It Ain't Finger-Lickin' Good

TMZ has learned Jennifer Hudson was drop-kicked by Starbucks after her agent made some crazy demands over a performance -- but Jennifer could be the victim.

Sources say Hudson was slated to perform yesterday at the Starbucks annual shareholders meeting in Seattle. But then the demands started. Among them -- five town cars for herself, hair and makeup artists, security and her assistant. But wait, there's more. Humidifiers were part of the backstage demands.

But the final straw came when Hudson's William Morris agent notified Starbucks: Hudson would need baked CHICKEN WINGS at 10:00 AM.

AI typecasting: click to launchWe're told at that point, Starbucks Chairman Howard Schultz had enough and pulled the plug because he didn't like the way the agent was dealing with his people.

But we've learned Hudson -- who has taken heat recently -- had no idea that these demands were being made. We're told her agent put together a wish list on her own, and it was sent over to Starbucks with Hudson in the dark.

William Morris had no comment.

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16. The demands are funny. First thing the word DEMAND, how about I'd like or could I have. Girlfriend is heavy and a bowl of Total with banana is all she needs!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 9:01PM on Mar 22nd 2007 by Lenn K

17. If she didn't know what was going on beforehand, it's time to get a new agent. With or without Hudson's consent, ticking off your sponsors, particularly if you're seen as too demanding, is not a smart move.

There are a few celebs who can pull that off, but even then it gets old fast.

Posted at 8:50PM on Mar 22nd 2007 by SinCity

18. Believe it or not Jennifer's demands are not unusual at all. As a promoter and event planner I can assure you that even has-been performers have similar demands. The only thing that seems extreme to me are the multiple town cars. Her staff members could have just riden in a limo. It seems someone wanted to make a spectacle by using a fleet of cars.

People are really being hard on Jennifer. I admit that I am so through with Idol contestants who forget where they come from, but damn she is taking an extrodinary amount of flack. I feel bad for her at this point.

Posted at 8:52PM on Mar 22nd 2007 by Bird

19. she is gonna fall quicker than MC Hammer... cant wait to watch!

Posted at 9:11PM on Mar 22nd 2007 by craven

20. #17, that was racist and just wasn't necessary.

Posted at 9:48PM on Mar 22nd 2007 by racism sucks

21. Jennifer, Jennifer, Jennifer.... you're NOT helping your race with all these stereotypes, girl! lmao ;-) Besides, EVERYBODY KNOWS Pizza Pizza (*singing*: "967-111. Call Pizza Pizza. Hey, hey, hey.") makes the best chicken wings, you Black "Idol" trash!

Posted at 10:08PM on Mar 22nd 2007 by Jacob Kasza (London)

22. I dont think she made those demands. While she may have had chicken in the morning at one time or the other, I doubt she would have made such unreasonable demands on her own. She was raised with scruples and not with a silver ladel in her mouth, so she has got to be more reasonable than that. Remember: this is the girl that had to go to diva school for a movie and who allowed that stylist to put that hideous jacket on her for the Oscars even though she knew it was butt ugly. This sounds like her agent was trying to push the envelope and test her worth..

Posted at 9:56PM on Mar 22nd 2007 by Unreasonable agent

23. its her not her agent she is not a diva but a BITCH

Posted at 8:56AM on Mar 23rd 2007 by jenn

24. Actually.. I work with celebrities and I have to say that, the demands are really not all that extensive or ridiculous- she has hair and make-up and a stylist, body gaurds and herself, it said town cars people not limos.. each car probubly only carries 2-3 people max plus luggage- ever seen a hair kit? it's not small, and considering she wears wigs- umm that could be 2 bags right there- a humidifier is standard for a vocalist- and so what if she wants chicken wings at 10 am.. I am glad to see a woman who has a little size on her in hollywood.. it represents the rest of the country!!! hello!! I think we need to take a closer look at why we are tearing her down for making "normal" demands-

Posted at 10:00PM on Mar 22nd 2007 by bubba

25. HAHAHA! Black people looooooove fried chicken!

Posted at 9:44AM on Mar 23rd 2007 by Cakeboy

26. She and Oscar can share a bucket of KFC as they ponder what went wrong.

Posted at 10:42PM on Mar 22nd 2007 by Sean Bresnahan

27. this girl has a huge head , if you dont think so just watch her interview on lifetime tv they are calling her a flake because she said in that interview her next goal is to be a tattoo artist , she puts herself in the same catagoery as Aretha Franklin and Whitney Houston , she was asked about regular people and she said " the people that are on the outside looking in shouldnt take it so seriously" and to all the people that are defending j-hudson , mean nothing to her she also said i knew i was going to be here i knew i was going to be famous ... she dont come across humble she is not humble, she is just on her own saying any dumb ass thing that comes into her head she does not know how to give an interview,, she is not likable

Posted at 10:52PM on Mar 22nd 2007 by brownskin07

28. How about sticking to salads and start understanding your business. You can't continue to walk around being dumb and blind. She's definitely creating a negative Diva image
whether it's her fault or not. Wake up dumbass!

Posted at 10:53PM on Mar 22nd 2007 by TBA

29. if she fires her agent then i'd believe she was in the dark. if she doesnt i'm betting she made the list and tried to milk Starbucks because they are a big company with money.

Posted at 11:11PM on Mar 22nd 2007 by mrX

30. Jennifer Hudson can sing, but can't act at an Oscar level, and the only reason she got that Oscar was because of her singing part. I'll be anxious to see if she proves me wrong when she's cast in a movie that's not a musical, where she has to depend much more on her acting talent than her singing talent.

And she IS getting way too big for her britches.

Posted at 11:15PM on Mar 22nd 2007 by Chicago girl

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