Smokey Robinson: Did He Ever Date Diana Ross? | Access Hollywood
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- Motown icon Smokey Robinson chats with Access Hollywood Live's Natalie Morales and Kit Hoover about his connection with Diana Ross. Were they ever romantically linked? And, how does he find inspiration when writing music? Plus, who is he listening to today?
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smokey is a great talent. just about every album he recorded, most of the songs are timeless.
I like what smokey said about Bruno Mars he has definitely stepped up his game as far as talent goes.
Smokey’s wife was very attractive I think she looks better than his present wife I hate their marriage ended.
Frank jones women don't respect other women relationships,when you got men that is out there entertaining or any other professions the police officer, the military, the doctor, the lawyer, sports, and men are easy marks they ruin their relationships by sleeping around. One woman is more than enough for one man.
I read it ended because one of his side pieces got pregnant. She probably knew he was having affairs. Women were all over him. He was soooo fine. Those green eyes, that voice..the only thing he could not do is dance.
Still so dang handsome!!!!! wow. I love this guy, such a talent
He’s such a sweetheart! I just want to give him a hug.
Love this man as a person a soul of love God holds his hands ☮️ love my brother to Marvin is my soul love brother to always love him never goes away Linda j peace ❤️ 💯🌈 🌈❤️❤️💯💯🐻🐻🌹🌹
Nope it’s covid
@@gracegreen1859 lol! True.
@@gracegreen1859 you lost me what do you mean it's covid
You can tell these are young in the 30'-40's would ask these type of question .. Smokey Robinson is a legend and to respected .. None of our business who he dated .... He has grandchildren now ..
Even though I am young in the age group I'll say Amen!
my grandma would always tease my grandpa I hope you her boyfriend LOL so I have mad respect and love for him
Some of their questions were off and repetitive lol,
@@susiebear3316 i don't know if it has anything to do with them being young. They're just airheads. Hes been interviewed by even younger people and they asked the deepest questions so clearly age has nothing to do with it
One Word, One Statement......LEGEND!
I don't knock nobody but Claudette was gorgeous back in the day when they came to the Apollo she was so fine today she still is gorgeous Smokey ha ha Man I would want to grow old with her and what a voice she could sing too
Smokey is a legend because longevity is quite rare in the music industry. This man has been going strong for sixty plus years. He never let negative influences take him down the wrong path in life. A great man . . . and of course a great singer and songwriter.
Absolutely been LOVIN' Smokey Robinson's music FOR YEARS, FOR REAL! --- He's been blessed with such HUGE songwriting and performing talent --- going back to his run with The Miracles, + HE's WRITTEN SO MANY HITS FOR OTHER ARTISTS TOO --- including Motown's Mary Wells, The Temptations (and likely these two are only the TIP of the iceberg) --- a TRUE LEGEND of our time!!! 🎼🎶🎵🎶🎙🎛♩🎻🎺🎷🎧🎸🎹💿♪♫♬♭♪♮♫♯♬💃❤💘
Right .....he also wrote for the marvelettes ....the supremes ......the four tops .....Brenda Holloway .....and Marvin gaye .
such a classy, charismatic man.... and still so very handsome!
Yes he and Diana dated but maybe Smokey dodged answering that because of Berry Gordy. Diana ended up with Berry Gordy for years and he was close to Smokey.
Blindianswirl Two ) zest
And friends. Yuck!
Blindianswirl Two she dated more than a few of the Motown guys ,but Smokey was married to claudette and tbe reason they divorce was be cause the ladies liked him and he didn't resist some of them. she dated otis williams of the temptations thats what caused his marriage to break up.she dated Eddie kindricks they sang in the group to gather as the primes and the primettes. When he got married she came to his house to confront Eddie when she found out. There's a whole series of stories to be told about what happened at Motown. Smoky could really prouduced this great saga.and become richer than ever before.
Maybe they did not date, but hooked up. Who would not? Smokey was super duper fine.
Y'all telling these fake lies & stories I've been knowing this guy since day 1 so stop with the Lies... Even the people who responding SMH!
Mr. Smokey Robinson LEGENDARY enough said...
Why all hate against Diana below...? Hollywood is full of who slept with who, but because she's a woman she's labeled the ho?? These dudes were the married one's. Except for Michael...but no one slamming them for infidelity???? Right, boys will be boys, huh? Nope! Whatever she did, it's in the past and I love her music and the barriers she broke just by sharing her talent....don't care who she slept with.
