 There was a consensus among the rest of the group that Ruffin needed to be replaced.When Ruffin missed a June 1968 engagement at a Cleveland supper club in order to attend a show by his new girlfriend, Barbara Gail Martin (daughter of Dean Martin), the group decided that he had crossed the line.The other four Temptations drew up legal documentation, officially firing Ruffin on June 27, 1968.