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

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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46. #25:
You totally had me until the end of your post. Then you had and go trash other women unnecessarily. Why? Who the hell do you think YOU are? No one has a clue what any poster looks like, what their finances are, etc. If you feel you are "above' other female posters, what are you doing here?

Maybe you have a problem with workers because you are so bloody conceited.

Posted at 2:38PM on Jan 19th 2007 by DB

47. Listen, I understand perfectly. I HATE having people inside my residence doing work that needs to be done. I want them in and out. It's horribly incovenent and the less they have to say to me the better. HALLE I'M WITH YOU ON THIS.

Posted at 6:20PM on Jan 19th 2007 by Paul Kline

48. I've done work for Halle Berry in all her house for many years, and this is absolutely FALSE.....Halle isn't even around 90%, and the housekeepers are on site when the workers are there.

People make up stuff like this all the time, and it gets BLOWN out of proportion. Check the facts...where is the "CONTRACT" to support such a claim to post this on TMZ (the so reliable source). Stop believing everything you hear!!!!

Posted at 2:40PM on Jan 19th 2007 by Co-worker

49. @ #32

I never hire the cheapest which is probably the company you work for. Trust me, I hire the best which tends to be the more expensive.

Yep, just as I mentioned. You're the fat, Walmart shopping, man looking woMAN who has never experienced this and never will. Face it - some men (NOT ALL) are just unprofessional. If they're in the presences of a beautiful woman they'll act inappropriate. I know you've never experienced this and never will.

Quick Walmart is closing in a few, don't you have some shopping to do. Don't forget to pick up an application. (Pray, they won't ask you to take a drug test though...)

Posted at 2:48PM on Jan 19th 2007 by Team Halle

50. This is common practice on Hollywood sets, where crew members aren't allowed to approach stars.

And Sylvester Stallone has similar restrictions with his help.

Posted at 2:46PM on Jan 19th 2007 by Lola

51. Hey Team Halle, Ms. Berry is calling you to clean her toilet. Go admire yourself in the reflection of the basin...oh by the way, don't be offended when her hired help doesn't talk to you...

Posted at 2:54PM on Jan 19th 2007 by zz

52. I believe it. She acts the same way with fans. Only nice to them when the cameras are rolling. Not a nice lady.

Posted at 2:57PM on Jan 19th 2007 by SV

53. LMAO. Funny remarks by Team Halle and I have to agree.

When a person can't even spell right, they usually DO shop at the White Trash Mart. And they probably work there too.

As to the people who commented here claiming to own a business - you won't get far with that shitty attitude toward customers. Women especially are quick to pick up on unspoken attitiudes,believe me.

It's always the same negative posters here, they hate everyone with money.

Posted at 2:59PM on Jan 19th 2007 by May

54. You folks will believe the worst any anyone very quickly. DON'T be so guillible. You don't know if this story is ACCURATE or if it is you DON'T know the reasoning behind it. There could be a reason for this, which is not explained in this story. The story is skewed to make her look like a VILLIAN, and people buy it up.

Posted at 3:01PM on Jan 19th 2007 by Cory Roberson

55. Many of these so-called stars and their behavior seems to grow more idiotic, selfish, demanding and whiny daily ("don't talk to me", "don't take my photograph", etc.). Halle's no worse than Jennifer Lopez, P Diddy, Mariah Carey, the Olsens, and on and on. On the one hand, if the painters accepted the contract, enough said. I work for a paint manufacturer, and I think $57K is ridiculous, but hey, there's no such thing as too expensive in celebrityville. On the other hand, we need to stop supporting or at least coddling these folks just because they're physically attractive. Most are talentless beautiful people or their offspring. Let them have to actually work, 5 days a week, 40 hours a day, for meager pay like the rest of us and we'll see all this b*tchy, self-centered behavior quickly come to an end.

Posted at 3:03PM on Jan 19th 2007 by StaC

56. MEGA BITCH!

Posted at 3:32PM on Jan 19th 2007 by Not Blind

57. Ok it porbably is for situations like this:

average joe: Good mornig miss Berry

Haley:Good Morning (starts to do what she has come down to do to get prepared for her busy day)

average joe: Say, you wouldn't have a moment to sign the back of my burrito lunch wrapper for my nephew would you?

Haley: No not at all, in fact I have a picture I will sign and bring out to you.

Average Joe: WHy thanks Miss Ber....Hey you wouldn't mind if I called you Haley would you?

Haley: UH....welll...no I guess .....you know what I will go get that picture.

Average Joe gets his cell phone and call best buddy

Average Joe:DUDE!....you never believe it I am in Haley Berrys house right now and she is getting me an autographed picture and she even let me call her Haley. Guess what I think I am gonna ask her out. Yeah! really why not.
She seems really nice and down to earth.

Haley walks in

Haley:Here's your picture and tell your nephew thank you for being a fan.
Hey look I have to get going on my day I have many things to do and lot of places to be. You have a good day.

Now this all seems relativley harmless right. Picture happening everytime though with every job you have done and everyone wanting to talk to her and maybe hand her a script from a friend or ask her the "How do I break into acting question?" May seem harmless but if that happened everytime to you too you might have your people draw up a clause like that too.

People have no manners and I would not doubt she is put on the spot like that all the time.

Posted at 12:56AM on Jan 21st 2007 by Jeanette

58. This kind of crap makes me so mad. I would LOVE for a celebrity to tell me not to speak to them or look at them. I'd just hope we were already outside.

Posted at 3:30PM on Jan 19th 2007 by MISSNYC

59. how do we even know it's true? and so what if it is? i used to work in a place where celebs would come in and employees used to be totally inappropriate and ask for autographs and pictures. when someone is paying for service they should not have to humor every idiot who comes by. if the company didn't like the conditions, don't take the job.

Posted at 3:54PM on Jan 19th 2007 by sfan

60. Good points, #59. I was reading just recently that stalkers escalate when they achieve personal contact with the celeb. Then, in their delusion, they think they have a "relationship."

Posted at 3:58PM on Jan 19th 2007 by yeahbaby

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