An America Scheme you should be called An American Fool...leave Diana alone...alll these folk calling her a hoe etc...are the same people she stepped over on the road to fame and fortune...poor ghetto snipes got the nerve to call somebody a hoe...but don't have a word to say about the men....
willtynellyworth she shared that pussy
SHE NEVER SLEPT WITH MICHAEL JACKSON........
she did lol
Diana played mind games with Michael's head and broke his heart so fuck her.
A Motown Legend being interviewed by two bubbleheaded hyperactive Barbies!! Lol
LOL!
Pretty sad to have a successful 60 year career and then have to be interviews by these dum dum.
Deano Marshall they could have refused so don't knock if!
Bubbleheaded hyperactive Barbies!! HAHAHA
you're being a little tough on them; they're young and just excited to be interviewing a music legend. sorry... that's all I see...their questions were questions many viewers would want to hear his answers to, I've seen many worse interviewers on t.v; than these two ladies.
Smokey is right about God: HE gives everyone gifts.
I group on Motown Marvin Gaye and Smokey Robson and all of Motown music is the best music and I still listing to it today
You mean you Grew Up listening to them.
Smokey is one of the greatest artist ever to exist! He is a legend!
Diana said in her book that unlike Mary Wilson "she never had to shake her ass to get a man" and all you haters know its true....sista had game...
Are you serious Diana Ross? Stop with the insults of your sisters.
Diana slept with damn near every man at Motown
As a teenager I had a crush on Smokey and he was probably in his 40's old enough to be my dad 😝 but I realised it was his music that caused the crush 😆
so true Smokey...whether song writer or poet...a simple phrase or thought can be inspiring.
You mean you Grew Up listening to
them.
The answer is YES! Diana and Smokey were romantically involved while he was married to his first wife Claudette. Mary Wilson wrote in her book that Diana spent late late nights in the studio with Smokey and bragged about going out on dates with him and coming back to them excitedly shouting "I just went on a date with Smokey! He bought me flowers". Mary said everyone at Motown knew they were having an affair. Eventually his wife caught on and confronted him about it, and he told her that he would stop seeing Diana. Smokey confirmed the affair in his autobiography. After Smokey, Diana moved on to have affairs with two more married men, Eddie Dozier Holland, and Eddie Kendricks of The Temptations. Then ultimately, Berry Gordy...Smokey knows the truth but he won't kiss and tell.
Kat miss Ross was aggressively promiscuous ..but only with men who could further her career.. a bona FIDE ho for success !.... an early industry chick!
+Punkanelly Lovejoy kind of like your crack head mama. Ross name is in the history books yours No where.
PL, do you think they were linked before Smokey brought her to Motown?
Diana was TOTALLY Eclipsed by Mary Wilson in the Slut Department, Mary was giving BJ's in the projects for Bubble Gum, while Diana was making costumes Barbie Dolls.
Kat and you believe everything Mary said. Funny Claudette never came out and said her husband was sleeping with Diana? Fuck you and who you sleeping with?
#MYOPINION: That was an inappropriate question to ask this older gentleman that they don't know, about who he dated. Respect your elders. #yjj
Do you wanna bend them over
and Spank them?
She’s very athletic. That summed it up for me.
Smokey, he is still as fine as wine. Love my Smokey Robinson.
He is smooth ol dude
Two legends. They are soulmates and it sucks that they don’t know it as old as they are.
Must be difficult for him seeing all his friends in the industry go before him.
That purple jacket looks very nice on Smokey.
This is so Great I Love me some Smokey...
I agree 100%
Smokey Robinson like many of the old school artists is TRUTHful. So many today are not.
Smokey was telling the truth I remember my husband & I went to see him at the Front Row we were sitting where I could touch him his arm was as big as infants arm I couldn’t believe it. Thank GOD he got off drugs if he had continued taking drugs he would be dead. I wish he was still with his first wife they were one handsome couple no woman can or will replace his first wife.
Before he married this chick, I thought he and Claudette would reconcile.
He held a note for about 4 mins. on that circulating stage. You remember? Let me know! Thx
You keep your hands OFF my man heifer!
Great Smokey Robinson interview! He looks great, and still have those mesmerizing eyes! Only thing slightly distasteful; He is an elder wearing stud earrings in his ears at his age☺
Sharon Jones you just had to find something didn't you? you hypocrites kill me. now what's in your closet that's distasteful? I can only imagine.....
