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Fried Chicken and Pickles: 14 Celebrity Food Demands

Concert riders reveal what performers like to eat

(Newser) - Mariah Carey and Jennifer Lopez certainly aren't the only divas in Hollywood: Nicki Minaj's concert rider, recently revealed in a magazine interview, show that she has some pretty involved backstage demands as well. Those include three 12-piece buckets of spicy fried chicken, no thighs, and scented candles... More »

Lady Gaga's Ex-Assistant Sues

Singer is kind of a little monster, claims Jennifer O’Neill

(Newser) - Lady Gaga just can't get good help these days: At least not the kind who will seamlessly handle all aspects of her life, manage her crazy wardrobe, wait at her beck and call at all hours, and not sue for their trouble. Seems one Jennifer O'Neill is suing... More »

Diva Whitney Nearly Booted From Flight

She apparently has a problem buckling her own seatbelt

(Newser) - Memo to Whitney Houston: You may be world-famous, but you still have to fasten your seatbelt while on a plane. The notorious diva nearly got herself booted from a Delta flight yesterday after a crew member asked her to buckle up before takeoff and she refused. Multiple sources tell TMZ... More »

Joan Collins Basically Hates All Women

On Keira Knightley: 'Well, she's thin.'

(Newser) - Apparently there's not a lot of love lost between Joan Collins and her fellow celebrities. In an interview with the Telegraph to promote her new book, The World According to Joan, the former Dynasty star was asked about:
  • Kate Winslet: On one of her outfits at the Venice Film
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Cameron on J.Lo: Stick to Your Day Job

Apparently, co-stars are not fond of one another

(Newser) - Catfight alert: Cameron Diaz is not a fan of Jennifer Lopez, her co-star in the upcoming What to Expect When You’re Expecting. Diaz has been griping about “nightmare” J.Lo’s diva attitude all over the set, and “even said that Jen should stick to her day... More »

Katy Perry Doesn't Want to Be Looked At

Drivers specifically warned about staring in concert rider

(Newser) - Katy Perry seems like such a fun gal , right? But her concert rider, obtained by the Smoking Gun , is as diva-licious as Mariah's or J.Lo's . Some particularly amusing bits:
  • Chauffeurs are not allowed to talk to Perry, her guests, or her fans. They're certainly not allowed
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What It Takes to Be J.Lo's Assistant

The notorious diva is predictably demanding

(Newser) - Need a job? Well, as long as you don’t mind working 72 hours a week, being on call 24/7, and not having a significant other (or a pet), you can be Jennifer Lopez’s assistant! The job also requires you to, not surprisingly, “have a thick skin,”... More »

Diva JLo Booted as American Idol Judge

She reportedly made too many demands of Fox

(Newser) - Jennifer Lopez's hopes of being the newest American Idol judge were short-lived. Fox pulled the plug on the Latina diva because "her demands got out of hand," says one source. "Fox just had enough.” Read the full article at People or go here to see why... More »

8 Actresses Who Are Downright Divas

But Courteney Cox always seems so nice onscreen...

(Newser) - Since divas always want to be the center of attention, The Frisky devoted an entire list to them. Eight ladies with bad on-set reputations:
  • Paris Hilton: Played herself—for just one day of shooting—in The Other Guys, yet still had three pages of demands including live lobsters prepared fresh
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Megan Fox Dropped From Transformers

Actress is dropped from third film

(Newser) - Without Megan Fox, what exactly is the appeal of Transformers 3? The world will soon find out, because the sultry actress has been dropped from the July 2011 film. After her highly-publicized comments against director Michael Bay, many aren’t surprised to hear the news—but Bay himself had welcomed... More »

J.Lo's Latest Diva Demands

She needed them to drown out her custom boat's motor

(Newser) - News flash: Jennifer Lopez is still a diva. Some highlights from her contract for performing at the World Music Awards, courtesy of the Mirror:
  • Custom speed boat with a champagne fridge
  • $4400 diamond-encrusted headphones to block out noise of the boat’s motor
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Mariah Carey Downgrades Diva Demands ... Sort Of

Down-to-earth star now only requires $200 bottle of wine in rider

(Newser) - Mariah Carey used to roll into town with a rider full of diva demands like swanky Cristal champagne, complete with "bendy straws" with which to guzzle, er, sip it. But those days are over for the songbird—or at least downgraded slightly to a meager $200 bottle of Cabernet... More »

Luke Wilson a Jerk on AT&T Shoots

You might be, too, if you had to shill cell phones for cash

(Newser) - Poor Luke Wilson was forced to do lowly AT&T commercials for money, and the loss of his indie cred has apparently turned him into a huge diva. A source tells Fox that during filming Wilson would “talk back to the director,” insist that his lines be re-written,... More »

Kate Gosselin a 'Diva' on DWTS

Reality star snubs fellow contestants, scared off Johnny Weir

(Newser) - Surprise, surprise: Turns out Kate Gosselin is a “total diva.” Sources tell the New York Post the reality TV mom “has set herself apart” from the other Dancing With the Stars contestants and “wants to be the queen bee.” And her ice-queen-like behavior is supposedly... More »

Tyra Banks a 'Brutal' Boss

As 'The Tyra Banks Show' ends, the gossip starts flying

(Newser) - The death knell has barely finished tolling for The Tyra Banks Show, and her former employees are already dishing on her diva-like behavior as a boss. “She and the higher-ups on the production staff could be extremely brutal,” one source tells the New York Daily News , adding that... More »

Mariah Carey's Diva Demands Get Weirder

Singer apparently needs 2 people just to sit down properly

(Newser) - Mariah Carey continues to out-diva herself all over London, as evidenced by the crazy demands that accompanied her most recent interview. Carey’s hilariously large entourage included two people to lower her onto the sofa, says GMTV’s Kate Garraway. Her harem “outnumbered the entire GMTV crew,” and... More »

Mariah's Latest Diva Demands

Carey's latest appearance marked by more ridiculous requests

(Newser) - Famous for her diva behavior, Mariah Carey kept thousands of London fans waiting for nearly an hour before she finally arrived at a holiday lighting ceremony. The Daily Mail runs down her demands for the appearance, all but one of which she got:
  • One hundred white doves and 20 white
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New York's Biggest Divas

Mariah Carey is pretty bad, but don't write off Alex Rodriguez, Lady Gaga

(Newser) - Thanks to the Oscar buzz surrounding Mariah Carey’s role in Precious, she is poised to become an even bigger primadonna. But the New York Daily News takes a look at other divas—and divos—in the Big Apple who could give her a run for her money:
  • Alex Rodriguez:
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Why Paula Really Left Idol

She felt mistreated, underpaid; network had 'mixed feelings'

(Newser) - Paula Abdul left American Idol only after “months of calculation,” both her own and Fox’s, writes Edward Wyatt in the New York Times. Abdul felt she was being mistreated on the show. Colleagues, she believed, weren’t doing enough to fight rumors about her “unreliability and... More »

Feud Cuts LiLo's Betty Stand Short

Mean-girl antics between Lohan, star Ferrara trim 6-episode arc to 4

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan’s stand on ABC’s Ugly Betty has been reduced from six episodes to four, and a breakdown in relations with star America Ferrera is the cause, the New York Post reports. Insiders said Lohan—signed to play a high-school rival—wouldn’t emerge from her (trashed) dressing... More »

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