Nobody likes a bad boss, even if they’re one of the biggest celebrities in the world. Former employees allege that these stars, since Lady Gaga to Robert de NiroThey are nightmares to work through.
Lady Gaga refused to sleep alone
All the other employees of Lady Gaga’s Monster Ball Tour were given their own hotel room, but the former assistant Jennifer O’Neill She had to stay with the singer, 37, the entire time. “I was by her side practically 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” Jennifer, 52, testified in a 2013 lawsuit over overtime wages, which ultimately ended in a settlement. “That includes sleeping in the same bed with her. Because she didn’t sleep alone.”
Christian Bale’s publicist needed years of therapy
Christian bale He made girls cry when they asked for an autograph in a restaurant and issued violent threats after receiving a letter from a fan at his home. These are just some of the former publicist’s statements. Harrison Cheung made in his 2012 book about the Batman actor, 49.
The 56-year-old says he needed five years of therapy to overcome the bad job he worked for Christian and was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Robert De Niro required back scratches
In November, a jury ordered Robert De Niro’s Canal Productions to pay $1.3 million to Graham Chase Robinson in your case of gender discrimination. Graham, 41, who started as the actor’s assistant in 2008 and was vice president when she left in 2019, accused Robert, 80, of calling her names, such as “b****,” asking for scratches on her back and give her her “office wife” duties.
Kris Jenner got to work with her guard
In 2020, Kris JennerThe former bodyguard Marc McWilliams filed a $3 million lawsuit against the 68-year-old mother, alleging that she groped him several times and exposed herself to him in a “lewd or suggestive manner.”
Marc, 47, who worked for Kris from 2017 to 2019, also accused her of racial discrimination. She denied any wrongdoing and he dropped the case in October, likely after reaching a private settlement.
Lizzo body-shaming dancers
three of lizzoThe ancient dancers, Crystal Williams26, Arianna Davis25, and Noelle Rodriguez, 26, sued the singer, 35, in August, alleging that she created a hostile work environment with “racial animus and fat phobia.” They said they were also pressured to grope a naked dancer in an Amsterdam club. Lizzo has denied the charges, saying, “That goes against everything I stand for.”
Mariah Carey’s nanny worked 100 hours a week
Simonette DaCosta — a babysitter for Mariah CareyMoroccan and Monroe’s twins alleged in a since-resolved lawsuit in 2013 that the singer, 54, made them work more than 100 hours a week, with no overtime, and called at all hours. But she said she was fired after Mimi, jealous of her, accused her of “expressing too much affection” towards the children.
