Hell hath no fury like a diva kept waiting!
The notoriously red carpet-tardy Mariah Carey was reportedly ticked off when the tables were turned at the Cannes Film Festival premiere of her film “Precious” on Friday night, when director Lee Daniels showed up nearly an hour late.
We hear the songbird – who plays a frumpy Harlem-based social worker in the flick – was forced to wait at her French digs, the Hotel Martinez, until Daniels arrived, which made her more than just fashionably late to walk the red carpet.
“Can you imagine Mariah Carey waiting for anyone?” wondered our incredulous source, adding, “Both Mariah and (co-star) Lenny Kravitz were pissed off. They thought it was disrespectful.”
At the film’s after-party at Greenhouse, however, nearly everyone’s good humor was restored.
“Mariah seemed to be in a great mood at the after-party,” said our eyewitness. “She introduced her hubby Nick (Cannon) to Lee and chatted to him for a while. She was really sweet to everyone there, but you could see there was tension between her and Lee, and Nick didn’t seem that pleased, either.”
But if the singer was annoyed, she didn’t show it, gamely staying at the fete for nearly an hour to chat with co-star Paula Patton, her hubby Robin Thicke and Ne-Yo.
Thankfully, Mariah got over any lingering anger by the following evening, when she attended a private dinner for the cast and crew of “Precious” at Nikki Beach. She and Daniels appeared to be on good terms; Mimi even hugged the director, congratulated him on a job well done and told him how pleased she was to be in his movie.
When we reached out to Daniels for comment, he seemed a bit puzzled by any animosity on Carey’s part. “I was not late,” he insisted. “I believe you have been misinformed.” He hastened to add, “I had the best time of my life though.”
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