14 DAY TRIAL // Word in the industry, coming from reliable insiders, is that celebrities have the final say in their relationship with the media. For instance, stars can decide if and what questions they’re to be asked during a press conference. On the other hand, if they’re Mary J Blige, they can also choose not to take questions at all and act like a diva instead, as Contact Music says she did.
The famous singer was scheduled for a performance over the weekend at a Florida jazz festival. Admittedly, though this is the first time word of Blige acting like this comes out, on the night in question, she was quite an insufferable diva. Aside from the fact that she came on stage one hour and a half late, she also acted like she owned the place, as the saying goes. Keeping her glasses on, Mary J asked her handlers to remove reporters from the press room and would not pose for pictures.
“Her handlers kept saying that she would ‘go onstage when she was ready.’ But it was almost midnight when she got on, which took the entire festival into overtime. 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 kicked out because Mary didn’t want to take questions. They were acting like she was Michelle Obama or Queen Elizabeth,” an unnamed source tells the aforementioned music publication.
Moreover, when the singer did get out of her limo, she barely condescended to sit for a couple of shots, as is customary. “When Mary finally emerged from her car, she walked into the tent for literally two minutes wearing dark shades – even though it was night time. She struck one pose and then walked off without bothering to say a single word. Her antics were extreme and unwarranted,” the same source goes on to say.
A publicist for Mary J Blige was not immediately available for comment at the time this report went to press. Hopefully, it’s nothing but a rumor, fans say.