6 Most Demanding Hollywood Stars

While hanging out on the set of a movie might seem like a dream come true, it can often be a nightmare for the cast and crew working with a demanding star. Crazy demands, bad attitudes and tantrums are just a few of the things crew members have to deal with when working with a difficult actor. Sometimes their requests become so outrageous that producers end up refusing to work with them all together. Who are Hollywood’s most difficult stars? Here’s a look at eight actors who are known to be both difficult and demanding.

1. Katherine Heigl

Over the last few years Heigl has become well known for her outrageous on-set demands. A Hollywood Reporter article writes that several executives and producers who’ve worked with Heigl have said she’s extraordinarily demanding on set. In 2008, she decided to publicly air some of her grievances about her first hit film, Knocked Up, describing it as a sexist movie. Later that same year, she also said she wasn’t planning on seeking an Emmy for her performance in ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy because she didn’t feel the writing was good enough to do so. An insider who worked in her 2010 film Life as We Know It revealed during an interview with the Hollywood Reporter that “she can cost you time every single day of shooting. Wardrobe issues, not getting out of the trailer, questioning the script every single day. Even getting her deal closed at Warners was hard. She hit that point of ‘no.’”

2. Teri Hatcher

When Nicollette Sheridan filed her wrongful-termination lawsuit against Desperate Housewives in 2012, the show’s creator Marc Cherry testified that Sheridan told him Hatcher was the “meanest woman in the world,” according to E Online. While tension between Hatcher and her cast members was kept under wraps during filming, more speculation about Hatcher’s negative on-set attitude surfaced when a farewell gift card from the show’s cast to the crew didn’t even include her name. In fact, the other cast members couldn’t even tolerate her on photo shoots. Celebuzz reports that in 2005, Eva Longoria and Marcia Cross threatened to walk off a Vanity Fair photo shoot if they posed with Thatcher in the center. 

3. Lindsay Lohan

Lohan is known for being notoriously late and demanding on set. Her reputation was only made worse in 2013 when her film The Canyons wrapped up. Director Paul Schrader told reporters in an interview, “Today I am free. In the past 16 months, I have been hostage to Lindsay Lohan. She is a great actress, she should be here, but her behavior is unspeakable.” Recently, Lohan released an eight-part documentary series (Lindsay), which ran on the Oprah Winfrey Network. During one episode, Lohan bails on a project last minute after discovering it would require her to speak, per the Washington Post.

4. Val Kilmer

Kilmer walked off the set of his very first job, which was a commercial for hamburgers when he was 12 years old, Celeb Zen writes. His sporadic on-set behavior has caused almost every director he has ever worked with to say something derogatory about the once promising actor. His most well-known outburst was during the making of 1995’s Batman Forever, when he had a fight with the director, Joel Schumacher. The fight stemmed from Kilmer making irrational demands to the first assistant director, cameraman and costume people.

“He was rude and inappropriate. He was childish and impossible. I was forced to tell him that this would not be tolerated for one more second. Then we had two weeks where he did not speak to me but it was bliss,” Schumacher said shortly after the dispute. In addition to his on-set demands, Kilmer’s frequently been known to go off on tangents during interviews, and his ex-wives and former girlfriends have happily gone on the record to let the world know just how crazy he is.

5. Shia LaBeouf

In 2013, LaBeouf left the Broadway play Orphans after getting in a very public fight with Daniel Sullivan and costar Alec Baldwin. He didn’t just temporarily leave, though – he was gone for good. So, what happened? After his departure, LaBeouf released a video of his audition along with email exchanges between director Daniel Sullivan, playwright Lyle Kessler, and costars Baldwin and Tom Sturridge, which seemed to allude to an ongoing fight between LaBeouf and Baldwin. However, LaBeouf deserves a little credit here. Shortly after the dispute, he made amends by sending Baldwin a heartfelt apology letter. 

6. Jennifer Lopez

If you have any doubts that Lopez is a diva, take a look at her list of ridiculous on-set demands. She’s been known to argue with anyone and everyone on set, and will refuse to act if her extremely specific list of requirements isn’t met, What Culture reports. In 2013, she was in the running for the opening ceremonies of India’s Premier League cricket tournament, an opportunity that quickly evaporated when organizers received her requests. The Huffington Post reports that some of her big requests included a private plane and a collection of hotel rooms for various stylists and handlers. 

Rosie Perez, an actress who worked with Lopez on the ‘90s show In Living Color, released a memoir, Handbook for an Unpredictable Life, that called Lopez out on her diva ways. Perez reveals that the show’s other dancers constantly complained about her bad attitude and became frequently frustrated at her wardrobe and makeup demands. (Sources from http://wallstcheatsheet.com)