Monday May 12, 2008

Madonna caused a stir at a UK music festival this weekend — after other performers learned of her demands to have a helicopter fly her 37 miles from her home in London to the venue in Kent, southeast England.

“Madonna caused her share of backstage ructions when she jetted in for her 20-minute set,” said one backstage source.

“As well as her own VIP area, she had a 70-strong entourage and three dressing rooms. Her security was so tight, even hubby Guy Ritchie had trouble getting in!

“She had special Kabbalah water shipped in and demanded bouquets of white roses which remained unopened. While she only ate fresh fruit, the same can’t be said of her friends.

“They arrived early and wolfed down free food and booze reserved for the artists.

“Madonna also failed to endear herself to performers by arriving late for rehearsals and forcing everyone else’s allocated time slot to be put back. All in all, most people couldn’t wait to see the back of her.”

The ‘Hung Up’ singer, 49, also flew in her designer friends, Dolce and Gabbana, from Italy.

Madonna then ruffled feathers with Brit band the Fratellis — but they got their own back on the star by hiring a security team of “midgets” to keep her away.

Lead vocalist and guitarist Jon Fratelli told Britain’s Daily Mirror newspaper: “Who does Madonna think she is?

“I’m not into all this – we’re all here to perform together. What happened to rock ‘n’ roll? Why is she even here? Everything has been changed around just for her and her ridiculous entourage.

“That’s why we brought our own security team of midgets to look after us – and they’re doing a great job. If she has an entourage then we’re going to have one, too.

“Those people also ate all the food, so we had to order 18 pizzas from Domino’s.”