Paying Tribute
After his son’s tragic death, Carson decided to pay tribute to him on The Tonight Show. He showed some of his son’s nature photography while “Riviera Paradise” by Stevie Ray Vaughn played.
Family Drama
In 1987, some more family drama began to brew when a woman called Taena Love Green who was in a relationship with Carson’s son claimed that Carson pressured his son to end their relationship. Carson’s son, Christopher Allen Carson, was court-ordered to pay child support for the then-8 month old baby after leaving Green while she was pregnant. She claims Johnny Carson did not approve of the fact that she is African American.