After her break - up with Bieber , Selena Gomez allegedly did n’t want any crew to use the name " Justin " .
Being a celebritycan sometimes get you a lot of cool stuff— including the right to make pretty specific demands of the places you work. A celeb’s list of preferences and requirements is sent ahead to a venue or set, and is called a rider. Here are 26 of the wildest ones:
1.According to informationrevealed during a lawsuit,Lady Gagaonce asked for “a mannequin with puffy pink public [sic] hair” backstage. We assume “public” was a typo.
2.Graham Norton admittedthat an unnamed celeb on his show asked for nine dressing rooms. Then, they changed their mind — they actually wanted a tenth room (to charge their phone, of course).
3.In 1982,Van Halen asked for a bowl of M&Mswith all the brown candies removed.
4.Barbara Streisand reportedly askedsecurity personnel to be dressed smartly — that meant no T-shirts “at all”.
5.Madonna reportedly asks for a new loo seatin every venue she works at.
6.In 2007, J-Lo’s riderallegedly included all-white everything— down to the couch, drapes, and candles.
7.Grace Jonesasked for closed oysters. Closed? Yep, because “Grace does her own shucking,” adescription of the rider in her book read.
8.After herbreakupwithJustin Bieber,Selena Gomez allegedly askedthat no members of the crewin an Adidias commercial she was filminguse the name Justin.
9.Lindsay Lohanreportedly demanded$860,000 and a one-on-one with Putin to appear on a Russian talk show. Her requests were not met (and TBH, we doubt she ever expected them to be).
10.Cher reportedly wanted a whole roomfor her wigs during her ‘99 tour. To be fair, though, the wigs can share the room with her wardrobe if it’s big enough.
11.Joe Jonashas admitted that his rider included"12 puppies."
12.Eminem allegedlyasked for an entire koi pond.
13.Metallica wanted bacon with every single meal during their 2004 tour. “BACON VERY IMPORTANT THAT BACON BE AVAILABLE AT EVERY MEAL AND DURING DAY,“the rider reads.
14.Jay-Z allegedly asked for"high-quality” pb&j sandwiches in his 2009 tour (reasonable, but pretty specific). He alsosupposedly requested sevendressing rooms on tour.
15.Christina Aguilerareportedly can’t stand trafficand allegedly gets a police escort to avoid it.
16.A leaked 2011 rider from Katy Perry alledgedly stressed she haveABSOLUTELY NO CARNATIONSbackstage.
17.Prince’s 2004 tour riderasked for all his foodto be wrapped and/or unopened.
18.There was a time when Weird Al Yankovic asked for one “garish Hawaiian shirt"every show. He stopped when the collection became too big.
19.Pharell Williams’ request for a framed Carl Sagan picture in his dressing room may have started off as joke but since then, it’s becomea regular partof his rider.
20.Mariah Careyreportedly askedfor 100 doves and 20 kittens when switching on a British shopping centre’s Christmas lights in 2009. The requests were denied for health and safety reasons, sources say.
21.Iggy Popwanted a Bob Hope impersonatorat every show.
22.The Foo Fighters' alleged ridersinclude endless wild requests, like venue staff choosing four magazines that “show us you have a brain and fantastic interests.”
23.George Clooneyallegedly hada custom-built beach hut and hot tub placed next to his trailer while filmingGravity.
24.Britney Spearsallegedly wanteda picture of Diana hanging in her dressing room while performing at the O2 London arena.
25.Jennifer Lawrence needed a bit of emotional reprieve while filming the intenseMother!and in this case, “emotional reprieve” meant “a fullKardashian-watching tent.” “I eventually had to bringThe Kardashiansin,“she joked whenspeaking of filming one particularly harrowing scene.
26.Will Ferrell’s jokey rider once (unseriously) demanded an electric three wheel mobility scooter,a flight of stairs on wheels, a fake tree on wheels, and a rainbow on wheels.
