Most Hated Bosses

GET A LOAD OF THE DIVA BEHAVIOR, OUTLANDISH DEMANDS AND STAFF MISTREATMENT FROM THESE CELEBS — THEN SEND YOUR RÉSUMÉ ELSEWHERE.

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LANCE ARMSTRONG

The disgraced cyclist lost plenty of friends after his doping scandal, and also made some enemies — including a former assistant who, after refusing to sign a retroactive nondisclosure agreement, claimed Lance smeared his rep and dragged him through court proceedings for years before settling out of court. Whatever happened to “agree to disagree”?

KELLY RIPA

Maybe she’s not a morning person? The perky Live host arrives at the studio just a half-hour before the show starts. A spy tells Star that anxious producers and hair-and-makeup folks then have to swarm around her, prepping her for air: “They have to do everything simultaneously because she refuses to get there early!” Indeed, snipes the crew, the host would rather be working out: “Staffers joke that that’s her real job. She’s completely obsessed with being as thin as possible.”

NAOMI CAMPBELL

Sure, demanding that hotel suites be outfitted with 25 lily-scented candles, as the supermodel has, is a wee bit high maintenance. But Naomi’s inflicted far worse on her assistants, having famously pleaded guilty to assault after using a BlackBerry (the aughts’ mobile device, not the fruit) to physically attack not one but two unlucky former staffers. Ouch!

STEVE HARVEY

He just wants to be left alone! The seemingly jovial talk show host famously sent an email warning employees never to speak to him without making an appointment first. “Do not take offense,” he added imperiously. “It is for the good of my personal life and enjoyment.” Protecting his personal space is no laughing matter!

ELLEN DEGENERES