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26 Petty Celebrity Demands That Take the Cake They Just Threw Across the Room

October 24, 2023

We’ve all been there. You’re working a 7 a.m. television shoot in New York City. The young, incredibly famous guest star has a rider requesting tequila, condoms and a PS5 in their trailer. You think to yourself: Wait, am I reading this right? Is this for the wrap party, or is this breakfast tequila?

Your producer gets management on the horn — sure enough, it’s for right now. Go! Get on it! They’ll be here in 20 minutes, you lowly production assistant scum!

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Prince CRACKED.COM The Artist preferred everything in his dressing room be wrapped in cling wrap, so he could unwrap it himself. Bubble wrap sounds like it'd be more satisfying, but what do I know? — Source

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Iggy Pop Reter Rachell CRACKED.COM IGGYAND THE Longtime road manager Jos Grain prides himself on his bizarre rider demands, including: Seven dwarves, dressed up as those dwarves out of that marvellous Walt Disney film. Taller people are acceptable, of course. It's attitude, more than altitude, that's important here. — Source

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On her 2010 World Tour, Rihanna's room had to have Archipelago Black Forest Candles. If the promoter couldn't get these, they had to contact Rihanna's people ASAP to find out which candles were her #2 choice. CRACKED.COM — Source

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William Frawley I LOVE LUCY CRACKED.COM The actor who played Fred was reportedly a tough guy to work with. His weirdest hangup was probably the Yankees clause in his contract: he would get extra time off whenever the Yankees made the World Series, which happened 7 times over the course of the show. — Source

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MARILYN MANSON ONCE DEMANDED A BAG OF GUMMI BEARS TOGETHER WITH ASSORTED KOOL-AID GRAPE PE ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR FLAVER . с CAFFEINE TR G FREE FREE CAFFEINE TR Kool-Aid ARTIFICIAL FLAP ASSOCIAL Junkig FLAVOR TROPiCAL على TROPiCAL PUNCH to 1 Kool ON CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Mother! crew built Jennifer Lawrence a Kardashian tent, so she could de-stress. It had gumballs, it was plastered with Kardashians' pictures, and it looped Keeping Up with the Kardashians. She called it my happy place. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WANT DRAKE TO PERFORM AT YOUR EVENT? DRAKE RIDER REQUIREMENTS LDRESSING ROOM: PURCHASER SHALL PROVIDE AT HIS SOLE COST AND EXPENSE TWO (2) DRESSING ROOMS WITH LOCKABLE DOORS. THESE DRESSING ROOMS SHALL BE CLEAN, COMFORTABLE, AND CONTAIN ADEQUATE LIGHTING, MIRRORS, COMFORTABLE SEATING AND TOILETS WITHIN OR VERY CLOSE BY. THESE DRESSING ROOMS WILL BE FOR ARTIST'S SOLE USE. PURCHASER MUST PROVIDE TEN (10) LARGE TOWELS, FOUR (4) DOZEN NATURAL SENTED INSENSE STICKS, THREE (3) NATURAL SCENTED CANDLES, ONE (1)'BOTTLE OF DR. BONNER'S PEPPERMINT YOU BETTER HAVE FOUR DOZEN NATURAL SCENTED INCENSE STICKS READY ATYOUR DISPOSAL CRACKED.COM — Source

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In order to make sure organizers read instructions thouroughly, Metal band Van Halen asked for M&M's backstage, specifying 'absolutely no brown ones' Munchies Potato chips with assorted dips Nuts CRACKED.COM Pretzels ABSOLUTELY NO BROWN ONES) M relve & M's (WARNING: (12) Reese's coorted peanut butter cups Dannon yogurt (on ice) — Source

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CRACKED COM Metallica was very particular about having bacon for every meal on their 2004 tour. Eggs Bacon & Sausage ** BACON VERY IMPORTANT THAT BACON BE AVAILABLE AT EVERY MEAL AND DURING DAY They clearly had their priorities sorted out. — Source

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CRACKED.COM Among other things, Grace Jones' rider includes requests for two dozen unopened Findeclare or Colchester Oysters with an oyster knife, because she does her own shucking. — Source

