You hear stories about your favourite icon being demanding and hard to work with, but you often pay no heed. People think everyone in Hollywood must have a lot of attitude and nobody is a doormat. But then there are stars who are so out of touch with their fans, co-stars and reality that it is outrageous.
They are not just difficult to work with but even have the most ridiculous workplace rituals and rules which is sometimes too much even for Hollywood. Don't believe us? Take a look.
The original ‘Material Girl’ really is a materialistic woman. From biographers to industry experts, everybody has called Madonna ruthless and wildly ambitious. And it has served her well as she does have a 40-year-old career and a legion of fans. But Madonna is famously full of herself. She often doesn't bother to learn the names of her co-stars, makes ridiculous demands on tours and of course, has difficult regulations in place for her staff.
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Kanye West is the very embodiment of a diva. In fact, Kanye's work ethic and sense of entitlement is so terrible that he is quickly losing fans. Kanye used to be a terrific rapper and had friends in high places like Jay-Z and Beyonce, but after his marriage to Kim Kardashian, his total persona transformed. Not only does he take himself too seriously, he has a serious Jesus complex. His music also got worse over the years and he is obviously going through an identity crisis. His erratic behaviour wins him no brownie points. Everyone remembers how he snatched a microphone from Taylor Swift at an award ceremony and his reputation has taken a serious hit.
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The Girls showrunner is going through a tough time and the last year has been truly harrowing for her. Not only did she break off her six-year-old relationship with Josh Antonoff, she was also slammed by her friends as very snobbish. The fact that she thinks she is better than everyone else only adds to the problem. " I think I'm the voice of my generation," Lena's character in Girls, Hannah Horvath had said once. Chances are Lena actually thinks she is the face of a generation but she really isn't. Her body image issues and fallout with close friends have not helped her either.
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Ariana Grande might behave like the hot girl next door, but that's just her stage persona. Ariana is known to be a diva. Her ridiculous demands and squad rules aside, Ariana was heard slamming her own fans last year. Plus, she does not have a good reputation among her famous friends either as even her friends from Nickelodeon are not on good terms with her anymore. She might be just 24, but Ariana is already after the millions and one look at her Instagram proves our point.
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Kristen Stewart has been famously known as a cold and distant celebrity. Though she has often said that she feels overwhelmed by the love of her fans and that she does care about them, she got a bad reputation pretty early on in her career. The fact that she won't talk about her personal life and would often shut herself off is a bad sign. Though she has a lot of fans, it would help her if she would act in more mainstream Hollywood movies. Plus, she is nowhere to be found on social media and fans find it very hard to relate to her.
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The British supermodel is not just brutal but often abusive. She was charged with throwing a phone at her domestic help a few years back. Since then Naomi hadn't done much to fix her reputation. She still talks like she is better than the other models. She famously told an aspiring model that she could never be a part of her league and fans claim Naomi is a horribly elitist. Plus, Naomi has also thrown some shade at the younger crop of supermodels by saying that they have it easier now with social media.
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Justin Bieber might think his bad boy act is attractive, but in reality, people just think he is an out of touch playboy. From being a menace to his neighbours to being a bad boyfriend to having terrible work ethic, Justin has done it all. His ultra-lavish lifestyle obvious ultra-lavish fans work harder to relate to him on any level but Justin doesn't really care. Plus Bieber has never been shy about his womanising ways and while he thinks it makes him look cool, it is quite a turn-off and is obviously the reason why no one can take him seriously.
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Beyonce is the very definition of a snob diva and she doesn't seem to care as it makes her millions of dollars. Beyonce often lets the love of her fans go to her head and acts as if she actually is royalty. Her Grammy performance where she dressed up as a goddess was mocked by many as Beyonce ended up looking quite ridiculous. The problem with Beyonce is that she thinks she is better than any other pop star when she really isn't. She has made it very clear that she is selective about her friends. Plus her music had changed courses over the years and her fans can't find any common ground with her.
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Her years of battle with drug addiction, theft charges etc have not only alienated her fans but has also transformed her entirely. Lindsay Lohan came into showbiz as a teen heart-throb but is now considered a total freak show. Her erratic behaviour and her swanky lifestyle did little to warm her up to her fan base. Over the years she hasn't really made an effort to be accepted by her fans and now, she hardly has any left now that she has work.
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Katherine Heigl doesn't have much of a Hollywood career anymore all thanks to her attitude. Not only is she difficult to work with but she even publicly slammed her directors and producers. She reportedly withdrew her name from award shows and even refused roles which she thought did her no justice. This obviously gave her a reputation and now, people won't hire her because of her snobbery.
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Mariah Carey might actually consider herself to be royalty but the only problem is that she's not. Over the years she has built a reputation as diva who is not only ambitious but wildly self-obsessed. She doesn't have much of a career anymore but Mariah is always trying to be relevant. She once reportedly left President Obama's inauguration dinner as she was not given good seats. And that attitude is winning her no favours.
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From giving himself the title of Lord to womanising, Scott Disick's lifestyle hasn't just cost her his reputation but also his family. His longtime partner Kourtney Kardashian with whom he has three children, left her as she had enough of his erratic ways. But Scott's partying and lavish jet-setting lifestyle did not change. Fans don't relate to Scott anymore as he is too rich and unrelatable and has never made any efforts to meet his fans or get closer to them. Plus, his rocky relationship with the Kardashians doesn't help.
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As Salma Hayek grew more and more selective with her roles and friends, she became distant from her fans. She married a French man and now has an enviable plush lifestyle which her fan don't know much about. She has been famously called a snob by her industry peers and over the years she has done very little to make an effort to stay relevant or to even mingle with her fans. She is just too international for Hollywood now and that attitude hardy helps.
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Taylor Swift can act like a victim all she wants but the industry unanimously agrees that she is a very hard cookie and is pretty unlikeable. She is not only cold to her once-famous squad but has also been cryptic about her private life in the last year. And her music obviously has deteriorated and her fans who used to consider her iconic, now have no clue what she does or where she is. In the process, she has also alienated her industry friends.
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Emma Watson has changed massively since her Harry Potter days. Not only does she keep her private life awfully distant from her fans, she also doesn’t do a lot to warm up to them. She is also very selective of her friends and has very few friends in the industry. A lot of sources claims, that the failure of her films post her Harry Potter days have hit her hard, and she is trying hard for a hit.
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