Barbra Streisand pokes fun, now security fear

Barbra Streisand has upped security on her current tour amid assassination fears. Singer Barbra Streisand performs during a concert at Madison Square Garden in New York, October 9, 2006. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

Singer Barbra Streisand performs during a concert at Madison Square Garden in New York, October 9, 2006. REUTERS/Lucas JacksonThe singer has apparently asked for metal detectors to be installed at every venue door, on-call security staff, and police sniffer dogs scouring the auditoriums, reports smokinggun.com.According to documents claiming to be her list of tour demands Barbra has requested all plain-clothed guards be "neatly dressed in dark jackets, blazers, or sweaters".Barbra, 64, recently lost her temper with a heckler at a New York show.The audience member shouted out during a satirical sketch featuring an actor playing George W. Bush.After first imploring to the heckler to "be polite" and "be quiet", Barbara reportedly yelled: "Why don't you shut the f**k up! If you can't take a joke, why don't you leave and get your money back."The rest of the audience responded with rapturous applause.(C) BANG Media International