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Halle Warns the Help: Don't Speak to Me!

Posted Jan 19th 2007 11:59AM by TMZ Staff

Money is no object to Halle Berry, but meaningless chatter, on the other hand, pisses her off.

TMZ has learned that an Orange County painting company has been called to spruce up cabinets in Halle Berry's Los Angeles home, which the Oscar winner has been remodeling for over a year. The company has been asked to merely stain the existing wood cabinets in the kitchen ... with a staggering $57,000 price tag!

The contract between the actress and all those doing work on her property has a few interesting clauses: First, any worker is prohibited to approach Berry while in the home or on the premises. Second, no one is allowed to speak to the A-list Miss B at any time. Finally, the only approved interaction is if Halle speaks to you, then you may answer Her Fineness.

When you're getting 57 large to stain kitchen cabinets, one keeps one's mouth shut.

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31. If the story is true, I really don't blame her, look what happened to Adrienne Shelly with a contractor that wasn't even working for her.

Posted at 1:42PM on Jan 19th 2007 by Super

32. Damn, I guess Diana Ross does have little sister.

Posted at 1:33PM on Jan 19th 2007 by Lenn K

33. Tmz is just hater, no body will blieve , if you says that she is a diva.She is down to earth person. You all racist.

Posted at 1:42PM on Jan 19th 2007 by bet

34. HALLE IS 100% RIGHT!

I'm a woman in my twenties. I hired this company (all men) to come in and do some home improvement work. Oh my goodness - I wish I would have had a contract like Halle. SOME MEN ARE JUST SOO FUKKING UNPROFESSIONAL. I was in sweats and not dressed provactively. After the third day, I had had ENOUGH. Constant flirtation, asking me out on dates, asking me if I was married, blah, blah, blah. - you name it. You try and be polite but it's extremely uncomfortable and threatening. I had to almost fire them. I threatened the owner and told them I did not want any of his workers talking to me. I went ballistic. Afterwards, they were extremely professional.

So, glad I'm not famous because most of you on here would have called me a Diva, bitch, uppity, etc....

Most of you women on TMZ are fat, ugly and shop at Walmart. You'll never understand what this is like. Granted you'd welcome the attention. But I do not. Men will definitely not understand because they rarely get harrassed like this.

Team Halle

Posted at 1:49PM on Jan 19th 2007 by Team Halle

35. Bitch! Is it true Wesley Snipes beat her?

Posted at 1:52PM on Jan 19th 2007 by stan

36. Please BITCH! Who in the hell do you think you are? You're not all that.

Posted at 1:53PM on Jan 19th 2007 by Ali

37. I agree with tomato, she is not all that. Conceided bitch.

Posted at 2:00PM on Jan 19th 2007 by amy

38. Team Halie - YOu are obviously the one shopping at Wal-mart since last I checked nobody wears "sweats" anymore. You are the fat cow - everyone knows those construction workers like the fat ugly buck toothed bitches.

Anyhoo, It's extremely rude to not offer workers in your home something to drink! What a bitch! Just because one stupid contractor killed Adrienne Shelly does not mean that all workers in the home need to be treated like criminals. That is ridiculous. Halle isn't even that hot anymore. She's a bitter old bitch.

Posted at 3:10PM on Jan 19th 2007 by Christina Bodina

39. She is like the Beyonce of acting. It's not as if she is worthy of "chatting" with anyhow. How funny. She better enjoy being note worthy after 10 years. The guy she's with gave her the extra five minutes of fame that she TRULY never deserved.

Posted at 2:12PM on Jan 19th 2007 by Waukisha Ellis

40. She's not all that. What's the harm in someone speaking to you? How would she feel if the shoe was on on the other foot? If i was a woman who couldn't keep a man, i wouldn' t be mean to anyone.

Posted at 2:07PM on Jan 19th 2007 by tausha

41. Hey #25

Sounds like you have bad judgement. Are you sure YOU don't shop at Wal-Mart? The only companies that I know that behave that way are the CHEAP ones! I bet you picked the contractors you did on price alone! You wouldn't even say even if you did..but between me and you...you know you did! That is why I have at least 2 guys working on EVERY JOB so bitches like you can't come back and say my guys were harrassing you....and I'm a woman myself...I know your type not to mention people are always looking for something for nothing and THEN HAVE THE BALLS TO COMPLAIN when they get degenerate help!

Posted at 2:08PM on Jan 19th 2007 by Just Me

42. It's understandable why she would act this way -- too many people who work for celebrities use any opportunity as an opening to scam them. Many celebrities are stalked, all it takes is a smile and polite conversation for some stalker types to get started. Security consultants insist on these type of contracts. The workers are there to work, there is no need to chat. Anyone who has had remodeling done, and dealt with the money and time going over written estimates (like always!), takes a tougher line the next time and is more business like toward the workers.

Posted at 3:49PM on Jan 19th 2007 by moi here

43. I didn't know Halle was like that? I sure wan't be singing her praises amymore. I thought she was better than that.
goodbye Halle, won't be seeing any more movies of yours. Maybe you cas run to TV like the rest of the hasbeens in hollywood!

Posted at 2:19PM on Jan 19th 2007 by johnnie f. king

44. If Her Majesty is so bothered by the little people speaking to her, why does't she just arrange to be out when they are there, or just in another part of that huge house.

There's no justification for this, and I would be willing to bet the people defending her would be verbally bitchslapping Paris Hilton if this story was about her.

Posted at 3:02PM on Jan 19th 2007 by Kitty

45. Dee - You're mistaken that anyone would WANT to talk to your stuck up ass.

Posted at 2:29PM on Jan 19th 2007 by RonnyK

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