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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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1. Who does she think she is?? She is a washed up has been who hasn't done shit since winning one little award. She gives celebs a bad name.

Posted at 12:13PM on Jan 19th 2007 by Oh please.....

2. What a freak! You are in movies, you're not God, Halle. Grow up...no wonder all your husbands cheat on you!

Posted at 12:14PM on Jan 19th 2007 by Ann

3. As an owner of a large paint company in Arizona, "57 large" is not that big of a deal. If my company had been commisioned to paint her home and my company got demands like that I would have turned the job down flat! That asking for nothing but trouble! That's o.k. though Halle, one day you'll be a wrinkled old "has been" begging for people to talk to you. What a bitch!

Posted at 12:13PM on Jan 19th 2007 by Just Me

4. What a c@nt - she's not that hot anyway. She needs to get back to earth and realize she's part of this species...dumba$$

Posted at 12:17PM on Jan 19th 2007 by tomato

5. She's just still embarrassed from that animal sex scene in Monster's Ball.

Posted at 12:22PM on Jan 19th 2007 by Little Titty

6. I hate it when the workers wanna come in and chat and ask u for food or water. It's like seriously, I'm already paying u money but now I have to stand here and engage u in idle conversation while u should be working just to amuse u. I wish I had the clout to have a contract like that. These people aren't guests they r strangers in her home doing a job.

Posted at 12:25PM on Jan 19th 2007 by Brandon

7. Who cares what Halle or any other overpaid actor/actress does or says? Personally I am getting fed up with all their antics...I feel sorry for those who follow these people like they are gods or something...they are lucky to be where they are...somehow it just does not seem right for these people to have so much money when there are so many others in our country that dont even have a place to sleep. Something is definitely wrong here!

Posted at 1:31PM on Jan 19th 2007 by italiangirl

8. GET OVER YOURSELF, YOUR HUSBANDS HAVE!!!!!

Posted at 12:41PM on Jan 19th 2007 by Me,Myself,& I

9. I say, this is FALSE... Halle is a down to earth lady and would never speak to anyone in a rude manner. If she did, she was either hormonal or just wanted them to not talk loudly or so. The whole thing is ridiculous to report anyways. Who cares???

Posted at 12:35PM on Jan 19th 2007 by Jolie Atkins

10. This hack is on crack.

Posted at 12:36PM on Jan 19th 2007 by Mia

11. I agree with her. I wouldn't want everyone that works for me to run their mouth either. Saying hello is one thing.

Posted at 12:43PM on Jan 19th 2007 by Gisele

12. yet another reason why the xmen movies are the only movies with her in them that'll get a red cent from me...what a wench...come back to earth and realize you're human too halle

Posted at 2:01PM on Jan 20th 2007 by mark

13. As offensive as this sounds, it is probably common operating practice in Beverly Hills

Posted at 12:45PM on Jan 19th 2007 by Happytonotbefamous

14. I don't blame Halle at all.
She is probably an Introvert and does not like small talk. So what.

If she pays that much money,at least she can demand to be left alone instead of having to interact with the hired help.

It's stupid to complain. After all ,she is paying big bucks for her privacy.

I don't like to be cornered either, I totally understand how she feels, and I'm not even famous.

If workers don't like the jobe description, they shouldn't do it.

Posted at 12:58PM on Jan 19th 2007 by Dee

15. Maybe she just wants to avoid being asked by aspiring actors to help them get into the biz, or she doesn't want to sign autographs or have pics taken. People tend to fall all over celebrities and maybe she doesn't want to have to deal with that in her own home??

Posted at 1:58PM on Jan 19th 2007 by Susan

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