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Post by flo on Oct 17, 2016 22:23:31 GMT
There is a funny story in Betty Lavette's book about how Diane was messing with one of HDH and one of their wife's whipped Diana Ross' ass, and snatched all of her clothes off, leaving her in bra and panties. Funny story.
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Post by florencebrewster on Oct 17, 2016 22:25:42 GMT
Ha ha. Diane's skinny ass got whuppped!
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Post by mpn1jco on Oct 17, 2016 22:41:12 GMT
Cher credited thanked Gene Simmons from making the shift from Disco to Rock on her Prisoner album.
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Post by tonyturner on Oct 17, 2016 22:45:24 GMT
Prisoner is the 16th studio album by American singer-actress Cher, released on October 22, 1979 by Casablanca Records. The album was a commercial failure and failed to chart
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Post by tonyturner on Oct 17, 2016 22:54:44 GMT
Bad advice.
I Paralyze is the 17th album by American singer-actress Cher, released on May 28, 1982 by Columbia Records. This album was a commercial failure and failed to chart.
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Post by mpn1jco on Oct 17, 2016 22:59:31 GMT
Thanks to Gene Simmons, Diana Ross adopted a rock sound on Silk Electric. I am sure due to Gene Simmons she worked with Steely Dan producer Gary Katz on the 83 Ross album. This was the beginning of the end for Ross. Cher made a comeback on records. Ross never did, at least not in the US.
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Post by roberta75 on Oct 17, 2016 23:22:34 GMT
If you dislike her so much why do you keep writing about her?
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Post by flo on Oct 18, 2016 0:10:50 GMT
This is what Berry Gordy had to say about Diane dating white men exclusively: "I don't care anymore. I don't care who she makes a FOOL of herself over. I've just had it with her."
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Post by chainreaction on Oct 18, 2016 0:15:36 GMT
Simmons was dating Cher first. Right before hooking up with Ross, Gene was in a high-profile relationship with the ex-Mrs. Sonny Bono. “We just had a wonderful suite at Chicago's Ritz-Carlton overlooking the lake, and Gene said at breakfast that it never ceases to amaze him how comfortable he is with me. He has never had a steady girlfriend, never had a relationship with anybody. That's pretty heavy stuff. He's a very strange, complicated and honest person,” Cher told People magazine back in the day. Unfortunately, Cher and Ross had a falling out after Cher introduced Simmons to Ross. Cher suggested Simmons call Ross about advice for a Christmas gift, but Simmons and Ross’ shopping trip turned into a relationship. Whoops.
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Post by mpn1jco on Oct 18, 2016 0:19:51 GMT
They had a strange way of appearing in public. KISS is known for their heavy makeup, but in public, they never took it off. So when Simmons stepped out with Ross, they wore handkerchiefs over their faces. “On stage, Simmons dressed like a fire-breathing, vampire-costumed ghoul and was known for the way he would lap his snake-like tongue at his audiences,” J. Randy Tarrborrelli wrote in a biography about Ross. “Part of the gimmick during the time he and Diana dated was that the group was never seen in public without makeup, so whenever the guys ventured out into the world it was with handkerchiers covering the lower halves of their faces. She would sometimes wear a handkerchief too.”
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Post by tonyturner on Oct 18, 2016 0:25:25 GMT
Simmons helped convince Ross to leave Motown Records. Underneath the makeup was a savvy businessman who helped Ross, who wasn’t feeling totally appreciated at Motown (or by Gordy) land what was, at the time, the biggest record deal in history: A $20 million contract with RCA Records. Per "Stop in the Name of Business:" "Simmons was known to be a brilliant and confident businessman and when Diana confided her problems with Motown he said, more than once : 'Get the hell away from there. What are you nuts?' Another source claims Simmons himself strong-armed Gordy into letting her free: “The stranger told Gordy that Ross had an offer from another record company and that if he wanted her to stay at Motown, he would have to match it.”
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Post by chainreaction on Oct 18, 2016 0:42:49 GMT
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Post by flo on Oct 18, 2016 1:51:51 GMT
Gene Simmons fell in love with Diana Ross while dating Cher.
The KISS rocker has revealed he broke the 'Believe' hitmaker's heart back in the 1980s when he fell for her best friend, after she suggested he met up with the singer to get tips on choosing her Christmas present.
He explained: "Initially, Cher and I had a relationship and we lived together in Malibu. One Christmas I asked her what I should buy her and she said, 'Call my friend Diana Ross, she will tell you exactly what I like as she is my best friend'. So I called Diana up and we went shopping. Then our feelings for each other developed very fast and we started a relationship together."
The frontman continued to say the messy situation marked the end of the women's friendship, despite the fact they had been friends for many years.
He said: "I guess thereafter, Cher and Diana never spoke."
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Post by florencebrewster on Oct 18, 2016 2:05:06 GMT
SECRET HEARTBREAK BEHIND DIANA ROSS’ BATTLE WITH THE BOTTLE
By admin
Jan 9, 2003 @ 5:00AM
Diana Ross is still in love with her ex-hubby Arne Naess — and friends say her broken heart is the reason the disgraced diva went on a massive drinking binge that ended in her headline-making DUI bust.
The Norwegian shipping mogul divorced Diana, 58, in 2000 for a gorgeous model who’s 20 years her junior. Sadly, the Supremes star has been on a downward spiral ever since.
She was treated for alcohol dependency twice last year, but pals say until she accepts Arne is gone for good, she’ll never win her battle with booze.
“Arne was the love of her life and Diana is still nuts about him.
“She drinks to forget her broken heart,” a close pal told The ENQUIRER.
“She was devastated when Arne divorced her. Recently, Diana’s been leaving rambling, incoherent messages on friends’ answering machines.
“It’s always the same pathetic lament. She’s lonely. She misses Arne.
“She screwed up her life when she lost him. And she repeats herself over and over.
“As for Arne, well, he could not care less about Diana. He loves their two boys, but he’s moved on. She’s the furthest thing from his mind.
“Diana’s sons and her three daughters surround her with love. But she can’t face being alone — and she feels Arne was her last chance at happiness.
“Everyone close to her is concerned that the publicity of the DUI arrest may push her over the edge.”
The embarrassing arrest came shortly after Diana was treated for alcohol dependency at a rehab facility in Westport, Conn.
The troubled songbird had also entered a booze rehab program at the posh Promises clinic in Malibu last May.
She checked into the Connecticut center on December 12 and was expected to stay a week. But she left early and headed for a luxury spa in Tucson.
Cops there stopped her after getting a report of a car driving the wrong way on a one-way street. They found Diana parked in a handicapped space at a closed Blockbuster video store.
Now the shamed songbird faces putting her life back together.
“In public Diana has always appeared to be a pillar of strength, but underneath she’s very fragile — and she’s still very much in love with Arne,” another family friend told The ENQUIRER.
“Losing him was the lowest point in her life.
“She’d take him back in a minute.
“Their only contact is through the kids. It seems that as far as Arne’s concerned, Diana’s an ex-wife with a booze problem. Nothing more. And, of course, there are her career problems.
“Diana tried to get a Supremes reunion tour off the ground in 2000 with two unknown backup singers. It was a huge failure, and last year she abruptly canceled her North American tour.
“She drinks to forget. To forget Arne. To forget her waning career. To forget that she’s alone and lonely.”
According to a source, Diana recently told a pal: “I know I shouldn’t drink. I try to be strong. Then I break down and have a glass of wine. And another. Before long the tears come. And I feel so alone.”
The family friend added: “We all love and support Diana. But she’s not going to get better until she makes up her mind she’s hit rock bottom.”
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