Yup, Diana was shaking in her boots about a singer who was taking her place in a group that Diana probably secretly wished she could've ditched two years before. I find it hard to believe that Diana was thinking about much of anything that didn't concern her own career. While I think it's possible, maybe even probable, that she raised an eyebrow when her first single didn't do as well as the Jean led Supremes' first single did, I also think it's possible, maybe even probable, that she lowered that eyebrow when none of the Jean led Supremes' subsequent singles- and certainly none of their albums- came close to the enormity that was "Aint No Mountain High Enough" or her first solo album. Although Diana is probably still wondering where Jean's movie career went.
In all seriousness, I do think if there was any real concern about who would win the "rivalry", it was more on Gordy's mind than Ross'. And again, at some point any idiot could see who was going to win that race. And as we sit here 50 years later, we can safely answer who the winner ended up.
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