Beyonce Vs. Mariah Carey Vs. Diddy: Who is the Biggest Diva of Them All?

January 27, 2009 · Print This Article

Inaugural Brat Pack. So Much for “We Are One.”

Singer Beyonce is living up the title of her song “Diva.” The R&B hit maker joined in the pre-inaugural celeb concert at the Lincoln Memorial in DC, but apparently the high wedge boots she sported were strictly for the stage, and not you know, actual mobility.

According to the New York Daily News:

After Jay-Z finished rehearsal for his pre-inaugural concert, he and wife Beyoncé found out police had shut down streets around the Warner Theater. Cops told the star couple they’d have to walk four blocks to meet their driver.

“Beyoncé wouldn’t walk in high heels in the cold,” says our spy. “The cops wouldn’t budge, but the Secret Service agreed to let the driver pick Jay and Beyoncé up, bring them to their hotel so they could change, and get them back to the theater.”

Well, glad to know the security of the nation’s president is in such keen hands. And ShoeMinx would like to point out to Bey that Michelle Obama managed to walk the inaugural parade route in a pair of high heel Jimmy Choos. So there.

But that was nothing compared to the antics of diva-tude poster child, Mariah Carey. The cleavage-baring “Hero” song bird, who performed her classic ballad at the Neighborhood Inaugural Ball, threw a snit when she found that she wasn’t sitting with the First Couple.

Mrs. Nick Cannon was seated with other celebs, like Mary J. Blige, Alicia Keys, Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi, in the VIP area but somehow thought she’d be breaking bread with Barack and Michelle. According to a Page Six snitch, when she realized she wasn’t, she bailed.” Maybe she thinks filling in for the Queen Helen Mirren in the indie flick Push actually makes her royalty.

The dueling divas weren’t the only drama queens at the celebrations. Sean “Diddy” Combs, president and founding member of the “It’s All About Me” club, was rumored to be sulking that he hadn’t received an invite to perform at any of the official events. And his ego was further insulted that Jay-Z had a bigger presence at the festivities than he did.

Maybe they all should have followed his advice to Lil Kim when she complained about her portrayal in the Biggie Smalls’ flick Notorious: “I can’t believe this sh*t. This ain’t about her. She needs to grow up and stop being a baby.” Hello, pot. Meet kettle.