With his money, power & talent, if he wanted to wear a g-string & nothing else, he has truly earned it, but I wouldnt advise it or he might be looking for wife #3 or stay single & have all the FUN he wants. Just saying!
smokey robinson so awesome on access hollywood !!!
He didn't fully answer the question, because the press like some of these sorry, no life gossiping people on here who don't know what they are talking about, will run with his words and turn it into something that it wasn't. Diana and Smokey go WAY back and lived in the same neighborhood. She knew Smokey before Berry or Motown. She confessed that she used to hang around him when she was younger and had a crush on him, but, he always saw her as a little sister. People have to remember that Diana was a teenager when we talk about early Supremes and Motown. So, I'm sure Diana like all women had a crush on Smokey (He was and is a good looking man) and Diana and him probably fooled around at one time, no doubt. But, that's trivial and personal, compared to their life long friendship. Later down the line at Motown, Berry saw potential and an uniqueness in Diana Ross and began mentoring her. Naturally an adult relationship developed. It's as simple as that. Some of Diana's trolls who are calling her a slut and projecting their own dirty minds and life onto hers, are just trash. Diana Ross didn't break up anyone's marriage or slept around to get where she is. (I'm sure Smokey and Berry had their pick of plenty women at that time, plus most men don't divorce their wife for a mistress. So, those rumors are just nonsense) That's a longtime slander from some jealous people at Motown who resented and still resent Diana Ross' success and closeness with Berry Gordy. She was the Queen of Motown and the Boss that could call the shots and many wanted her stardom, power and success and they resent her and try to slander her. Also, other artist and fans of other artist resent and are jealous of her success and stardom and try to bring her down with rumors and gossip.
If you look over Diana Ross' life, she was either chaperoned by her mother, when she was underage and traveling with the Supremes, then she was with Berry Gordy, then she got married to her first husband and had children in the 70's, divorced, then with Gene Simmons a couple years later, early 80's, then a couple years later after that, was married again and had two more children. That spans about forty years of her career. She has recorded about 65 studio albums and probably more unreleased material for Motown, five films, has toured internationally almost every year since being in the business (Non-Stop/Check her Wikipedia page and look under tours). Plus, she raised five children and refused to hire a nanny. Her children always tell stories of her putting them to sleep at night, while she took a jet overseas to do a concert and returned in the morning. I say all of that to show how ridiculous the portrait some of her trolls and haters are trying to paint her as some kind of weak vixen who got ahead by sleeping her way to the top. She worked and loved her family too hard, to have time to party and sleep with men. So, stop the lies. Another lie that someone made up and commented, is that she slept with Holland Dozier to get songs. LOL Why would she do that, if she was dating the boss who owned the song writers and could call the shots? A lot of these manufactured attacks on her character don't add up. She was too busy working and raising children to be about the life you lying trolls are trying to spread about her. Get a life and stop trying to find ways to discredit her success. LOSERS!!!!!!! And don't tell me about what someone wrote in a book and said about her, because the reality is that in order for anyone to get a book deal, they have to find a target/spin that will sell the book and a way to sensationalize it for marketing and publicity. Mary Wilson or any other Motown artist who wasn't relevant, had to sell out someone in order to get a book deal. Just like this interview. Although Smokey is VERY relevant in his own right, Diana Ross and MIchael Jackson as it relates to Motown in the headlines bring the interest and hits.
P.S.- If Diana Ross was the vixen, slut and promiscuous, as some of you are alluding to, then I don't think respectable men of power would be with her or marry her, like Berry Gordy, her first husband, Gene Simmons, and her last muti-millionaire husbad. They would know her reputation if she had a bad one and would not marry her. She married and dated very respectable men. So, there goes the theory that she was some kind of slut. LOL
Boi2012 on praying for you too.you must be her lawyer.
Love her! Most people talking know very little truth about her.
Now this was five years ago but you were speaking facts before Smokey even gave full confirmation. Love them together. Happy they are still friends.
THOSE EYES
They have never dated and Smokey dates and married Claudia but a lot of ladies liked Smokey but they were jus friends and still friends today
He damn sure did date her, too.
Idc what you call me just call me!! Damn right Smoke we know you would tear that ass up😂😂
Smokey Robinson is so real and so kool.
