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Celebrity mix-ups are practically their own meme at this point, but Lisa Kudrow being mistaken for Dionne Warwick probably wasn't on anyone's 2026 bingo card. It all unfolded during a recent Hollywood Reporter Comedy Actress Roundtable featuring Ashley Padilla, Hannah Einbinder, Keke Palmer, Quinta Brunson, Rachel Sennott, and Kudrow herself.
The actresses were asked about the strangest fan interactions they'd ever experienced, and Kudrow's answer quickly stole the conversation.
Recalling an encounter from the height of Friends' popularity, Kudrow shared:
“It was during 'Friends,' and I was going to Jerry’s Deli or something. And the hostess goes, ‘Oh! OK. I’ll show you to your table.’ And I went, ‘Aw, she’s seen Friends — that’s cute.'”
At first, Kudrow assumed the hostess had recognized her from the hit NBC sitcom. But the interaction was about to take a turn nobody could have predicted.
Somehow, the hostess seemed to connect Kudrow to Warwick's 1985 hit That's What Friends Are For rather than the sitcom Friends itself—a leap in logic that remains difficult to diagram.
She revealed the most random conclusion the hostess reached:
“She took me to the table, and she had an accent—she was from somewhere in Eastern Europe—and just went, ‘Uh, I know who you are…’ She said, ‘You are Dionne Warwick.’ And I just went, ‘No, I’m not!'”
The comparison left everyone at the table scratching their heads. Warwick, 85, is a Black music legend who has never appeared on Friends and is more than two decades older than Kudrow.
The closest pop-culture connection between the pair may be Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, where Kudrow played Kimmy's mother before Maya Rudolph later popped up as Warwick—hardly enough to justify the hostess's conclusion.
Still laughing at the encounter years later, Kudrow continued:
“Then it was, ‘Wait, Dionne Warwick? Why would you think I’m Dionne Warwick?' I just went, ‘She’s a legend. She’s a legendary singer.’ And she just went, ‘Oh, OK.’ I just thought it was the funniest thing ever.”
You can view the interview clip here:
- YouTube E! News
But the story somehow became even better when the Queen of Twitter herself entered the chat. And yes, that's Twitter—not X—as Warwick has famously continued referring to the platform by its original name.
Warwick gave her take on the posted “twote” for the story:
It looks like you may have chosen two photos of me for your twote @PopBase https://t.co/WkIdBnImq1
— Dionne Warwick (@dionnewarwick) May 29, 2026
It looks like the hilarious mix-up is Warwick-approved.
As it turns out, Warwick has found herself on the other side of a celebrity mix-up before. During the 2022 U.S. Open, commentators mistook the singer for fellow music legend Gladys Knight while she was attending the tournament.
Kudrow has not publicly responded to Warwick's post, but fans quickly flooded the replies with their own reactions.
You can view the comments below:
The roundtable panel was equally amused as the story unfolded. As Kudrow worked through the logic—or lack thereof—behind the mistaken identity, the table erupted in laughter.
Palmer couldn't resist adding her own spin to the conversation:
“Girl, if you’re Dionne Warwick, I’m Stevie Nicks.”
Brunson then shared that celebrity mix-ups happen more often than people might expect. She joked that fans frequently mistake her for Palmer, while recalling a story about Niecy Nash being asked which Abbott Elementary cast member she was while signing autographs outside Jimmy Kimmel Live.
Quinta Brunson offered her own Barbara Howard-approved analysis, calling it “just face blindness. American face blindness.”
The discussion also touched on navigating fame, social media, and public scrutiny. Kudrow revealed she stopped reading online comments during the run of Friends, while Padilla reflected on viral sketches and Einbinder discussed using stand-up comedy to help build confidence.
Kudrow most recently starred as Valerie Cherish in the third and final season of HBO's The Comeback, which concluded in May 2026. She is also set to reunite with longtime Friends co-star Jennifer Aniston for The Hollywood Reporter's "Actors on Actors," premiering Wednesday.
The full roundtable is available to watch below:
- YouTube The Hollywood Reporter
The hostess's reasoning may remain one of Hollywood's great unsolved mysteries, but at least it gave the internet a Lisa Kudrow-Dionne Warwick crossover nobody knew it needed.
It's said that our first friends, and among our most treasured, are often our siblings or cousins. This was certainly true for Jamie Lee Curtis and her big sister, Kelly.
Kelly Lee Curtis, best known for Magic Sticks and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, passed away last weekend, surrounded by the things and people that she loved.
To honor her "first friend and lifelong confidant," Jamie Lee Curtis penned an incredibly touching tribute to her sister, celebrating her wide range of interests, talents, and loving nature.
Paired with a photograph of Kelly getting her hair done with a full face of makeup and a cigarette hanging from her lips, Curtis's older sister exuded humor, beauty, and grace.
Curtis wrote in the caption:
"A warm aloha to my older sister, Kelly Lee Curtis."
"She passed away this morning. In her home. In nature. At peace."
"She was my first friend and lifelong confidant."
"She was jaw-droppingly beautiful, and a talented actress."
"She played a mean game of hearts, collected turtles, loved her family, nature, music, thrifting, travel, Facebook, and Pokémon Go."
"She was proud of her Danish roots and Hungarian Jewish ancestry and was a devoted American patriot."
"She will be remembered for her loving generosity, fierce opinions, endless curiosity, unique style, and her powdered, almond, crescent cookies at Christmas, hence her name, Auntie Cookie."
"Kelly always signed off any message or fare thee well with a Hungarian blessing... 'Isten Veled,' or 'God is with you.'"
"Isten Veled to my sister of the sun and the moon, my Tai. I'll see you on down the line."
You can see the post here:
Fans were touched and heartbroken by the tribute.










