As Diana Ross rings in her milestone 75th birthday, The National ENQUIRER couldn’t help but take a look back at her controversial love life and dig up the dirt on her risqué past!
The music icon was married twice and has five kids with three different men. Although she’s now currently single, The Supremes frontwoman has had her fair share of scandalous deeds when it comes to her relationships and family! Click through the gallery above for the shocking details!
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Diana’s first love affair was with Motown founder Berry Gordy, “She was very young, impressionable and very much in love with Gordy,” an insider once told The National ENQUIRER. “She desperately wanted to build a career with Motown. After the future Supremes had their first tryout for Gordy, he told them to finish high school first. She went back and pleaded for a job as Gordy’s secretary. ‘No’ was not in her vocabulary.”
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The most scandalous part of their relationship was their love child! Diana got pregnant with Berry’s child, but very soon after, she met who would become her first husband, music executive Robert Ellis Silberstein.
Afraid she would upset Robert, she kept her first daughter Rhonda Ross Kendrick’s father a secret for years, and Robert raised her as if she was his own. In 1977, Robert divorced Diana because he said she still belonged to Motown!
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When Rhonda was 13, she told her that Berry, the man she thought was her uncle, was actually her father! Rhonda is 47 years old today and has been married to Rodney Kendrick since 1996. They have a nine-year-old son named Raif-Henok.
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While married to Robert, Diana also had a daughter named Tracee Ellis Ross in 1972. The actress, now 46, is known for her role on Black-ish. She’s not married and doesn’t have any kids.
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Three years later in 1975, the couple welcomed another daughter, Chudney Ross, now 43. Chudney has been married to Joshua Faulkner since 2015 and the couple has a six-year-old daughter, Callaway, together.
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It wasn’t until three years later in 1980 that Diana began dating Gene Simmons. However, that only lasted until 1983, and in 1985, she met her second husband, Norwegian businessman Arne Naess, Jr. The crazy part? The two said “I do” just one year later.
Back then, The National ENQUIRER reported that Diana turned down a big role in Dallas so she could spend more time with Arne.
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During their marriage, they had two sons together. Ross Naess was born in 1987. He’s now married to Kimberly Ryan and they have two sons together.
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One year later, in 1988, Evan Ross was born. Evan is married to Ashlee Simpson, and the couple has a three-year-old son, Jagger.
Diana’s first love affair was with Motown founder Berry Gordy, “She was very young, impressionable and very much in love with Gordy,” an insider once told The National ENQUIRER. “She desperately wanted to build a career with Motown. After the future Supremes had their first tryout for Gordy, he told them to finish high school first. She went back and pleaded for a job as Gordy’s secretary. ‘No’ was not in her vocabulary.”
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The most scandalous part of their relationship was their love child! Diana got pregnant with Berry’s child, but very soon after, she met who would become her first husband, music executive Robert Ellis Silberstein.
Afraid she would upset Robert, she kept her first daughter Rhonda Ross Kendrick’s father a secret for years, and Robert raised her as if she was his own. In 1977, Robert divorced Diana because he said she still belonged to Motown!
Photo credit: Getty Images
When Rhonda was 13, she told her that Berry, the man she thought was her uncle, was actually her father! Rhonda is 47 years old today and has been married to Rodney Kendrick since 1996. They have a nine-year-old son named Raif-Henok.
Photo credit: Getty Images
While married to Robert, Diana also had a daughter named Tracee Ellis Ross in 1972. The actress, now 46, is known for her role on Black-ish. She’s not married and doesn’t have any kids.
Photo credit: Getty Images
Three years later in 1975, the couple welcomed another daughter, Chudney Ross, now 43. Chudney has been married to Joshua Faulkner since 2015 and the couple has a six-year-old daughter, Callaway, together.
Photo credit: Getty Images
It wasn’t until three years later in 1980 that Diana began dating Gene Simmons. However, that only lasted until 1983, and in 1985, she met her second husband, Norwegian businessman Arne Naess, Jr. The crazy part? The two said “I do” just one year later.
Back then, The National ENQUIRER reported that Diana turned down a big role in Dallas so she could spend more time with Arne.
Photo credit: Getty Images
During their marriage, they had two sons together. Ross Naess was born in 1987. He’s now married to Kimberly Ryan and they have two sons together.
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One year later, in 1988, Evan Ross was born. Evan is married to Ashlee Simpson, and the couple has a three-year-old son, Jagger.
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