American Life
2005-01-03 06:23:33 UTC
Madonna's Oscar Fury
24 December 2004 (WENN)
Madonna flew into a rage when two backstage workers at the 1991 Oscars
made errors affecting the perfectionist singer, according to an
explosive new book. Film journalist Steve Pond has exposed the Material
Girl's diva-like behavior in his new book The Big Show: High Times And
Dirty Dealings Backstage At The Academy Awards. Pond claims a female
camera operator was seriously injured after falling off the stage into
the orchestra pit while Madonna was preparing to rehearse her Dick
Tracy tune "Sooner Or Later" to the celebrity-packed audience. But
instead of expressing concern, the pop legend was enraged when she was
informed her performance had been delayed by the mishap - and
reportedly commented, "But she's just lying there. Can't we just do
this?" The situation got worse when a technician fell asleep and ruined
a planned stunt which was supposed to involve her microphone appearing
out of nowhere. Pond recalls in the tome due out next month, "(Madonna
launched) into an astonishingly profane tirade, despite the fact that
the area below the stage was also occupied by a group of children.
Furious, she grabbed (the bearer of the bad news) around the neck and
lifted him bodily off the ground, not relinquishing her grip until the
trapdoor opened and she began to rise."
24 December 2004 (WENN)
Madonna flew into a rage when two backstage workers at the 1991 Oscars
made errors affecting the perfectionist singer, according to an
explosive new book. Film journalist Steve Pond has exposed the Material
Girl's diva-like behavior in his new book The Big Show: High Times And
Dirty Dealings Backstage At The Academy Awards. Pond claims a female
camera operator was seriously injured after falling off the stage into
the orchestra pit while Madonna was preparing to rehearse her Dick
Tracy tune "Sooner Or Later" to the celebrity-packed audience. But
instead of expressing concern, the pop legend was enraged when she was
informed her performance had been delayed by the mishap - and
reportedly commented, "But she's just lying there. Can't we just do
this?" The situation got worse when a technician fell asleep and ruined
a planned stunt which was supposed to involve her microphone appearing
out of nowhere. Pond recalls in the tome due out next month, "(Madonna
launched) into an astonishingly profane tirade, despite the fact that
the area below the stage was also occupied by a group of children.
Furious, she grabbed (the bearer of the bad news) around the neck and
lifted him bodily off the ground, not relinquishing her grip until the
trapdoor opened and she began to rise."