This sisterly spirit is a central theme to the film, yet in real life, as Maxine recalls, it was not long before tension and jealousy started to eat away at Flo and her relationships - in particular with Ross (played in Dreamgirls by Beyonce) and Gordy (played by James Foxx). In 1968 Florence accepted a lump some of money from Motown but was forced to never mention The Supremes or promote herself through them via a stipulation on her contract with … Nevada delays election result until Friday with just 51,000 votes left to count as Biden's lead increases and Trump claims 'tens of thousands' were cast in dead people's names, Arizona Secretary of State reveals result won't be announced until Friday because of 450,000 outstanding votes, as Biden's lead shrinks and Trump gets BACK into play, House Democrats savage Nancy Pelosi, call for her to be replaced as speaker and tear into the Squad for backing socialism in wild conference call after election disaster, Trump's legal barrage against election results falters at first hurdle as courts in Georgia and Michigan rule AGAINST his demands, Why the deciding votes are taking SO long to count: Sluggish tallying of mail-ins, fixing ballots one-by-one, ink shortages and printer errors have drawn out the process for days as America and the world wait, Finally? The film suggests that she received a million-dollar settlement from the Motown record label, but again this is badly wrong, says Maxine: "she got only $160,000, was forced to relinquish all royalty payments and agree never to refer to herself as a former Supreme.". She had a third child, Lisa, in 1971. Has anyone heard anything about or seen Florence Ballard's three children, the twins Nicole and Michelle, and their younger sister Lisa. Despite the many inaccuracies, Maxine believes Florence would have enjoyed the film - precisely because it expresses her own most dearly-held dream. When Florence Ballard died of a heart attack in 1976, thousands attended the funeral, including Diana Ross. The film seeks to explain this by revealing that Effie is pregnant. Maxine says: "She was down and out. Florence Ballard's Daughters On Inside Edition, I ruffuse to have a battle of wits with an unarmed person, www.insideedition.com/ourstories/inside_stories/story.aspx?storyid=644.

Then they were probably passed from one family member to the next.

Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by SITKOL'76, Oct 20, 2019. The names have been changed and the songs are new but it is clear from the title sequence onwards that this is the story of Diana Ross, Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard - the original Supremes. They probably got some kind of jobs to keep them in hair weave and jewelry cuz welfare don't pay that much nowadays. She felt that they should have stood up for her more and she was angry.". They didn't come to her rescue.".

Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, Somehow, she also found the time to win two degrees at the University of Detroit. And what woman's heart wouldn't melt? Maxine recalls: "We were sitting on the porch, in the projects, and Milton Jenkins, the manager of a boy group, The Primes, stopped his car, got out and told us he was looking for a girl group. What is really sad is the girls made it their legacy "welfare". ".

Maxine recalls: "We used to go to the Graystone Ballroom to dance. When she left The Supremes and the money stopped coming in, it really messed up her head.".

I'm going to say this I'm sure they didn't choose to be on welfare nobody chooses to be on welfare they could very well be apart of the working poor. But the truth, says Maxine, is darker. When you know better...you do better. Did Diane renege or did the guardians steal the money?

In this respect, at least, the film does justice to the truth. "She wanted her life to end like that, to end up with The Supremes, where it all began.". Brandy this is not sad this is damn shame!! When these girls were babies, they were exposed in a very public manner by their celebrity mother's poor circumstances. But hell, good jobs don't really exist today unless you have a ton of degrees. And even that does not guarantee a good job. or debate this issue live on our message boards. There is a dramatic moment when, dressed in a gold suit with a mink collar, Effie comes to rehearsal late to find she has been replaced by another girl singer. 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I can clearly see why they are where they are. I just read on SDF that one of the daughters had brain surgery several years ago and her son is disabled. Why should any of us feel bad about three women who chose to live on welfare. Text on photo includes: Florence Ballard (sit...from . Shop with confidence. Can’t have been easy for any of them. ), Forum Policies, Rules, and Terms of Service. Then there was the drinking and what many believe were the symptoms of serious depression. Please Login or Register. EXCLUSIVE - Who stole BBC's forgeries? It could not have been easy being passed around by family members that did not teach them anything. So not only does their mother die, their father eventually passes on as well at a young age. (You must log in or sign up to reply here. I'll see you all later." She eventually married Milton and they had five children. Effie sings the showstopping number 'And I'm Telling You That I'm Not Going', in which she pours out her agony. Now aged 64, just a year older than Flo would have been, Maxine Ballard Jenkins, a teacher, has rarely spoken about her sister's flirtation with stardom or her dramatic decline. Her severance money quickly ran out and Flo was reduced to living off state handouts. I am very hard pressed to say what a person should or should not do in a situation such as Flo's daughters. It would be nice if these young ladies' lives were better, got themselves educated and got a good job. Not only was her behaviour unreliable, her stage costumes no longer fitted. They were not taught to get up and get a damn job. "Flo was thrilled when they first made it big," remembers Maxine, "There was a glow in her eyes. She would say, "You are all too slow. That can play on any child's psyche, especially once they reach adulthood. Two years later they were married. How was the money appropriated? "There were always groups on the corner singing and we would sing in my mother's spiritualist church seven days a week. I didn't want to be in the group but Flo, who knew that Mary Wilson and Diane Ross wanted to sing, asked them to join her and they became The Primettes. In fact, Florence Ballard was found dead in 1976, killed by a heart attack caused by a blood clot in her pulmonary artery. The names have been changed and the songs are new but it is clear from the title sequence onwards that this is the story of Diana Ross, Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard - the original Supremes. "But she got to be a pain in the ass and I said, "Oh, forget it." How come the daughters did not go college. The stardom and the wealth, when it came for the sensational girl group by now known as The Supremes, was extraordinary.