S23E7: Diana Ross and Berry Gordy
Trashy Divorces
Hemlock Creatives
4.5 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 18 August 2024
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Diana Ross is rightly one of the biggest stars in the world, but her fortuitous proximity to Motown Records and its founder, Berry Gordy, and his obsession with her, supercharged the musical career of a girl who dreamed of becoming a fashion designer. Their romance may not have been long lasting, but it left carnage in its wake even as Diana's star rose higher and higher.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to trashy divorces, everybody's favorite good podcast about bad relationships. |
| 0:07.3 | My name is Alicia and Stacey this week you've got the story of a dream girl. |
| 0:13.3 | Well, I think Diana Ross would not like to hear herself described that way after that book. |
| 0:18.4 | But yes, hello everyone. It is Stacey. Today we're talking not about a |
| 0:23.3 | divorce, but about the intense creative and love affair between Diana Ross and Motown founder |
| 0:29.0 | Barry Gordy, which had some genuinely devastating consequences for the other members of the |
| 0:34.3 | Supremes. Before we get started, though, Alicia, is that a magic mirror that I spy? |
| 0:39.5 | It most certainly is. |
| 0:41.4 | Want to give a big shout out |
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| 1:20.7 | Tuning in to listen today. |
| 1:22.9 | If we're going to get ourselves to Motown, Stacey, what do we need to do? |
| 1:26.8 | Got to go, go, go. Oh, Diana Ross, |
| 1:41.0 | I feel like I should make my hair real big and put on a sequined gown or something. |
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