10 Craziest Celebrity Contract Demands
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Mar 31, 2025
A lot of the time, celebrities are able to wield their awesome star power to get some pretty sweet deals - and some insane actors' contracts. For instance, did you know you can require that an entire residential complex be built for you on set? Well, you can if you're an A-list celeb.
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When famous celebrities roll up backstage, their every whim had better be met or they'll be hell to pay
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And for people with this much money, opulence breeds insanity. Today, we're counting down the top ten craziest celebrity contract demands, as voted on by you, the viewer
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Welcome to Rankworthy, the show where we rank just about everything. Kanye is one of the most famous people on the planet
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He's a musician, a fashion designer, and, you know, he's also married to one of the Kardashians
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He also has more money than he knows what to do with, and because of that, strange requests abound
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Kanye has been known to ask venues for various types of booze and some other odds and ends
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but the real headline here is a barber's chair. That's right, Kanye always asks for a barbershop chair to sit in backstage
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It's the only way he can relax, apparently. The Beaves is taking a mental health sabbatical currently
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but when he was touring, his rider was the stuff of legend, meaning he had a request of 10 luxury sedans, a massage table
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and wait for it, a private jet. That's right. Bebs wants a jet waiting at the airport for his entire set
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so that he can immediately move from the venue to the next gig. The desire for efficiency is understandable however keeping a private jet on standby feels more needlessly wasteful than pragmatic Cher is a multidisciplinary performer that has left an indelible impact on American culture
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She's been a musician, philanthropist, actor, and a businesswoman. She's someone who has put on live performances that are the stuff of legend
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And as such, her touring show has loads and loads of moving parts
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The most ridiculous piece of her touring show? There must be, at all times, a completely temperature-controlled room just for her wings
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Brianna is originally from Barbados. She ascended from relative poverty to being one of the most famous and recognizable people on the planet
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And with that, come some bizarre requests. Whenever she performs, there's a stipulation in her contract that requires a fur rug
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approximately 8 feet by 6 feet in diameter to be purchased and displayed on the floor of her dressing room
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so that she can walk barefoot on it just prior to performing. Old Justy Timbo seems like a pop culture staple at this point
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From his time and in sync to his transition to a solo artist, And then his unexpected pivot into an acting career, Timberlake has cemented himself as one of the most iconic performers of his generation
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However, with all that success comes, phobias? That's right. Justin is a bit of a germaphobe
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One of his contract demands is that the venue provides someone to go around every two hours and wipe off all the doorknobs and door handles with a moist towel The Jonas brothers seem to be eternally young at heart so much so that it feels like they all just don age
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Well, except for the oldest one, Kevin. He seems like he was born 40 years old
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But regardless, they have a very youthful energy. And Joe Jonas's contracts have demands
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that definitely reinforce that assumption specifically because his contract requires that 12 puppies be waiting for him in his dressing room
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At least Joe's unreasonable demands are, reasonably cute? Lindsay Lohan is a former child star who has had a somewhat rocky last decade
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From public bouts of drama to bizarre career detours and misfires, Lohan definitely has a reputation. All of those things being true, she still has massive
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name recognition, and so she gets asked to do some crazy shit, like appear on a talk show
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in Russia. Before appearing on said Russian talk show, Lohan requested a private meeting with
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Vladimir Putin, a one-year visa, a private jet, and $650,000. Because, you know
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people really want to talk to her about Lindsay Lohan's Beach Club. Madonna has reinvented herself dozens of times
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From Material Girl to Techno Queen to Breathless Mahoney, she's a cultural chameleon
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Her enduring popularity and longevity are evidenced to her uncanny ability to connect with people Or maybe it that she likes to keep a large entourage to literally connect with people On her last tour she had a section in her contracts that necessitated all venues supply her with an entourage of 200 people
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That's insane. You're just going to roll up to a show and pretend that 200 strangers are now your friends
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while a bunch of other people, who you also don't know, are fans? The logic there is screwy, but also she's Madonna, so she gets what she wants
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Barbara Streisand has led a colorful life. From being one of the most important singers in American pop culture
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to directing and starring in a bevy of important films, Streisand's contracts have included some kooky details
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but we're going to talk about something she did in her private life. Streisand loves her dog
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In fact, she loved that dog so much she cloned it. Twice. That's right
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The dog got sick and she had so much money she could afford to not just get another dog
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but the same dog. Twice. That truly is something else. Imagine being so rich you can say no traffic
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That's literally what Christina Aguilera did. Her rider includes police escort to and from airports and venues
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with a strict zero traffic will be incurred clause. If only, we were all multi-Grammy award-winning millionaires
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with a cultural cachet and clout to make society's rules bend to our every whim
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If only
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