I love you Smokey
All he got to do is open up his eyes 😍
I LOVE SMO,EY 4EVER💜💜💜💜💜 SEXY YOUNG INCREDIBLE WOW
Luv Smokey!
World class singer
Smokey gets very uneasy when talking about Kanye.
Actually him saying Kanye is Kanye answered that question for sure. He did not have to say much more. LOL
GSXR 600 That was hilarious
Well he seems to be one of the plastic surgeon patients that doesn’t look to bad 🙌🏽 him and Cher seemed to have made it work IMO hahaa
Diana was one hell of a Smooth Operator. She wanted something, she went for it. Whether he was married, her best friend's boyfriend or a boy in his teens who she called her "son". She used her womanly charms, and held the men to secrecy by gentlemanly codes. Stayed in demand by dating more than one at a time, keeping her men jealous and fighting over her. Smokey got her into Motown, Berry Gordy made her a star, Silverstein gave her respectable way out when she was pregnant with Gordy's child by marrying her, Gene Simmons got her the RCA deal, Michael Jackson got her publicity and wrote songs for her, Arne Naess gave her a respectable marriage. She kept up her friendships with all these men so they would never "betray a friend" by telling on her. But MJ sang it all in his songs. Feel free to add names to the list, I know there were more. No wonder she had to demand respect and insist on being called "Miss Ross". Women are free to sleep with as many people as they like but when there's an agenda or it's a game with someone's heart, it's not cool. Someone with integrity wouldn't do that. She strung Michael all his life. Even when she was married. It drove her husband nuts too.
i don't care how many men she slept with, but she toyed MJ, she destroyed his life! that bitch needs to burn in hell!
You Michael fanatics are biting at Diana's ankles like some demented poodles...she didn't give Michael shit....she said in her book unlike Mary Wilson she never had to shake her ass to get a man....the woman had charm personality charisma....most of these fools on here running her down probably never heard those words before....Diana is the real McCoy a living legend...worth 250,000,000 and she made that money when she left Motown...Gene Simmons didn't get shit for her...she got that contract on her own...stop lying
globalcitizenn
She never slept with MJ and she sure did not need him for publicity
globalcitizenn You do realize that Diana help to groom Michael Jackson right? If anything, she helped his career.
Oooooohhhhh he has GAME lmaoooo
Mr. Robinson is still so very handsome!
You can tell us Smokey now! You're Dianna Ross first crush!!
Every interview ive seen nothing has varied. He says basically the same exact thing on all his interviews. Id like someone to interview him and be more creative. He has done it all, he has alot of great times, memories and experiences tie up in that mind.
Different strokes for different folks.
l bet all y'all Diana haters which you could walk half way in her shoes! everybody makes mistakes...but Ms. Ross is the Boss! Something you will never be...You just jealous!
I dont know who u are, but u need ur own church, because that aint nothing but the GOSPEL TRUTH!
I Spy who wants to walk in her shoes. You people hot life mixed up.
I am glad I did not have the opportunities she had with those fine Motown men...thank you Lord.
Really Smokey. Diana Ross wrote about a more than friends encounter that the two of you had.It ok!
Smokey is the greatest talented in history
Enjoy the comments; I bet Smokey and Diana laugh at this shit like there's no tomorrow. People love to speculate and gossip. Who the hell cares who they slept with? Before HIV everyone was sleeping with whoever the hell they wanted to. Most of these people you are talking about grew up or were young adults in the '60s and the "free love" generation! They are all "mature adults" now fer godssake, and most of them ( if still alive) are still sharing their talent with the world. They gave us great and timeless records that will be appreciated long after they and we are gone. I especially get tired of hearing Mary Wilson dissed all the time. I met her once and she was gracious, sweet, classy, and she is a Supreme. What more accomplishment does one need? They were all just human. People love to elevate their favorites to the point of saint-hood and bring others down but all these people flew high for awhile and fell hard too and were tough as nails to even have have had the success they had in show business, the business of illusions. I do think Claudette was just as gorgeous and perfect looking with Smokey as Tammi was with Marvin in a fairt-tale romance sort of way, but over half of all marriages don't work out; so what? Why would celebrities be any different than the rest of us? Diana earned it; if she did nothing more than have a big hit with "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)" she gave something beautiful and lasting to the world in her journey, but she has entertained people for decades, and I'm sure it has not all been easy for her. We are all perfectly imperfect creatures; let's cut each other some slack 'cause there are way more serious issues in this modern world than who zoomed who in 1975.
