Hollywood's Drama Queens
Michael Jackson
Date of Birth: 29 August, 1958
Occupation: Singer
Michael Jackson has been hailed the King of Pop, but it would not be unfathomable to nickname him the King of Strop. Amongst the most noticeable examples of this is his long-lasting feud with Paul McCartney. Things started out well between the artists, who duetted on two 1980s singles, ‘Say, Say, Say’ and ‘The Girl is Mine’. Matters quickly turned sour though when Jackson outbid McCartney for the rights to the Beatles back catalogue. Now the two don’t speak. What’s more, it has recently been claimed that Jackson delivered the ultimate snub to McCartney by erasing his vocals from the remix of his Thriller album, re-released to honour its 25th birthday. Of course all this drama seems fairly small-scale when compared to Jackson’s more recent legal challenges. Shacked up in his theme park home Neverland, accusations of child abuse date back to 1993. Ten years later, they reached a crescendo when the TV documentary ‘Living with Michael Jackson’ was broadcast. This became a catalyst for Jackson being tried, and later acquitted, of more child molestation charges in 2005.
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Jennifer Lopez
Date of Birth: 24 July, 1969
Occupation: Actress, Singer
Three-times married, J-Lo’s love life has often been the topic of conversation. Yet her lavish lifestyle chooses also make for insatiable gossip column reading. After all, for the lady who supposedly insured her derrière for a million dollars, pampering that body is a way of life. As is standard with many celebrities, Lopez sends her hotels a list of what she needs to enjoy her stay. Only, her lists are rumoured to be even bigger and more demanding than most. On a recent stay at London’s Dorchester Hotel, lilies, roses and Jo Malone scented candles were amongst the many items reported on her two-page long list. It would appear that pregnancy did not subdue Lopez; her luxury suite, vacant for a fortnight until she went into labour, came equipped with blush white couches, a large Apple computer monitor, private kitchen and two flat-screen TVs to boot. Lopez gave birth to twins on 22 February, 2008. According to sources, the babies have been moved into £60,000 luxury nurseries adorned with antique furniture and hand-embroidered bedding. Two divas definitely in the making.
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Heather Mills
Date of Birth: 12 January, 1968
Occupation: Former glamour model
When Heather Anne Mills met Sir Paul McCartney in 1999, the pairing had all the ingredients of a modern-day romance and by 2002 they had walked the wedding aisle. Four years later though, the situation was less than peachy and the couple announced their separation. Since this moment, events have taken a very dramatic turn. In order to fuel acrimony in the lead up to the million pound divorce, Mills leaked reports that McCartney was cruel and occasionally violent. Jumping to his defence, Stella McCartney was quoted by newspapers as calling her then stepmother ‘a manipulative cow’ and ‘a pile of vomit.’ The media was equally fast to side with McCartney; The Sun alone dubbing her Lady Mucca. Mills retorted, giving interviews for various talk shows in which she compared herself to Princess Diana and the parents of Madeleine McCann. In other dramatic outbursts, the estranged wife claimed she was treated worse than a murderer and a paedophile. Matters reached a bitter climax in court in 2008, when Mills reportedly poured a jug of water over McCartney’s solicitors head. Love her, loathe her, pity her, you’ve got to hand it to the world’s most famous ex-wife – she certainly knows how to stir up a frenzy.
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Date of Birth: 29 August, 1958
Occupation: Singer
Michael Jackson has been hailed the King of Pop, but it would not be unfathomable to nickname him the King of Strop. Amongst the most noticeable examples of this is his long-lasting feud with Paul McCartney. Things started out well between the artists, who duetted on two 1980s singles, ‘Say, Say, Say’ and ‘The Girl is Mine’. Matters quickly turned sour though when Jackson outbid McCartney for the rights to the Beatles back catalogue. Now the two don’t speak. What’s more, it has recently been claimed that Jackson delivered the ultimate snub to McCartney by erasing his vocals from the remix of his Thriller album, re-released to honour its 25th birthday. Of course all this drama seems fairly small-scale when compared to Jackson’s more recent legal challenges. Shacked up in his theme park home Neverland, accusations of child abuse date back to 1993. Ten years later, they reached a crescendo when the TV documentary ‘Living with Michael Jackson’ was broadcast. This became a catalyst for Jackson being tried, and later acquitted, of more child molestation charges in 2005.
CLICK HERE TO READ THE MICHAEL JACKSON BIOGRAPHY
Jennifer Lopez
Date of Birth: 24 July, 1969
Occupation: Actress, Singer
Three-times married, J-Lo’s love life has often been the topic of conversation. Yet her lavish lifestyle chooses also make for insatiable gossip column reading. After all, for the lady who supposedly insured her derrière for a million dollars, pampering that body is a way of life. As is standard with many celebrities, Lopez sends her hotels a list of what she needs to enjoy her stay. Only, her lists are rumoured to be even bigger and more demanding than most. On a recent stay at London’s Dorchester Hotel, lilies, roses and Jo Malone scented candles were amongst the many items reported on her two-page long list. It would appear that pregnancy did not subdue Lopez; her luxury suite, vacant for a fortnight until she went into labour, came equipped with blush white couches, a large Apple computer monitor, private kitchen and two flat-screen TVs to boot. Lopez gave birth to twins on 22 February, 2008. According to sources, the babies have been moved into £60,000 luxury nurseries adorned with antique furniture and hand-embroidered bedding. Two divas definitely in the making.
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT JENNIFER LOPEZ
Heather Mills
Date of Birth: 12 January, 1968
Occupation: Former glamour model
When Heather Anne Mills met Sir Paul McCartney in 1999, the pairing had all the ingredients of a modern-day romance and by 2002 they had walked the wedding aisle. Four years later though, the situation was less than peachy and the couple announced their separation. Since this moment, events have taken a very dramatic turn. In order to fuel acrimony in the lead up to the million pound divorce, Mills leaked reports that McCartney was cruel and occasionally violent. Jumping to his defence, Stella McCartney was quoted by newspapers as calling her then stepmother ‘a manipulative cow’ and ‘a pile of vomit.’ The media was equally fast to side with McCartney; The Sun alone dubbing her Lady Mucca. Mills retorted, giving interviews for various talk shows in which she compared herself to Princess Diana and the parents of Madeleine McCann. In other dramatic outbursts, the estranged wife claimed she was treated worse than a murderer and a paedophile. Matters reached a bitter climax in court in 2008, when Mills reportedly poured a jug of water over McCartney’s solicitors head. Love her, loathe her, pity her, you’ve got to hand it to the world’s most famous ex-wife – she certainly knows how to stir up a frenzy.
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