Smokey Robinson reveals a one -year connection with Diana Ross: "It just happened"
The singer says he was married to his first wife when they found a "beautiful" connection.
These are two music icons that were neighbors when they were children, and now fans just learn that something else happened Smokey Robinson And Diana Ross . In a new interview, Robinson revealed that he and Ross had a One -year romantic case While he was married to his first wife. After having previously denied that they had already been something other than friends and colleagues, the Legend of Motown shared details on their "beautiful" relationship, including why the case ended. Continue reading to learn more.
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Ross and Robinson grew up together.
Future stars grew up in the same district of Detroit, as well as an icon Aretha Franklin . Ross moved into the neighborhood at the age of 10. Franklin was two years younger than Robinson, when he was four years older than Ross. During an appearance in 2015 on Master Class of Oprah , Robinson said that Franklin was his oldest alive friend (She died in 2018) and that Ross was her second older.
"It's beautiful to know that we were children who were playing together," Robinson said The Guardian . "And these people are among the most famous people in the world now. We have had such joy." He added: "We stayed friends for life."
The case lasted a year.
Robinson denied The Guardian That he and Franklin have already been involved in a romantic way. "No, just friends," he said. "I admit when I was about 15 years old, I had a crush on her."
But, asked the same question with Ross, he had a different answer. "Yes, we have [had one thing]," admitted Robinson, adding that it had lasted "about a year".
At the time, Robinson was married to his first wife, singer Claudette Rogers . Their marriage lasted from 1959 to 1986.
"We worked together and it just happened," continued his novel with Ross, 83 years old. "But it was beautiful. She is a beautiful lady, and I like her until today. She is one of my closest people. She was young and tried to bring her career together. I was trying to help him. I brought him to Motown, in fact. I did not continue it and she did not continue to me. It just happened. "
It happened when the supremes were just beginning.
During an interview in January with Vladtv, Robinson explained That the case began "after [he] has been signed [the supremes] at Motown ... that's where it started." The singer added: "It probably lasted longer he should have because I was married at the time." AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
Robinson is a close friend with the founder of Motown Records Berry Gordy And started working with the producer when he was still in his group, The Miracles.
Ross was the one who finished.
According to Robinson, Ross broke the relationship out of respect for his marriage.
"After we have seen ourselves for some time, Diana told me that she couldn't do that because she knew Claudette, and she knew I still loved my wife," said the singer "I second that Emotion". "And I did it. I really liked my wife."
Robinson added: "You asked me what had happened when we get older, and we have wisdom in life. I learned that we are able to love more than one person at the same time. And it was made taboo by us. By people. It is not because a person is not worthy or that he does not respect what you expect - it has to do with feelings. If we could control love, nobody would like anyone. No one would take this chance. "
Robinson is currently married to his second wife, Frances Gladney . As for Ross, she was also married twice: Robert Ellis Silberstein from 1971 to 1977 and Arne næss jr . from 1986 to 2000.
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He has denied the relationship in the past.
Robinson was asked about his relationship with Robinson several times, and until very recently, he always said that it was purely platonic. For example, when Access to Hollywood asked if they went out with In 2017, he replied: "Diana Ross is my very good friend, okay? We grew up four doors from each other, and we have always been close."
"We have always been close and it's my very good friend," he continued. "It's my baby. I love him. We have always been close like that, and I brought him to Motown. We are just close and maybe it could have been misinterpreted."
The best life has contacted a Ross representative to comment.