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Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga's 2010 rider made it clear that at least 30 minutes before her performance at any venue, all bars in the whole building would be banned from serving ice. The anti-ice rule didn't apply to her though, as her long list required foods like non-smelly, non-sweaty cheese to be served on ice alongside a blender and an entire smoothie station. CRACKED.COM — Source

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CRACKED.COM Pharrell Williams occasionally asks for a framed photograph of Carl Sagan in his riders. Initially, his crew did it as a joke because Williams is a big fan of Sagan. Не appreciated the sentiment and started asking for it himself. — Source

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CRACKED.COM GRIMES likes playing with cute or fluffy creatures back- stage; at one point her rider asked for a Bulldog, French Bulldog, Pug, Pomeranian, chinchilla or Pekingese. — Source

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Peter Sellers wouldn't let anyone wear green or purple around him. The Pink Panther actor was very superstitious of the two colors, and would storm off set if a member of the production crew were dressed in either hue. Sellers even had people search rooms he would stay in to make sure there wasn't anything resembling green or purple. CRACKED.COM — Source

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CRACKED.COM Not only does Jack White insist on one bowl of fresh, chunky home-made guacamole in his dressing room... Не even provides a handy recipe to follow. GUACAMOLE RECIPE A 8 x large, ripe Hoos avocados (cur in holf the long way, remove the pit-SA VE THE PITS THOUGH-, and dice into large cubes with o butter knife. 3 or 4 stirs down, 3 or 4 across. You'll scoop out the chunks with a spoon, careful to maintain the avocado in fairly large chunks.) AAAAAA 4x vine-ripened tomardes (diced) 1/x x yellow onion (finely chopped) 1x full bunch cilontro (chopped) 4 x — Source

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Uma Thurman CRACKED.COM She pulled the movie star equivalent of calling dibs on top bunk: a contract clause that said no other cast member may receive more favorable dressing rooms. — Source

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Mary J. Blige CRACKED.COM She requires every venue she performs at to install a factory-fresh toilet seat. — Source

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Ben Affleck الا GONE GIRL B ... TH S CRACKED COM Affleck grew up in Massachusetts as a massive Red Sox fan. Enough so that he refused to wear a Yankees hat in the movie Gone Girl. Some people may call that unnecessary. Those people just don't understand friggin' loyalty, kid. — Source

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Jennifer Lopez doesn't like to be distracted by horrible colors. Her dressing-room rider requests a white white flowers, white tables, white room, drapes, white candles, white couches and tepid water. CRACKED.COM — Source

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CRACKED.COM WHENEVER QUEEN WERE FEELING A BIT ANNOYED BEFORE A SHOW THEY WOULD DEMAND THEIR OPENING ACT KEEP THE NOISE DOWN SO THEY COULD GET READY WITHOUT DISTRACTIONS. — Source

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Steve McQueen THE TOWERING INFERNO CRACKED.COM When McQueen starred opposite rival actor Paul Newman in The Towering Inferno, he insisted that the script be rewritten so that the two had the exact same number of lines. Surprised we never saw a spite-based line of McQueen's Own salad dressing. — Source

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Samuel L. Jackson CRACKED.COM Samuel L. Jackson loves golf. Enough that all of his film contracts ensure he can golf at least twice a week. Do you think he ever goes, I've had it with these mother&#*#in' strokes on this mother&#$#in' green? (Sorry.) — Source

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CeeLo Green's backstage demands include red GRACKED.COM M&Ms and vodka. m m a m m m 3 IT - - ABSOLUT Country of Sweden VODKA Every drop of the superb vedia has been ody with Sendial and - the محمد down and confinanci of determined de the personal profection AND — Source

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CRACKED.COM While on tour in North America, Adele explicitly forbade serving her North American beer. — Source

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Weird Al Yankovic Company CRACKED.COM For a long time, Weird Al requested a fresh Hawaiian shirt from every venue he performed at. Не took out that clause after collecting several hundred shirts. — Source

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