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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16. Imagine what else they could have done with that money. Helped the poor and unfortunate people of the United States that cannot afford medical or dental. They whine about what the government is and isn't doing, but they are never affected. And how often do they help. Same goes for Madonna, Angelina, Oprah..... the list is endless.

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

17. OMG! Penelope isn't worth any amount of money. Who is she to get perks? She isnt J-lo. She cant pull a crowd.

Posted at 8:30PM on Apr 16th 2007 by Eric Dumaine

18. You can stop diva behavior with one itty-bitty word: NO!

Posted at 8:40PM on Apr 16th 2007 by Sean Bresnahan

19. I hope Oprah takes notice of this. Given Matt is her number one boy and she has done so much to push his career upon us.

heck he could've opened a school with that amount of chef and trainer money in any 3rd world country.

Shmuck

Posted at 8:43PM on Apr 16th 2007 by Has Been

20. They make millions per picture and still expect the studios to pay for their perks? Ridiculous! It should come out of their own pockets.

Posted at 8:46PM on Apr 16th 2007 by Fed Up

21. This is normal spending for a big budget film. You could post the same figures for almost any film with big "names". They want the stars to look good and so do we - hence the stylists and diet coaches, etc. I wouldn't even consider that a "perk", any more than a white coat is a perk for a physician.

Meh, this isn't news.

Posted at 6:51AM on Apr 17th 2007 by emma

22. .
They Won't talk about it

Because

it's OLD NEWS.

Do we NOW want to talk about how much Tom Hanks was paid for the movie BIG ?? or ...you name the star and the film...

as long as it was made 2 years ago !!

Come ON, TMZ, get OFF THIS STORY AND GET ON TO SOME CURRENT DIRT.

Sounds like someone in your office is having a tiff with one or both of these actors.

Grow up, it's too childish and it's making you look stupid.

OLD NEWS OLD NEWS
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OLD NEWS OLD NEWS
OLD NEWS OLD NEWS
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OLD NEWS OLD NEWS

Posted at 9:00PM on Apr 16th 2007 by WHO CARES ABOUT OLD NEWS?

23. REALLY I DONT SEE WHAT SOME GIRLS SEE IN HIM? AND THE WAY THEY BLOW MONEY IS SICK.

MOST PEOPLE WITH SENCE COULD PUT IT TO BETTER USE, I KNOW I COULD.

Posted at 9:11PM on Apr 16th 2007 by Tracey

24. You know, TMZ, ... after taking a really good look at this entire situation,

I QUIT

this story is so lame that I

REFUSE

to be a part of this crap any longer.

I am leaving your site and I'll go to a damn rehab before I come back.

Movie hairdressers are paid for more than making somebody's hair look good. Sometimes it is SUPPOSED TO LOOK BAD. jEEZ, WHAT GAME ARE YOU GUYS IN?

the celeb game, not the movie game.

It's called CONTINUITY...

I know, I used to do it. And however much they pay you, it's NEVER ENOUGH. You work long hours and...what is movie-making?? It's a bunch of idiots running around telling another bunch of idiots what to do and every idiot is saying they can do it better than the idiot doing it ... no matter WHAT it is...


bye-bye

Posted at 9:15PM on Apr 16th 2007 by I'm outie

25. Hey maybe there should be new policies demanding stuff like this kind of insane self indulgence to be public so that the public can decide if they want to support that kind of idiocy by even going to the movies. No one that I can think of wants to support some overpaid people's overpaid hair dresser and overpaid chef. It's all so lala land stupid.

Posted at 9:23PM on Apr 16th 2007 by Kate

26. When are the fools footing the bills (by buying their movie's tickets) for these pompous snotbags going to realize that most of them would sooner dip their hands in their own excriment than shake their hand or sign their autograph book? They add nothing and suck up everything. I read TMZ and laugh because it just confirms every negative thought I have about these people and those that cater to them. It is the one bit of schadenfreude I thoroughly enjoy when I read their sham marriages fail, they get caught bedding children, they get tossed in jail... the lot of them are nasty screwups who cannot tolerate their own realities so they play at others. Sad.

Posted at 9:42PM on Apr 16th 2007 by Just another Chic

27. Dear TMZ---No one owes you an explanation--its none of your damn business--what are you trying to stir up? Whats the matter did Ford Shelly or Larry B run out of stuff they stole from ANS to give you to put on your site?

Posted at 10:02PM on Apr 16th 2007 by TELL IT LIKE IT IS

28. TMZ you ever heard of beating a dead horse? This is what the 3 or 4th article you have wrote on this and it isnt any new information from the first time you reported it.. another words BFD

Posted at 10:12PM on Apr 16th 2007 by ET you stink

29. Penelope Cruz kind of reminds me of Big Bird, except with out all the talent and beauty.

Posted at 10:16PM on Apr 16th 2007 by ElegantOgden

30. Harvey why dont you disclose how much you make a year and what kind of perks you have as owner and CEO of TMZ Productions Inc

Posted at 11:00PM on Apr 16th 2007 by ET you stink

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