Matt and Penelope -- The Silence is Deafening

Matthew McConaghey and Penelope CruzAlleged superdivas Matthew McConaghey and Penelope Cruz are staying reeeeeeal quiet about an explosive report exposing the actors' high maintenance demands ... a little too quiet.

After the Los Angeles Times revealed that each star spent more than $800,000 in lavish perks to keep themselves looking tip-top on the set of the infamous box-office flop "Sahara," no one -- not the actors reps, the production companies or even Matt and Penelope themselves -- has refuted the claims. Despite several calls throughout the day, everyone seems to be circling the wagons ... and saying nothing!

So is Matt really OK with spending nearly $200K on an entourage? Does Penelope think it's normal to blow $135K on a hairstylist? And do the production companies think that the going rate for an assistant is $114,000?

The lack of words seem to be telling the story.



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1. No wonder ticket prices keep going up and the quality of the films keeps going down. The production company needs to spend more money for good writers with interesting scripts instead prima donnas and primo dons who can't carry a movie on their name value alone.

Posted at 7:39PM on Apr 16th 2007 by Snarkhunter

2. Hmm, I wonder if it's because the story is total B.S. and they decided not to dignify it with a response.

Posted at 7:40PM on Apr 16th 2007 by E. Alneda

3. Aint enough money to make him a decent person, again YUCK

Posted at 10:31AM on Apr 17th 2007 by ihearvoicesandtheydontlikeyou

4. ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD ISN'T GOING TO HELP THESE TWO NO-TALENTS.

Posted at 7:43PM on Apr 16th 2007 by Brother Harold. S.J.

5. and your point is?

Posted at 7:43PM on Apr 16th 2007 by noneofyourbusiness

6. never saw the movie

Posted at 7:44PM on Apr 16th 2007 by piano

7. If I have to read or see another story with that gross Mathew, I'm going to hurl!!!!

Posted at 7:45PM on Apr 16th 2007 by Sooz

8. I can't even comment on these two.

Posted at 7:48PM on Apr 16th 2007 by Khanndy

9. the guy just keeps getting uglier, so whatever he IS spending, it isn't enough. he just is not aging well.

the girl=hurl i am sooooo tired of her and selma. i cannot watch their movies.

Posted at 8:14PM on Apr 16th 2007 by ANNE

10. Who cares!

Posted at 7:59PM on Apr 16th 2007 by My Two Cents

11. This type of spending is quite normal for Hollywood stars. It would be interesting for someone to publish these types of reports for all movies with big named celebs.

Posted at 8:00PM on Apr 16th 2007 by TO

12. I didn't see the movie because I heard it was stupid, but I sentence Penelope to 2 years worth of Super Cuts haircuts and Matthew McConaghey to 2 years worth of nothing but Taco Bell food.
Something tells me that she would hate her sentence more than he would hate his. He does live in a trailer with astro turf and a picnic table for a lawn you know.

Posted at 8:20PM on Apr 16th 2007 by Kate

13. Who cares what they do with their money.

Posted at 8:21PM on Apr 16th 2007 by froggie

14. sickening, really sickening.

the silence says it all.

Posted at 8:32PM on Apr 16th 2007 by Rose

15. i'm just thinking about how many bills i can pay with that money.

painful.

Posted at 8:31PM on Apr 16th 2007 by Rose

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