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By Shannon Raphael
Jun. 8 2022, Updated 3:21 p.m. ET
In addition to being the daughter of music icon Diana Ross, Tracee Ellis Ross is best known for starring on the hit shows Girlfriends and Black-ish — the latter of which she received a Golden Globe for. The actress is wildly in-demand these days, and though that means the public is prying into her personal life, she's always been very private.
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Still, fans want to know: Who has Tracee dated? Is she dating anyone now? There have been some recent rumors. Let's get into it!
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Is Tracee Ellis Ross dating 'Black-ish' creator Kenya Barris?
Rumors began circulating in January 2020 that Tracee was dating Black-ish creator Kenya Barris. Kenya and his wife of 20 years, Dr. Rania "Rainbow" Barris, announced their intention to divorce in 2019. Interestingly, Tracee's character on the show was inspired by Kenya's wife.
The two never confirmed their supposed romance, but multiple sources allegedly told LoveBScott.com that they became an item after Kenya filed for divorce. However, in September 2020, Kenya and Rainbow reconciled, and Tracee remained on Black-Ish.
In May 2022, Black-ish aired its final episode, ending Kenya and Tracee’s working relationship. The following month, People reported that Kenya filed for divorce from Rania again, citing “irreconcilable differences.” Per court documents, he requested legal joint custody of their four minor children and intended to give his estranged wife spousal support.
The only other person Tracee has been linked to in her decades-long career is music manager Abou "Bu" Thiam — and their romance was only confirmed after the pair had already broken up. Bu appeared on the radio show The Breakfast Club in 2016, where he discussed being amicable with the actress following their split.
While he didn't confirm when exactly they dated, Bu said that the two are on very friendly terms.
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"Me and Tracee are going to be lovers forever," he said on the show. "I really do believe that. Me and her have this genuine, unconditional relationship. Anybody that comes in my life, they have to know that and vice versa with her."
When asked why the two broke up, Bu claimed that he couldn't give his full efforts in the relationship.
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"I believe that being with somebody is ... like a real job. It's a real responsibility. She's in a place in her career where if I can't give her all of me, I don't want to waste her time or put her in that space," he continued. "Why not give her the opportunity to find someone else that can?"
When host Charlamagne tha God referred to Tracee as "top notch," Bu said that their relationship was special.
"Out of all the females that I've dated, and not to discredit all the other girls, because I've been with some good females in my life, she has to be one of the most unconditional, loving, spirited people," Bu said on the show.
He later joked that he tells the other women that he's dating that he might leave them for Tracee.
In an October 2020 cover story for Shape, Tracee declared she was “happily single” but wasn’t ruling out a relationship with the right person.
“That doesn't mean I am not open to and don't want a relationship,” she explained. “But, in my wonderful and robust experience of being single, I have learned to have a productive relationship with loneliness and an intensely juicy relationship with my joyful solitude — I really enjoy my company."
The actress has never been married, and she's been candid in the past about wanting to keep her personal life private.
After winning her first Golden Globe Award in 2017, Tracee went on ABC News' Celeb 101 to discuss how her upbringing in the public eye led her to want to keep certain things to herself as an adult.
"I was born into a very public family and so I gained a relationship for myself to what is important... [and] what is sacred in my life," she explained on the show.
"I don't make a decision [that] 'I will never talk about my relationships' or anything like that. That's certainly not a decision that I've made or anything like that, but there are certain things that are sacred to me that are not for public consumption," she continued. "They are mine."
Back in November 2020, she revealed in an interview, that she was single, but there had been speculation a few months earlier that she was dating Black-ish creator, Kenya Barris. His marriage to his wife of 20 years ended in divorce in 2019, but neither Tracee nor Kenya ever mentioned the speculation.
Throughout her career, Ross has been vocally childfree. In a February 2018 Glamour interview, she stated "It's really interesting to be a woman and to get to 45 and not be married and not have kids.
How Much Did Ross Make On Black-ish? It turns out Ross's paycheck had more than doubled since she started working on the show in 2014. Celebrity Net Worth reports that the actress made $60,000 per episode during the first season. But after its syndication, Ross's salary was increased to $200,000 per episode.
Tracee does not have children of her own, but she's a proud aunt to her four siblings' kids. Rhonda, who married her husband Kendrick in 1996, is the mom of a son named Raif-Henok Emmanuel. Meanwhile, Chudney and her husband Joshua Faulkner have two daughters — Callaway Lane and Everlee Ernestine.
In her own words, Tracee Ellis Ross processes the end of her long-running ABC sitcom (final episodes airing Tuesdays at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT): In this industry, sometimes people say, "I wrote this part for you." I've heard that multiple times.
Diana Ross may be best known for her powerful and legendary voice, but the Motown singer is also a mom to five children: Rhonda, 48, Tracee Ellis, 46, Chudney, 43, Ross, 32, and Evan, 31. The late Arne Naess was the father of Ross and Evan, while Robert Ellis Silberstein is the father of Rhonda, Tracee, and Chudney.
Diana Ross Net Worth: How rich is Diana Ross? & How much money is Diana Ross worth? Time to find out! Diana Ross is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer and her current net worth is $300 million.
2014—2022. In 2014, Shahidi was cast as a 14-year-old Zoey Johnson, the eldest daughter of Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross' characters in the ABC comedy series Black-ish created by Kenya Barris.
Tracee's parents were only married from 1971 to 1977, and her father later dropped his last name Silberstein, choosing to go by Ellis instead. Tracee and her siblings, Rhonda and Chudney, also followed suit, all changing their last names to Ross.
What is the Salary/Income of Tracee Ellis Ross in 2024? In 2024, she continues to earn a substantial income, particularly from her role in Black-ish, where she reportedly makes around $200,000 per episode.
Lilly said the decision to end with the eighth season allowed the producers to map out a true ending. Lilly talked to creator Kenya Barris and executive producer Laura Gutin Peterson about where they wanted to go. The decision was made to mirror some of the issues that were raised by the pilot.
Yara Shahidi had just finished four seasons on “Grown-ish,” Freeform's college-set “Black-ish” spinoff, and while there was more left for her character, eldest daughter Zoey, to do on the show, she was ready to step back as the main star and focus more on her role as an executive producer.
Kenya Barris and his wife, Dr.Rania "Rainbow" Barris, are calling it quits after more than 20 years of marriage. According to court documents obtained by ET, both Rania and the Black-ish creator signed the divorce filing on June 1, saying they've been separated since Sept. 9, 2020.
She's openly spoken about her singlehood, claiming she only wants a relationship “if it betters her life,” not feeling like she needs one to be fulfilled. However, just because she's single and thriving now doesn't mean that she hasn't had a fair share of bachelors in her roster.
At the time of Rhonda's birth, Diana Ross was married to her first husband, Robert Ellis Silberstein. Ross, Gordy, and Silberstein all knew of Rhonda's parentage. She was publicly presented as the daughter of Ross and Silberstein, and he raised her. When she was 13, she was told Gordy was her biological father.
But for folks of a certain age, Diana Ross represented something that had never been seen before. And though she had humble beginnings, she had (and still has) a larger-than-life talent — and this talent earned her a $250 million net worth, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
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