It's never easy when we lose people who have meaningfully touched our lives, but there's nothing quite like saying goodbye to immediate family members and lifelong friends, those people who knew us the longest, helped shape us, and loved us at our weirdest and worst.
But the best thing we can do is follow Curtis's example and share them with others, so they, too, can carry on their memory.
What started as a viral photo from a Knicks game quickly became one of the internet's favorite celebrity storylines. Now, Tina Fey is clearing the air about the alleged "manspreading beef" with Timothée Chalamet while sharing what the Oscar nominee and Kylie Jenner were actually like off-camera.
For those who don't recall, Chalamet found himself at the center of countless memes after social media users accused him of "manspreading" next to Fey during a Knicks game in April. The photo that launched a thousand jokes showed Fey seated beside Chalamet, with the actor positioned between the comedian and Jenner while sporting a Knicks cap and a notably wide stance.
The reactions to the picture were pretty funny, but some people online seemed genuinely outraged:
timothee chalamet if you don’t stop manspreading on tina fey i swear to god pic.twitter.com/tmjodGsZDq
— c ☆ (@tintafey) April 29, 2026
It’s giving middle seat on the airplane https://t.co/SdpiW8Ulvt
— Simone (@girlpowertbh) April 29, 2026
The L train at 7 in the morning. pic.twitter.com/QhjYmHaHer
— Reggie Wade (@ReggieWade) April 30, 2026
Appearing on the May 27 episode of the New Heights podcast with Travis and Jason Kelce, the Saturday Night Live alum was asked about the alleged "manspreading beef."
Fey immediately made it clear there was no bad blood between her and the Dune actor:
"I should start by saying that Timothée Chalamet was nothing but lovely. Super friendly. Kylie was friendly and delightful…”
The celebrity pair have been dating since 2023.
And considering Chalamet has become a familiar face at Saturday Night Live in recent years, Fey was already well acquainted with the actor before their now-infamous Knicks outing.
Fey recalled that the group spent the night laughing together:
"We had a great time. He was joking around with Tracy."
As for the criticism aimed at Chalamet, Fey reassured listeners that she wasn't offended or annoyed, despite how cramped she may have looked in the photos.
She offered some hilarious context for the viral image:
"It wasn't until the next day that I saw all these manspreading things. But I will say, you've got to remember, so for every amount that he's sitting like this and manspreading, I'm doing the opposite.”
Fey also revealed that it was a surprise to find herself seated next to Chalamet and Jenner. The actor attended the game as a guest of Tracy Morgan, and according to Fey, much of the evening was spent joking around with the comedian and longtime Knicks superfan.
According to Fey, the seating dynamics weren't entirely Chalamet's fault:
“My big old can was takin’ the back.”
You can view her take on the hilarious meme here:
Fey also reflected on her growing reputation as a Knicks fan thanks to Morgan. After several trips to Madison Square Garden with one of the franchise's most devoted celebrity supporters, she's apparently become an honorary member of the fan base herself.
She shared her take on the infamous courtside celebrity row:
"I've been three times now with Tracy, so the internet classifies me as a Knicks fan, I'll take it. It's really fun. That celebrity row is bananas. I'm, like, hugging Spike Lee before the game."
The Knicks ultimately beat the Atlanta Hawks, helping keep the mood light throughout the evening.
Fey summed up the experience with a simple verdict:
“It was all good, and the Knicks won, so everybody was happy.”
While Chalamet hasn't publicly commented on the viral "manspreading" discourse, Fey's account suggests the internet may have been far more invested in the controversy than anyone actually sitting nearby. After all, sometimes a celebrity feud is just a Knicks game and an unfortunate camera angle.
Fey may have settled the debate, but that didn't stop social media users from weighing in on her explanation:













