Alicia Keys Pulls a Diva Move

Y’all know I love Alicia Keys. She’s a beautiful and unbelievably talented girl. I’m not terribly crazy about a diva-like maneuver she pulled recently, though.

She was expected at a New York nightclub called Pancha for a promotional party for her new cd. Apparently the club promoters hadn’t yet paid her $4,000 of her $15,000 appearance fee.

According to the New York Daily News:

Alicia was slated for a midnight arrival, but by the time 1:30 a.m. rolled around, her bodyguards, friends and even boyfriend were all inside waiting for her. Outside, Keys drove around the neighborhood. “These promoters were digging in their pockets, looking for cash, and were still short,” said another source. “The owner of the club even offered to pay the remainder of the owed money himself, just to get her in the club.” That’s where fans who’d paid $25 a pop were waiting, says the spywitness: “One eight-months-pregnant lady, who is an Alicia Keys superfan, showed up and waited for hours just to see her.”

I’m always reading about Mariah and J-Lo and their Diva-like demands. I’d never heard anything, until now, about Alicia. I guess even the most rich and talented people in the world can be uncool sometimes.

Will I still buy her cd? You betcha! I’ve got nothing but love for her.