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Evan and Tracee Ellis Ross Post Epic Tributes to Mom Diana on Her 80th Birthday

Two of the singer's five children shared their own tributes on social media Tuesday afternoon.

"Did you know that from 1976 to 1985 (Rhonda was born ‘71, me ‘72, & Chudney ‘74), my mama @dianaross put out an album a year, did multiple tours, produced and starred in a variety of TV specials, shot Mahogany and The Wiz, produced her legendary 1983 Central Park concert with an estimated 800,000 attendees (when the first night of the show got rained out, she chose to pay for and re-do it the next night), left Motown, purchased an entire floor of a prestigious Fifth Avenue building, bought an estate outside of New York, and an office building where she manufactured Diana Ross Pantyhose and other merchandise, and other huge personal life moments?" "[S]he was also waking us up for school (she is the best waker-upper), having family dinner and bath time, recording while we slept, planning our birthday parties, play dates, doctor’s appointments, settling arguments between siblings…you know, all the mom stuff," she wrote in her lengthy caption. The studio also announced it had cast the roles of Quincy Jones, Gladys Knight, La Toya Jackson, as well as iconic producers and execs Berry Gordy and Dick Clark.

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