Hollywood's BEST & WORST BOSSES
Star|January 11, 2021
DON’T SEND THOSE RÉSUMÉS YET! STAR SCOPES OUT WHO’S GREAT TO WORK FOR — AND WHO MAKES EMPLOYEES’ LIVES A MISERY.
Hollywood's BEST & WORST BOSSES

WORST!

JENNIFER LOPEZ

Don’t spill any tea on this diva! The 51-year-old has complained she’s been unfairly labeled as “difficult” simply because she’s a woman. “Like, we’re not allowed to have certain opinions or even be passionate about something,” she groused. But her makeup artist, Scott Barnes, has felt the rage. She once fired him for leaking stories about her to the press. And when his name was eventually cleared, Scott never got an apology. “I went right back to work with her,” he revealed on The Jeff Probst Show, “and we just never spoke about it again, which is even weirder.”

BEST!

JENNIFER HUDSON

Now that’s a gift! A few years ago, the 39-year-old revealed her generosity in a big way. “My assistant Walter’s reaction when he found out I was buying him a house for Christmas!” the Chicago native posted on a video of her thunderstruck assistant Walter Williams, who is literally jumping for joy. Walter’s more than Jennifer’s employee, though: The two have been besties since sixth grade. Says the mom of one, “He’s by far my closest friend.”

BEST!

RIHANNA

Is it any surprise that working for the Good Girl Gone Bad singer is a party? The 32-year-old style mogul, worth a reported $600 million, recently admitted she mixes business and pleasure. Calling her staff “family,” she told the New York Times, “After work, when I’m literally in my kitchen having a drink, I invite all my staff. And we work.” Such loyalty pays off: In 2014, she tapped her stylist’s assistant, Jahleel Weaver, to team up on her Puma line — and now he’s been promoted to creative director of Fenty Beauty!

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