EXCLUSIVE: MARIAH CAREY WON’T HOLD HER OWN DRINK — ASSISTANT DOES IT FOR HER
PLUS: BLAKE LIVELY HIDES FROM SPOTLIGHT AS TAYLOR SWIFT DROPS NEW ALBUM — BARBARA WALTERS REMEMBERED AS A “BOSS FROM HELL”
EXCLUSIVE: MARIAH CAREY REFUSES TO HOLD HER OWN DRINK — ASSISTANT DOES IT FOR HER
When it comes to diva behavior, Mariah Carey is still the gold standard. #ShuterScoop can exclusively reveal that the pop legend refuses to hold her own iced beverage — an assistant does it for her!
“She won’t touch condensation, not even for a second,” an insider dishes. “Her assistant literally holds the cup and positions the straw at her lips. Mariah won’t risk her hands getting cold or wet.”
At 55, the superstar has perfected her image as the ultimate diva — demanding rooms set at a precise temperature, insisting on white roses backstage, and now avoiding water rings on her manicure. “She calls her hands her instruments,” laughs the source. “Why put them in danger when she can have someone else do it?”
Fans may roll their eyes, but no one’s shocked. This is the same woman who once famously declared she doesn’t “do stairs.” As one insider puts it: “Mariah Carey doesn’t carry drinks. She carries No. 1 hits. That’s her job.”
Even in 2025, the diva of all divas is still living up to her legend.
EXCLUSIVE: BLAKE LIVELY LAYING LOW AS TAYLOR SWIFT DROPS NEW ALBUM
Taylor Swift is enjoying the biggest launch of her career with The Life of a Showgirl — but don’t expect bestie Blake Lively to be right beside her. #ShuterScoop hears Blake is deliberately staying quiet while Taylor’s new music dominates headlines.
“Blake has been unusually silent,” a source tells us. “She normally posts, comments, or pops up at Taylor’s big moments, but this time? Nothing. It’s not an accident.”
The timing is suspicious. Blake has faced her own rough press lately — whispers of marriage strain with Ryan Reynolds and legal issues. “She doesn’t want to compete with Taylor’s spotlight or get dragged into the Taylor-Travis frenzy,” the insider explains.
The two women have been joined at the hip in recent years, with Blake’s daughters often seen cheering at Swift’s stadium shows. Now they do not speak.
EXCLUSIVE: BARBARA WALTERS BRANDED A “BOSS FROM HELL”
She was a trailblazer in journalism — but staffers say Barbara Walters was also a nightmare boss. Years after her death, more than a dozen colleagues are breaking their silence to #ShuterScoop, calling her “cruel, mean, bullying… worse than Ellen.”
Former View co-host Sherri Shepherd admitted Walters made her cry “for three years straight.”
Behind the cameras, producers recall a culture of public humiliation. “She believed fear was the best motivator,” one says. “She’d rip you apart in front of the entire staff.” Others describe a toxic game of favorites: warm to some, ice cold to others.
Her perfectionism was brutal. “She once told me, ‘You looked pretty today — too bad you didn’t sound smart,’” recalls one ex-staffer.
Naughty But Nice founder Rob Shuter, who worked with Walters in 2001, remembers: “It wasn’t pretty. Everyone was terrified of making a mistake.”
Brilliant? Absolutely. Kind? Never.
EXCLUSIVE: PRINCE WILLIAM SHATTERS PALACE FAIRYTALE — SLAMS KING CHARLES IN BOMBSHELL INTERVIEW
So much for palace unity! #ShuterScoop can reveal Prince William has shattered the illusion of father-son harmony, taking aim at King Charles in a stunning TV interview — with none other than comedian Eugene Levy.
The 43-year-old Prince of Wales shocked viewers by vowing he would not repeat “the same mistakes” of his parents, referencing Charles and Diana’s bitter split. For years, insiders whispered about William’s simmering resentment. Now, he’s speaking with brutal honesty.
Even more explosive? William cast doubt on the monarchy itself, saying it must prove it’s still “fit for purpose” — a remark widely read as a jab at his father’s reign. Palace PR has long painted pictures of family bonding in Scotland, but as #ShuterScoop has reported, William and Charles often stayed miles apart.
Now, the heir himself has confirmed the deep freeze. Forget the fairy tale: the future King has declared open war on the current one.
The House of Windsor is once again a house divided.
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