Charismatic smokey😎😍
The lie detector determined that, that was a lie.
God bless Smokey's talent, but, he's told too many versions of this story to be taken seriously.
Meanwhile, Diana's told only one version:adolescent puppy love, before he was married.
you poor thing i feel so sorry for you I'll be praying every day for you to get your sanity back...
Diana Ross and Smokey Robinson had a child together back on August 29, 1958. The child was Michael Jackson.
Beyond any doubt
😂😂😂😂
No proof of this Joseph
this man is fine
True genius!!!
i believe that he and diana should have married hello
5:24 lmaoooo
Diane Ross overall was the one member of THE SUPREMES that decided to get inside THE BOSS Motown CEO Berry Gordy's pants and with their SEX FOR STARDOM alliance secured herself not only the permanent and only lead singing position in the group but had him pave the way for her solo career.
Can you verify this rumour?
@@billmurray7473 where you been, under a rock somewhere. No rumor, a FACT. The proof was presented and uncontested legally in Miss Mary Wilson's New York Times Best Seller autobiographical publication "My Life As A Supreme" furthermore Diane Ross and Berry Gordy's OUT OF WEDLOCK daughter Rhonda Silberstein Gordy Ross. First child of the marriage of Diane Ross & Bob Silberstein turned out to be Berry Gordy's child. That marriage ended on divorce.
@@TWTR4EVER Where can I find this 📖?
I'll add that to my collection along with the Prince memoir, THE
BEAUTIFUL ONES.
@@billmurray7473 just Google the book, probably Amazon.
Listen to A Fork In The Road....Love that song, playing in 2021.
My lovely Smokey Is Smoking. HE IS TRULY A LENDGEN IN HIS OWN RIGHT ✅👏God Speed Mr. Robinson ..Stay safe and Stay Sweet. All in the Mighty Matchless Name of Jesus our Lord and Reigning SAVOIUR. 💘 PEACE ✌☮ and Happiness 🥰😇
Marvanized$$
Love your song.MrS.R.
Yes. Diana and he did date, but he was still married to Claudette. Her 1st daughter's father is by Berry Gordy.
Beautiful 👨
👍...
I love Motown, have almost every vinyl record and are very talented, but I've noticed that ppl that were born in the 1940s and grew up in the 1960s, seem to me to be "dorky" including my aunts and uncles..., 😅🤣😂😹 !!!
It’s annoying when interviewers ask LEGENDS about todays artists.
This is my pretend-father in a fantasy world, and Aretha Franklin is my pretend-mother ❤
Marvin Gaye and Gladys Knight are my pre -tend parents 😊
@@sheiladavis6523 😊
But we all know they all had her from what I here about miss lady D
Clive Bindley fuck you Clive Bindley
No you can’t call him Smoke. Humble yourselves and Stop elevating yourselves to level of the greats and legends. Mr. Robinson for you both lol
wow this is very interesting of what i read but she can sing thats why my father relates to patti labelle more than diana cause she has dirty laundry but patti respected herself too much
Patti had dirty laundry but nobody cares enough about her to tell it...unlike Diana who has been talked about from the moment she stepped in the spotlight...she was just too happy for people and didn't scream her brains out like Patti....who by the way has never been on Diana's level...tell yo daddy
patti, who??
Oh Please lets not go there as if Patti was a church girl and did not sleep around
Smokey STOP..... DR was athletic in the bed ok? You was with wifey Claudette and had to stop so she could hit Berry up....
Aretha Franklin is to wonderful to be on that trashy show she’s better than that period.
They definitely did the nasty
Berry Gordy and Diana Ross knew what they were doing but it all blew up in their face.Berry's attention focus was only on Diana Ross and he has said that he loved her but it seems that he used her.Also she left Motown but no one gave her what Berry did and she thought that she was going to fly high after she left but she came back and nothing was the same. Although some people loved Diana Ross but they also loved the supremes too.Around this time Motown was falling so Berry sold it because he could not compete with the other record labels so the lesson in this is be careful what you wish for.
Your summation is infantile
Dude seemed like Claudette was his punching bag is that true or not.
He is lying through his green eyes. He knows damn well he had a heated affair with Diane while he was yet married.
Smokey wasn't married. He just throw that in there to cover something else.
Of course he did cos he's a serial cheat and she was Motown's bike.
The two of them are Michael Jackson’s actual parents
Bike? She was a unicycle I heard.