ernestsewell said:

I think she's 'walked the line' before, i don't recall her calling anyone sugartits or denying the holocaust though.

Don't y'all talk about Ms Diana Ross.

Marrk said:

I was actually being funny, but now I'm reminded that she did have a very public DUI. haha I was trying to detract from my first impulse to type, "She's a Jew hater?"

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Yeah or she's gonna attack y'all with her weave.

ernestsewell said:

poor Diana. I remember her outrage at getting stripsearched at heathrow Airport, London, probably on youtube. I love her but... Prince today could do with some of that treatment, "What you done with those card details son?" I'd wet myself laughing.

Timmy84 said:

Or bite off y'all nipples (remember that madTV sketch!)

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Yeah exactly.

Timmy84 said:

Marrk said:

I remember her CNN interview from that period she got arrested.

"I WAS VIOLATED AND TREATED LIKE A CRIMINAL! "

One of the British comics interviewed for "The Essential Diana Ross" documentary said she heard that Diana was being "escorted peacefully and was served tea" and she chastised Ross for that. "A CUP OF TEA?!"

NastradumasKid said:

Contrary to popular belief, Berry Gordy did NOT want Diana to do "The Wiz". Plus she and Berry were on real bad terms at the time of the filming. During filming of "Mahogany", Diana slapped Berry hard in his grill after he kept admonishing her during the filming, Diana wanted to come home to tend to her kids and Berry thought Diana wasn't doing "her job" so Diana slapped him, his glasses flew and she screamed "I HATE YOU!" and left.
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Timmy84 said:

She had better thank her lucky stars she wasn't kicking it with the Late James Brown back then or that would have ended differently!

James would have told her " Eat the damn cake Anna Mae"!!!

Chic35 said:

Someone like Diana would've probably scratched James with her nails. She could've been like Lyn Collins. James tried to fuck her up and Lyn was the only one that fought back.

You all must remember that Diana was one of the earliest "diva" pop stars. Think about this, in the 60s, when the Supremes exploded on the scene, no girl group was doing what they were doing. Sure, other girl groups were out there, but they didn't have the appeal that the Supremes did.

Their music was great for the time and their television appearances made them huge. From the trendy pedal pusher suits they wore on shows like Bandstand to the evening gowns and wigs they wore on Ed Sullivan, they were "hollywood" glamorous.

To every black family during that time, people were inspired when they someone that "looked" like them on television. If you talk to a lot of people who are in their 50s, 60s, or 70s, a lot of them will tell you how they would run to the television to see the Temps and Supremes perform on their favorite shows.

By the time Diana went solo, she raised the bar for performing at the time. She took what people like Barbara Streisand, Judy Garland, etc. were doing and made it even more glamorous.

I don't get it. She isn't that great of a singer and from what I hear, her personality is in the shitter. I mean, I get she is part of history, but really, I can't appreciate her

I don't get it. She isn't that great of a singer and from what I hear, her personality is in the shitter. I mean, I get she is part of history, but really, I can't appreciate her

Contrary to popular belief, Berry Gordy did NOT want Diana to do "The Wiz". Plus she and Berry were on real bad terms at the time of the filming. During filming of "Mahogany", Diana slapped Berry hard in his grill after he kept admonishing her during the filming, Diana wanted to come home to tend to her kids and Berry thought Diana wasn't doing "her job" so Diana slapped him, his glasses flew and she screamed "I HATE YOU!" and left.

scriptgirl said:

Diana Ross went to Berry Gordy and F*** For Tracks. How's that for an explanation.

I don't get it. She isn't that great of a singer

TonyVanDam said:

It's not just that. She was a PIONEER in F***** For Tracks and a career.

Once the Magic P**** hit, Smokey, Eddie Holland, Eddie Kendricks and most of all Berry, BG put his pimpin' hat on a made Diana and Motown household names first in music then in films. And she left Motown with only $161,000 in her account and asked "How could Berry do this to me?"

Happy Birthday today to Diana Ross.

I adore this song...



Her voice isn't all that bad. It sounds like she's holding her nose, but I like it.