Katy Perry39, singer, twists words. The American published on Instagram a video of a sexist speech with which football pro Harrison Butker sparked outrage at the beginning of May. At the graduation ceremony of a Catholic college, the Kansas City Chiefs athlete declared, among other things, marriage and motherhood to be the highest achievement for women and called Pride Month a “mortal sin”. But on Perry’s account, it all sounds completely different. “Fixed this for my girls, graduates and gays,” the singer wrote. She edited the speech and recombined Butker’s words so that he now appears to be promoting diversity and feminism. The new version says: “I dare say that the women here today will have successful careers in the world” and “I wish you all a happy Pride Month.”
Rupert Murdoch93, Australian-American media mogul, has married for the fifth time. The British tabloid The Sunwhich belongs to Murdoch’s media group NGN, reported on the party at the entrepreneur’s winery in California and published several photos of the couple. Murdoch’s fifth wife Elena Zhukova, 67, a former molecular biologist, immigrated to the USA from Russia, their daughter Dasha was previously married to the oligarch Roman Abramovich. Zhukova’s predecessor as Murdoch’s wife was Jerry Hall, ex-partner of Rolling Stonesfrontman Mick Jagger. Murdoch had already announced his fifth wedding in March 2023. At that time, however, the bride-to-be was still called Ann Lesley Smith, widow of country singer Chester Smith. The couple separated two weeks after the marriage proposal.
Madonna65, singer, sends her father hasty greetings on his 93rd birthday. On Instagram she shared several photos of herself and Silvio Ciccone, including one of her as a baby. “I love you to the moon and back,” she wrote – a quote from the classic picture book “Do You Know How Much I Love You” by Irish author Sam McBratney, in which a rabbit father and his baby outdo each other in expressions of affection. Madonna also thanked her father for passing on his life motto to her: “I’ll keep driving until the wheels fall off.” The US singer comes from a large family with Italian background. Her mother died when Madonna was a little girl.
Dakota Fanning30, former child star, gives motivational tips for today’s child stars. “As long as you love it, you’re in the right place,” said the actress According to a report by People-Magazine at a film premiere in New York. “Sometimes you work in a cold, wet forest, and if you still have fun there, then you’re on the right track.” Fanning played her first role at the age of five in a commercial, after which she appeared in various television series (“Ally McBeal,” “ER,” “Friends”). For her leading role in the film “I am Sam” alongside Michelle Pfeiffer and Sean Penn in 2001, she became the youngest actress to be nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Kate Hudson45, actress and recently singer, feels old enough for a second career. “If I had done this in my late twenties, it would have been difficult for me not to be influenced by what people say,” she said the magazine VarietyNow she “no longer has the same fear of rejection”. She knows that she can’t win over everyone. “But I can’t let that fear guide me. Otherwise I would never put art into the world.” Hudson’s debut album “Glorious” was released in mid-May.