Diva Scarlett Kicked From Cannes

Somebody’s getting too big for their boots…

Actress Scarlett Johansson was left sulking at home in NYC after her diva-like demands to attend Cannes were turned down by a film studio, while her Vicky Cristina Barcelona co-stars, Penelope Cruz and Rebecca Hall, soaked up the glitz and glamour of the Cannes Film Festival’s infamous red carpet.

Johansson was supposed to be in France promoting Woody Allen’s latest movie, which sees the 23-year-old making out with Spaniard Cruz (among others), but her outrageous demands saw her ditched by Warner Brothers Films and left at home.

Just what did the diva demand? According to the French branch of the film company, she demanded “her own exclusive make-up consultant at a cost of 5,000 Euros a day,” and “her own private hotel”, well away from where all the other stars were staying in the heart of Cannes.

“It was crazy,” an insider said. “Penelope and Rebecca were going to be working very hard and it wasn’t acceptable that Scarlett would be having to come in from that [a distance of 25-30 miles] every day, most likely turning up late and it would have thrown schedules into a lot of confusion.”

An executive connected to the film added: “While Woody’s terribly fond of Scarlett, he was a little upset that she wasn’t being a team player.”

Prior to being kicked from Cannes, Warner Brothers Films had been “in negotiation” with Johansson’s people for weeks, and had “happily agreed” to pay for all flights and accommodation, provide a limousine, arrange for designers to show her gowns, and allow her to share hair and make-up artists with co-stars Cruz and Hall.

However, diva Scarlett wasn’t missed by anyone.

“Nobody cared she wasn’t there,” a source said. “The movie belonged to Penelope and Rebecca anyway with great help from Javier.”

Here’s Penelope Cruz and Rebecca Hall glitzing it up at the Cannes premiere and photocall of Vicky Cristina Barcelona:

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