The story of the mysterious woman who fell in love with Michael Jackson and destroyed him
Diana Ross didn't deserve the heart of the King of Pop
Diana Ernestine Earle Ross, better known as Diana Ross and as the true love of Michael Jackson.
Diana is a 76-year-old American singer and actress, and she rose to fame in the 1970s as part of the group The Supremes and later as a solo artist.
In the 1970s and 1980s, Ross became one of the most successful female artists of the pop era, as well as excelled in theater and film.
Michael Jackson, like many other men, was madly in love with the singer and was always heard of. The interpreter of 'Thriller' knew the famous, since he was very young. Jackson never cared about those 14 years of age difference, since since he was a child, he considered her as her "guardian angel".
At 10 years of age, Michael met Diana, when she was already an adult of 24 and surely he will never forget the day when the singer spoke the words: "Once again, America, the most fabulous group, The Jackson 5"
For Michael, Diana was always a very encouraging woman, who with nice words, helped little Jackson feel safe in what he was doing. Who wouldn't feel that way coming from the words of an artist like Diana Ross?
For a time in her life, Michael Jackson lived with Diana Ross and remembers her as one of the best moments of her in her autobiography:
«This was a very important stage in my life because Diana was very fond of art and she supported me so that I learned to appreciate it as well. He took the time to educate me about it. Almost every day we would go out, the two of us, and buy pencils and paints. When we were not painting, we went to museums. Thanks to her I got to know the work of great artists like Michelangelo and Degas, which was the beginning of my interest in art. The truth is that she taught me many things, for me everything was new and exciting. It was very different from what he was used to doing, which was living and breathing music; rehearse day after day. It is difficult to imagine that a great star like Diana would go to the trouble of teaching a child to paint, to educate him in art, but she did it and I loved her for it. I still love her. I'm crazy about her. She was my mother, my lover and my sister, all together in one incredible person.
Michael Jackson revealed in his will that in case something happened to his mother, Katherine, he wanted Diana to keep custody of her children Paris-Michael Katherine Jackson, Prince Michael Jackson I and Prince Michael Jackson II.
The first song Michael wrote for Diana Ross was 'Muscles', a 1982 single written by Jackson and performed by Diana. 'Muscles' talks about the desire for a muscular lover.
The song was a success and Michael felt at peace and out of debt for all that Diana had done for him and said: “Thanks to that song, I fulfilled a dream that I had always had: to try to return some of the favors I had. had made me. I have always loved and admired Diana »
In 1978, Michael and Diana starred together in a Sidney Lumet film, The Wiz. This movie is an adaptation of the 1975 Broadway play of the same name. A scene from the movie is this iconic video for 'Ease on Down the Road' starring Michael and Diana.
In 1980, Michael and Diana went to the Academy Awards and the Soul Train Awards together and there are photographs that we will never forget. Surely, Jackson was living a dream and from that day on, fans and the press began to speculate sparks of love between the singers.
In 1981, Michael appeared as a surprise on the Diana Ross Special Show and together they sang 'Ease on Down the Road', with shiny jackets and white pants that those present will never forget.
It was always known about the relationship that Michael and Diana had, where he was very much in love and she did not see him, at least, the same.
In 1984, Jackson was accompanied by Brook Shields to the AMAs and swept the awards.
Many things happened and in 1985, Diana decided to marry a second time to Arnes Naess Jr, a German tycoon with whom she had been married for 15 years.
This is all supposed to be done behind Michael Jackson's back and it really broke his heart. It is said that the singer cried a lot every day.
After a few years we know that some songs like 'Who is it', and 'Remember the time', are melodies dedicated to the love that Jackson had for Diana Ross.
In 1996, we saw a complete reconciliation of Jackson with Ross. At a World Music Awards, Michael and Diana were on stage together and the scene was witnessed where she was approaching Jackson and sitting on her lap, while they laughed together silently.
It is known that Michael Jackson was in love with Diana Ross until the day of her death, which greatly affected the singer. Also, as already mentioned, Diane is responsible for the custody of Jackson's children in case something happens to Katherine, Michael's mother.
