BLIGE’S ‘DIVA’ DEMANDS ANGER JAZZ SHOW BOSSES
MARY J. BLIGE infuriated organisers of a Florida jazz festival on Saturda y (20Mar10) by making bizarre demands and taking to the stage 90 minutes late, according to a U.S. report.
The No More Drama hitmaker performed at the Jazz in the Gardens event a t Miami’s Sun Life Stadium, along with soul star Robin Thicke.
But Blige was more than an hour late for her headlining slot, meaning t he show overran its allotted timings.
A source tells the New York Daily News, "Her handlers kept saying that she would ‘go onstage when she was ready’. But it was almost midnight whe n she got on, which took the entire festival into overtime." And the singer had earlier angered bosses of the event by demanding the backstage area be cleared before she entered.
The insider adds, "While she sat in her limousine, her personal guards came into the press tent to clear out the area like they were the Secret Service. They first demanded that all print and online journalists be kic ked out because Mary didn’t want to take questions. They were acting like she was Michelle Obama or Queen Elizabeth.
"When Mary finally emerged from her car, she walked into the tent for l iterally two minutes wearing dark shades - even though it was night time.
She struck one pose and then walked off without bothering to say a singl e word. Her antics were extreme and unwarranted."
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