Quote Originally Posted by jobeterob View Post
It’s just another one of those fan issues the subtleties of which no one else cares about.

I believe it revolves around Diana absenting herself from many Supremes events in favor of Mary and washing her hands of Mary over the last 20 years.

Lots of bandmates do it
Why wouldn’t she wash her hands of Mary? She has every reason to want nothing to do with her. Mary has meant nothing but trouble and misery to her for decades and avoiding her was the smartest thing she could possibly do. I’m not getting into whose fault anything was, I don’t think it matters. if Diana wanted nothing to do with mary, that doesn’t necessarily mean she wanted nothing to do with The Supremes. mary wilson was not the Supremes. She was the one that held on the longest. She did her best to keep the group in the public eye, while keeping herself in the public eye at the same time. The gown, collection, and other things she did were wonderful, but nothing she did seem to make Miss Ross want to be with her in any way, shape or form evidently. I respect her decision immensely. I saw firsthand the behavior at the Motown musical opening. I fully believe Mary was looking for trouble Barging on stage uninvited and making a line all across the stage right for Miss Ross with her hand raised. She kissed her fingers and put the kiss on Miss Ross’s cheek. It didn’t look like that she was going to do. 30 seconds later Mary was standing in front of Miss Ross and had to be rescued by Berry. But it doesn’t matter. as the most famous, the focal point, the voice of every iconic hit and by far the most important supreme to the general public, her decision to keep her distance should be respected, and not interpreted as a diss to the Supremes. In my humble opinion.