Smokey Robinson Claims He & Diana Ross Had Year-Long Affair While He Was Married
justjared.comSmokey Robinson is opening up about his longtime friendship with Diana Ross. In a new interview, the 83-year-old music legend revealed that he and the 79-year-old “I’m Coming Out” entertainer had a year-long affair back when he was married to his first wife Claudette Rogers. Keep reading to find out more… When asked by The Guardian if he and Diana ever had “a thing,” Smokey answered, “Yes, we did,” adding that it lasted “about a year.” “I was married at the time.
We were working together and it just happened,” Smokey shared. “But it was beautiful. She’s a beautiful lady, and I love her right till today.
She’s one of my closest people.” “She was young and trying to get her career together. I was trying to help her,” Smokey recalled. “I brought her to Motown, in fact.
I wasn’t going after her and she wasn’t going after me. It just happened.” While he didn’t specify when the affair took place, Smokey was married to Claudette from 1959 until 1986.
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