.

Mike Tyson has been making the world laugh for decades by telling the story of catching his ex-wife Robin Givens cheating with Brad Pitt. But is there more to the story? Our team uncovers the dark truth behind Mike’s story. It all ties back to the question, did Mike abuse Robin? For years, the media hid Mike’s darker side. Our team gets to the truth behind the Brad Pitt story and unravels the web of lies surrounding the abuse to find out what really happened between Mike and Robin.

Tom Hanks may be America’s Dad but it’s a different story with his own family. Chet Hanks has been out of control for years, making racial slurs, trashing hotel rooms, and getting a restraining order against him. But is Tom responsible for Chet’s downward spiral? Today we’ll uncover the truth behind Tom Hanks’ dark past and how Chet became Tom’s biggest mistake.

Everyone thought Ciara’s ex-fiancé, Future was attacking her new husband, NFL superstar Russell Wilson because he was jealous. But we did some digging and found out that Future called off the engagement, just 3 months after Ciara gave birth to their son. So why was Future attacking them? We discovered that when the Paparazzi caught Russell with Future’s son, everything changed. In court documents Ciara said she was scared for Russell’s life, but did she have a bigger part to play in the attacks than the media let on?

Travis Barker seems totally obsessed with Kourtney Kardashian, but was she his second choice? Travis’ ex-wife is accusing him of cheating with Kourtney’s sister Kim, and Travis himself admitted that he was a serial cheater for years and that he couldn’t take his eyes off Kim. Travis claims that a deadly plane crash changed his partying, drug use and cheating ways - but did the’ near-death experience really change him or is he repeating the same mistakes with Kourtney?

Shania Twain lived every woman’s nightmare when her husband cheated with her best friend. Her friend Marie Anne lied right to her face when Shania confronted her about it. Shania then shocked the world when she married Fred, Marie-Anne’s ex-husband. The tabloids ate it up, claiming she was doing it for revenge. Was she?

Justin and Hailey Bieber are at the height of their careers. So why do they keep getting sick? Our team uncovers this isn’t the first time one of Justin’s love interests has had a life-threatening illness. It all ties back to one question, did Justin cheat on Selena Gomez with Hailey? Justin sparked cheating rumors when he married Hailey just 5 months after his explosive breakup with Selena. Our team gets to the truth behind those rumors to reveal what really happened between Justin, Hailey, and Selena and the truth is even more shocking…

Drake went from hip hop hero to deadbeat dad when Kanye West collaborator Pusha T revealed Drake was hiding a secret son, but why was he hiding his son in the first place? And how did Pusha know about it? Everybody assumed Kanye had leaked the information because he was threatened by Drake’s success, but the truth is way more complicated. After digging into Drake and Kanye’s feud and friendship, our team discovered the real story behind Drake’s secret son and the journey he went on to embrace fatherhood for himself.