You can watch the full podcast episode here:
- YouTube New Heights
Chalamet, meanwhile, has remained a fixture at Madison Square Garden throughout New York's playoff run. The Knicks' Eastern Conference Finals victory sent the franchise to its first NBA Finals appearance since 1999, setting up a rematch with the San Antonio Spurs more than two decades later.
With Game 1 scheduled for Wednesday, expect Chalamet to be right back in celebrity row. Whether social media pays more attention to the Finals or his seating posture remains to be seen.
President Donald Trump is getting widely mocked online after he complained about the artists allegedly scheduled to perform at his upcoming Freedom 250 concert series who dropped out, prompting him to suggest himself as a replacement.
Trump—whose narcissism has been in overdrive during his second term—referred to himself as the "Number One Attraction" in the world in a post on Truth Social.
The comments followed a wave of artist withdrawals from the Great American State Fair, an America 250 event overseen by a group established by presidential order. Those who have backed out include Martina McBride, who said she was led to believe the event was nonpartisan before discovering otherwise.
Trump wrote the following rambling statementm which reads in part:
“I understand Artists are getting ‘the yips’ having to do with their performance on Wednesday, so I am thinking about bringing the Number One Attraction anywhere in the World, the man who gets much larger audiences than Elvis in his prime, and he does so without a guitar, the man who loves our Country more than anyone else, and the man who some say is the Greatest President in History (THE GOAT!), DONALD J. TRUMP, to take the place of these highly paid, Third Rate ‘Artists,’ and give a major speech, rallying the Country forward like I have done ever since being President!”
You can see his post below, which was also shared by the White House, which bragged about the "AMERICA IS BACK Rally."

Trump argued that the nation's 250th anniversary celebration should feature a large MAGA rally rather than musical performers, whom he dismissed as expensive, unpopular, and overly critical. He also criticized a federal judge's ruling that blocked the addition of his name to the Kennedy Center, claiming he had been willing to invest substantial time and money into revitalizing the institution.
He wrote:
"We should have a giant MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN RALLY, for 250, instead of having overpriced singers, who nobody wants to hear, whose music is boring, and yet who do nothing but complain."
"Cancel it, just like I canceled my involvement with the failing and unsafe to be in Kennedy Center, because a Highly Conflicted, Crooked Federal Judge, said that I should not be allowed to spend my time and money in order to MAKE THE CENTER GREAT AGAIN, actually, far greater than it ever was before!"
"It would have also been nice to see a Republican/Democrat union bring it back to life. The Kennedy Center is broken, unsafe, and $busted, and has been for many years! Judge Cooper also stated that the highly prestigious Board of the Center was not authorized to add on the name “TRUMP” despite the fact that hundreds of millions of dollars of my time and money will be necessary for its successful reincarnation."
"So now, the Kennedy Center will collapse, both structurally and financially. Judge Cooper and his wife, Amy Jeffress (obfuscation anyone?), should be ashamed of themselves. Judge Cooper, like numerous other Crooked Judges on my cases, should be IMPEACHED. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
You can see his post below.

People are not impressed by his latest narcissistic rant.
The 250th anniversary of the country's founding should be a joyous affair—but in Trump's hands, it should come as no surprise that the occasion has devolved into just another vanity project.

People are cheering after Kennedy family members Maria Shriver and Kerry Kennedy reacted to a judge's ruling that President Donald Trump must remove his name from the Kennedy Center.
In December, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced that the Kennedy Center Board had voted to rename the performing arts center the "Trump-Kennedy Center."
Congress officially named the center after former President John F. Kennedy in 1964, following his assassination. According to Donald A. Ritchie, who served as Senate historian from 2009 to 2015, because Congress bestowed the name, only Congress has the authority to legally change it.
Ritchie noted that while Trump and others can casually refer to it by another name, such usage would carry no legal weight. Even so, the board chose not to wait for any formal resolution. It promptly updated its website branding to reflect the new title.
But then on May 29—on what would have been the late Kennedy's 109th birthday—U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper reaffirmed that Congress alone can alter the name of the arts center. He ordered that Trump’s name be stripped from the institution’s official title, removed from the building’s façade, and “any other physical or digital signage, and official materials.”
The news thrilled journalist and former First Lady of California Maria Shriver—the daughter of Sargent Shriver and Eunice Kennedy Shriver—who noted the significance of the date Cooper issued his ruling, writing on X:
"An appropriate birthday present on my uncle's birthday today. A federal judge ruled that President Trump and the Kennedy Center Board acted unlawfully in renaming the Kennedy Center."
"The judge held that only Congress can change the Center's name and blocked the planned two-year closure. I know they'll probably appeal and the story isn't over, but for today let’s celebrate a great birthday gift."
You can see her post below.
Shriver's cousin, writer and human rights activist Kerry Kennedy, who is the daughter of Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Skakel and the sister of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., also reacted.
She wrote the following message in which she also thanked Ohio Representative Joyce Beatty, a Democrat, for having filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's plans for the center:
"Perhaps I won’t need that pickaxe after all. Thank you, Congresswoman @RepBeatty, for your courage and dedication to ensuring proper procedures are followed. What a great way to celebrate you on your birthday, Uncle Jack!"
You can see her post below.
People are similarly thrilled.
Roma Daravi, the Kennedy Center’s vice president of public relations, said following Cooper's ruling that the institution is “confident that on appeal the court will uphold the Board’s will to recognize President Trump’s historic contributions to our nation’s cultural center.”
Unsurprisingly, Trump threw a tantrum, saying in a post on Truth Social that Cooper should be “ashamed of himself.”
Trump claimed "Radical Left Democrats care more about opposing your favorite president, ME, than saving a dying Performing Arts Center."
The president, who had previously gloated about having taken over the institution by installing some of his own followers on the Kennedy Center board, said his administration will "be working with Congress to transfer this failing institution back to them so they can make a determination as to what to do with it."