Michael Jackson’s former friend J.Randy Taraborrelli is about to release “Diana Ross – An Unauthorized Biography”.
The book was originally meant as an update to Taraborrelli’s second book, “Call Her Miss Ross,” but instead became a complete up-to-date history of the 63-year-old star.
Among the book’s disappointments: a too brief account of Ross’s friendship with controversial “King of Pop” Michael Jackson. The book claims that Jackson started to break away from Ross shortly after “Thriller” became a major hit in 1984. He declined many invitations to Ross’ home in Connecticut and did not attend her 1986 wedding to second husband Arne Naess. Taraborrelli writes that Jackson seemed “genuinely heartbroken that Diana planned to marry Arne.”
“Yes, I would like to marry her,” the author quotes Jackson as saying. “Perhaps, one day. …”
