Diana Ross with their maternal grandparents during their mother's bouts with tuberculosis. Diana Ross was arrested for DUI on December 30, 2002, in Tucson, Arizona, while undergoing substance abuse treatment at a local rehabilitation facility. She later served a two-day sentence near her Connecticut estate. Ross has influenced many artists including Michael Jackson, Beyoncé, Madonna, Questlove, Ledisi and the Ting Tings, Various works have been inspired by Ross's career and life. The character of Deena Jones in "Dreamgirls" was inspired by Ross. Several of Ross's songs have been covered and sampled. "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" has been featured in the film
Diana Ross and Ross clashed during filming, with Ross leaving the production before shooting was completed, forcing Gordy to use secretary Edna Anderson as a body double for Ross. While a box-office success, the film was not well received by the critics: "Time" magazine's review of the film chastised Gordy for "squandering one of America's most natural resources: Diana Ross." In 1977, Motown acquired the film rights to the Broadway play "The Wiz", an African-American reinterpretation of L. Frank Baum's "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz". The film initially was to include the stage actors who had performed on the play, but, producer