Diva behaviour
A look at celebville and the outrageous requests tinseltown folk are prone to make.
If you were a mega-star and well accustomed to hundreds of fans and groupies chanting your name, vying for your attention and million-dollar autograph – would you feel entitled and justified enough to insist that certain outrageous and sometimes outright bizarre requests be met?
Well, you might not, but there certainly are a few celebs that think they are entitled extra special treatment, often they liken themselves to a demi-god status and expect to be treated as such.
Sexy back or diva attack?
Singer, songwriter Justin Timberlake has enjoyed the reputation of being the ‘nice-guy’. However, on his recent tour to Australia, he has somewhat tainted his squeaky-clean image, as he reportedly snubbed his Australian fans and was just plain moody all round…
It is reported that JT not only dogged his fans, (the people who helped get him to his star status), but also flossed his cheapskate side. He apparently didn’t bother to leave a tip at a restaurant, even after he received a $140 meal for free.
Although his ‘hatred’ for the paparazzi is no secret, his reply to one reporters’ comment was totally uncalled for. The excited reporter told Justin: “If my kid could see me now, he’d be so excited”. His reply: “I can’t believe they let you reproduce kids”
I can’t believe that a few charttopping hits can produce an ego the size of a rugby field, but I guess the cliché ‘the proof is in the pudding’ rings true…
J-Lo’s diva glow
It ain’t Jenny from the block anymore; more true to form would be Jenny from Park Avenue, blinging and blinging galore. This singer/actress has been in the spotlight too many times with news of her diva antics. The latest outrageous requests will leave you gasping in disbelief that people like this actually exist.
Notorious for her larger than life entourage, her backstage demands surpass even this. While wrapping up the recording of her Spanish album, it was reported that record execs were flabbergasted by her characteristically three-page list of demands. Just two hours before she was due to arrive at the studios, she faxed through her infamous list of demands.
Her list requested that all lights be at a certain wattage, and angled in such a way to allow for the singer to look ‘desirable’ at all times (does this help her sing better, I wonder? Can anyone say: ego?). She also demanded ‘fresh, piping hot Cuban bread, dozens of packets of Skittles, a gourmet meat selection, a separate cheese platter, crates of water and fruit’ as well as her signature ‘scented candles’.
Mariah Carey covers all diva angles…
The queen of erratic and diva-like behaviour has stepped up to the plate once again, as one of the contenders for the most outrageous diva-displays yet.
On the set of her music video “Shake it off”, the singer reportedly asked to be carried around the set, as her high heel shoes had left her with aching feet. When the director, Jake Nava offered her a comfy pair of slippers to don, Mariah was disgusted and replied rather snootily: “I cant wear flat shoes. My feet repel them!”
The next diva antic this celeb has admitted to is that she sleep in a sauna. She claims that three hours of rest in the sauna is essential for her vocal chords, as the steam relaxes and soothes her throat. “Sleeping in there will make my voice better because of the steam. I sleep in there for three hours, and then go into my normal room. I’ve got to sleep for a total of 15 hours to sing the way I want to”.
Also, Mariah recently accosted event organisers in Las Vegas with her radical requests. “She demanded blacked-out windows, the presidential suite, a $25 000 incentive to strike a pose on the red carpet of the night club ‘TAO’ opening, as well as a rolled out red carpet and white candles upon her arrival anywhere in the city”, a snitch reports. Sounds like just another day of diva mayhem for Mariah.
Bootylicious turned diva-licious
It seems the diva-bug has bitten singing sensation, Beyonce Knowles. This once levelheaded celeb is reported to be a demanding diva that seems to think she is above the masses. During a concert held at the Cox Arena ion San Diego, one of the local staff reported the following: “All the local staff were instructed by Beyonce’s people not to look at her, speak to her or approach her. The staff were actually told that if Beyonce was coming down the hall, you were to find an unlocked room and immediately go into it, out of her presence”
Such diva behaviour leaves Beyonce looking ‘super rude and demanding’.
Beyonce’s backstage demands include having the entire backstage area be covered with white linen, as reported by an insider: “it was all over the walls and the furniture in her dressing room. It was even spread out on the backstage walkway like a ‘red carpet’ – and one of her people even had to smooth out the wrinkles after she passed by.”
Another outrageous antic was during a meet and greet in Dublin. Beyonce’s team had a few rules for her adoring fans: “no bags, no kissing, no questions, no touching, no photos (unless you pay), no presents”.
These rules not only offended but really upset many of her fans (possibly new ex-fans now), as one fans recalls: “It was supposed to be a bit of fun, but I felt like I was under surveillance. It was like Beyonce was wrapped in cotton wool. There were lots of bodyguards watching, and I wasn’t happy about leaving my handbag in the corridor”.
The common diva-thread that ties these celebs is their dislike for being looked in the eye. Justin Timberlake, Jennifer Lopez, Mariah Carey and Beyonce Knowles have all given strict instructions to backstage staff, reporters and fans alike to “avoid any and all eye contact”.
A pretty strange demand for people that have chosen life in the limelight as a career choice, don’t you think?
When does the partying and drinking become a problem?