Well, probably few of us would get away with our 'normal' behaviour [[even as innocent as we thought it was) from 10, 20 or 30 years back.
I could easily put in sexual harassment charges [[or bullying etc etc) against male & female contacts/co-workers from the past and most of them weren't even 'stars'.
I did see Lionel RIchie in concert [[free tickets) in 1987 when Tina Arena was his support act. I have a feeling she might have duetted with him on Endless Love that night but [[since she had no hits at that stage of her career) it could just have been one of his back-up singers.
I'm sure he had his good points, but not many of them were on display on that December afternoon.
He was much more of a diva than Diana was. He insisted on not being filmed from a certain angle and he demanded which lines he wanted to sing on their duet. In fact he made such a fuss of it that i do believe the whole song was cut from the broadcast.
I could say so much more but i will refrain - for now.
Wasn't there the story that Lionel Richie [[who was still with the Commodores when Endless Love was released) had invited Ross to come to a Commodores opening night at Radio City Hall [[not as performer) and then the band announced that Ross would appear as "special guest star"?
In the 80's Mr Iglesias was a frequent guest on Dutch TV, and yes, his demanding personality is and was well known with all the crews. And yes, he only lets his face being shot from one side and angle. And yes, there are unconfirmed rumors about the "entertainment" he wanted in his dressingroom [girls, pharmaceuticals). He countered the bad publicity later by living together with a Dutch model, 23 years his junior, so became a bit more Dutch and remained populair.
sure..i think i told this yrs ago on the forum..it would have been about 2004 and i was renting a room at one of Roland LaPread's properties..a friend of mine knew him and hanged out with once when he was chatting to Barry White on the phone which i thought was fly..anyway been there for a few months and was waiting to see him his wife always took my rent and then one day he was on site we talked about Motown and of corse, I mentioned Diana...he started shaking his head and muttering "Diana Ross ! that woman is so rude shes unbelievable !" then he told me these stories -
Roland arrived at Motown headquarters to sign his contract with the label he was a bit lost in the building and came across Diana in a corridoor or outer office he said "can you please tell me where Berry's office is im to sign a contract.."...Diana turned to him and said "do you know who Iam ? how dare you approach me !" he replied "Lady I just asked you a question.." anyway on signing the contract in Berry's office Diana was also in the room and co signed as witness [[which would surely be a bit unethical) there were no lawyer present for Roland..just Berry and Diana there
Motown on the same day threw an industry bash at a club to introduce the new group somehow, on the way to the venue Roland ended up sharing a limo with Diana to the event..they were driving there and Diana suddenly decided she need something from her home so they took a detour to that destination on arriving at Diana's hollywood home she turned to Roland and said "I dont have my keys can you jump the fence and break into the house for me!" he said "Lady..Your Diana Ross ! you can afford a damn locksmith I aint breaking into your home"..
thats all he told me not scandalous or anything but very Diana..
She could be an absolute nightmare when she wanted to be. I have seen grown men cry in her presence due to the immense stress and strain of her often unreasonable demands.
On the other hand she can be such a kind and thoughtful lady.
I have seen both sides of the lady.
I have a very high patience threshold and most of the diva behaviour kind of just passed me by. Water off a duck's back as the old saying goes. I had encountered far worse behaviour.
Anita Baker, Eddie Murphy, Bobby Brown and Grace Jones for starters.
Ms Ross is just a pussycat in comparison. A Bengal tiger maybe but a pussycat nonetheless!
On the other hand she displayed such kindness and compassion towards me when my life threatened to crash around me in the 90's. I am not going into detail here, but she was so practical and downright kind when i literally thought my life could never recover. I will never forget her help and ķindness, both financially and more importantly on a personal level.
This is the side to her no one ever sees. That is partly down to her of course. She loves to act the big Diva in public, but much of it is just her armour to protect a more vulnerable and lesser seen side to her.
Regarding behaviour, from the little i have personally witnessed of her i don’t think man, woman or child is safe from the lash of her temper if that’s where she’s at. I mean that quite literally.
On the other hand, friends from the hotel and entertainment world have spoken of the easygoing and hospitable side of her nature. I guess it all depends on the day lol.
It’s nice that we can discuss and acknowledge both sides of the woman yet still remain firm fans.
She's a complex human being, like many of us. If you remember that, it's easy to remain a fan, even when some people have horrible experiences with her. Sadly for some, her horrible behavior will always trump anything else. But to be fair, there are also those who can care less about all the good things people have to say about Flo and Mary. Missing shows and writing books apparently cancels the good stuff out.*shrugs*
hes two pages of Diana's RCA contract pertaining to "Missing You" being included on "Swept Away" album
Diana being diva-esque? No way! I had never heard that before ... before you know it someone will expect me to believe that Temps were all on crack during the reunion tour, Mary Wells and Florence Ballard drank and Berry Gordy was greedy. No way!
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im currently re - reading Tom Adrahtas's "Diva & Her Tribe"..theres lots of stories of her showing kindness & hospitality to loyal fans which is wonderful to read..she certainly has two sides to her..
From day one she was focused on success and was/is a perfectionist and didn't care who or what was in her way. Ask anyone that went went to school with her at Cass Tech! Blue's comment show both sides of her. Unfortunately, her behavior Diva behavior has been fodder for the media and people eat it up. For example, I was at a large Xmas party and everyone was doing the "averting the eyes thing" based on reports that she issued instructions not to look directly at her. Then we had the Saturday Night Live skit depicting her in jail. Again the public loves this sxxt. Other "stars" act a lot worse.
"All of You" is wonderful wedding song. Diana's vocals are great for romantic ballads such as this one.
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