Quote Originally Posted by RanRan79 View Post
Yes, anyone could write about Florence being a former Supreme. Florence could not bill herself as a former member [[i.e. the marquee reading Florence Ballard Formerly of the Supremes, or The Supremes' Flo Ballard) nor could her paid publicity state she was a former member, which is why Al Abrams' press releases for her were generically worded as Flo once being a member of the world's most successful singing trio, rather than saying Flo was once a member of the Supremes. Florence signed away her rights to that name in every way.
And that was all because she hired a dummy that didn't think of her rights... shameful. It wasn't her fault but damn... I wished she had listened to Michael... :/