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...Ross says she was just looking for a quality script. In fact, after agreeing to co-star with Brandy in Double Platinum--she liked the younger woman's spirit--she nearly pulled out after giving her character's dialogue a once-over. Says Ross: "So I asked the director [Robert Allan Ackerman], 'Will you allow me to improvise?' And he was very open to that." (Ross and Brandy both say they ad-libbed much of their dialogue.) Ross also made one more request: she wanted the script's setting moved from Los Angeles to New York City so she could...
Ironically, Platinum is about a singer (played by Ross) who abandons her family for stardom. "A lot of people are wondering if the part she's playing is autobiographical," says Ross's daughter Rhonda,who is also an actress. "This is really the antistory of her life, the opposite of an autobiography. She made completely different choices than her character...
Right now Ross's family is going through a painful time. Last week, after 13 years of marriage, Ross announced she is divorcing her husband, Norwegian shipping magnate Arne Naess. She is philosophical about the breakup: "Through each lifetime you go through rough patches, and you always hope for the best. Sometimes change is not bad. Sometimes people come into your life, and then it's time to make a change. This is one of those times." Is there a chance of reconciliation? Says Ross: "I would always like to think there's a chance, but I have a feeling...
...Recently Ross received a phone call from a friend--Michael Jackson--who was also working on a new album. "Late, late at night I get a call: 'Hello, Diana?' I said, 'Michael, is that you?' He said he was working on an album, and the album would be out sometime in the year...
...Ross's own songs are still very much a part of youth culture. Sean ("Puffy") Combs has sampled her voice; singer Monica sampled parts of Ross's rendition of Love Hangover for her No. 1 single The First Night. That last bit of borrowing did not sit well with Ross. "They didn't ask me before they did it," she says. "I was furious. They used the whole track." Not long ago, Ross was asked to be part of vh1's Divas Live '99. Although she says she admires some of the other acts on the roster, notably Tina Turner...