"Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5" was released in nineteen sixty-nine.

VOA: special.2009.06.27

Friends in the entertainment world have expressed their grief, with pop diva Diana Ross calling Jackson's death too sudden and shocking.

VOA: standard.2009.06.26

In that show, Ross introduced Jackson as "the talent, " and "my baby Michael Jackson" before the two sang "Ease on Down the Road, " and other songs.

CNN: Jackson shared bond with 'very dear friend Diana Ross'

"I knew you were going to be a star, I really did, " Ross said to Jackson during the special.

CNN: Jackson shared bond with 'very dear friend Diana Ross'

If Katherine Jackson were to die, "I nominate Diana Ross as guardian, " Jackson said in the will, written July 7, 2002.

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