LaChapelle / Madonna / Mariah

[Sylph]

[Y&RWorldTurner]

LaChappelle was originally supposed to direct Madonna's Hung Up video, but they disagreed so much on the concept and fought all the time that she fired him while they were deep into the pre-production stage, that's why there's bad blood there. I remember when he was originally named as the director of that video and shocked to find out she had suddenly replaced him, that rarely happens with her and video directors.

But he's a pretty shitty photographer turned music video director though, he's no Herb Ritts. I've never really liked a lot of his work.

[Sylph]

I find him abysmal, and I just knew you'd know the backstory to this feud so you might share some details!

And of course kitschy Mariah goes on to hire him for her photo shoot!!!