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Fabrice \u201cFab\u201d Morvan<\/strong> is revisiting the rise and fall of Milli Vanilli<\/a><\/strong>, 34 years removed from the scandal that brought down the chart-topping pop duo. In the new documentary Milli Vanilli<\/strong><\/em> \u2014 directed by Luke Korem, and streaming on Paramount+ starting Oct. 24 \u2014 Morvan opens up about the embarrassment he felt when the world found out that he and bandmate Robert \u201cRob\u201d Pilatus<\/strong> were lip-syncing their hit songs, and the pain surrounding Pilatus\u2019 death.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I lost him, I lost part of me,\u201d Morvan revealed, reflecting on his friend\u2019s 1998 death in an interview ahead of the doc\u2019s streaming release. \u201cMy rock bottom is losing Rob, because he was like a family member, my brother, the person that knew how it was to walk in my shoes.\u201d<\/p>\n In 1996, Pilatus served three months in prison for assault, vandalism and attempted robbery, before spending six months in rehab for drug use. He died two years later from an accidental overdose. A new Milli Vanilli album featuring Pilatus and Morvan on lead vocals was slated to come out that year, but was canceled due to Pilatus\u2019 death.<\/p>\n Morvan reflected on his bandmate\u2019s later years. \u201cHe was a funny guy, and sometime I knew that emotionally he had a problem,\u201d he said<\/a>. \u201cI made him laugh and he laughed at my jokes, and it took us back in time where life was simple\u2026 reminiscing about the past, even though we were in a place of dreams-slash-nightmares.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIn the process, we were changing,\u201d he continued. \u201cAnd I could see that, and I was trying to pull him back with some of those things that we used to share, but he was changing. It was not impacting him the same\u2026 No, when the night went down, he went into another direction.\u201d<\/p>\n Morvan said that toward the end of his life, Pilatus seemed to be headed in a positive direction. \u201cHe was able to grab onto those components that are allowing you to grow and to go on with your life,\u201d he said. \u201cUnfortunately, he was not able to.\u201d<\/p>\n