Diana Ross & Arne Naess Jr.

In 1985, Arne Naess Jr. met the American singer Diana during a trip to the Bahamas. Shockingly, the two got married in Geneva, Switzerland, the same year he met her. The couple had two sons: Ross Arne Naess, born on October 7, 1981, and Evan Olav Naess, who was born on August 26, 1988. Through their marriage, Arne gained three stepdaughters: Rhonda Ross Kendrick, who was Ross’ daughter with Berry Gordy) as well as Chudney Ross and Tracee Ellis Ross— the latter two being Ross’ daughter from her first marriage to Robert Ellis Silberstein.

The couple eventually decided to split in the year 1999 after it was revealed that Naess fathered a child with Camilla Astrup. They’re now living their own lives respectfully after the split, with Naess spending his remaining years with Camilla and their two sons, Nicklas and Louis.

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