After Tina Turner left Ike Turner, he continued making music but never shook the public’s opinion of him. Ike felt “betrayed” by Tinas reveal of his abuse and occasionally came out of obscurity to defend his actions. He struggled with drugs for most of his life, which contributed to his death. On December 12, 2007, he died of a drug overdose after decades of cocaine and crack addiction. Tina Turner did not attend Ike’s funeral.