It’s protected to say that former Fox Information host Megyn Kelly is just not a KatyCat. Actually, the conservative podcaster mentioned on an episode of her eponymous podcast this week that she finds Katy Perry‘s music “annoying” earlier than flat-out saying she doesn’t just like the pop famous person and claiming she “barely” is aware of who she is.
The feedback got here after Perry posted her personal edit of Kansas Metropolis Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker’s controversial Could 11 graduation speech at Benedictine School during which the Tremendous Bowl champ attacked LGBTQ rights and slammed what he termed “harmful gender ideologies.” The 20-minute speech that additionally included broadsides in opposition to abortion, contraception and surrogacy, included Butker suggesting to feminine college students on the non-public Catholic college in Illinois that they embrace being a “homemaker.”
Perry wasn’t having it and posted her personal model on Sunday, writing, “mounted this for my ladies, my graduates, and my gays — you are able to do something, congratulations and joyful pleasure,” alongside a second draft of the speech that had a a lot totally different, extra inclusive tone.
On Tuesday’s episode of her present, Kelly defended Butker’s speech, calling it an “antidote to the overall message about stay-at-moms” whereas denying that the kicker was “condemning working ladies.”
“Katy Perry is annoying,” Kelly mentioned earlier than cueing up Perry’s edit and loudly huffing over the tape because it performed. “She determined to take these feedback and swap them round in order that he was saying one thing he by no means truly mentioned and have him say ‘joyful pleasure.’” Co-host Dave Rubin referred to as the edit “pathetic” and famous that Kelly is an “extraordinarily” profitable broadcaster and mom earlier than asking her which title was extra necessary, to which Kelly answered, “there’s no query.”
“However Katy Perry noticed her ‘Roar’ second — which is an annoying track, that’s an annoying track. I don’t like her, I truly don’t assume she is an efficient singer,” Kelly mentioned whereas mockingly singing Perry’s 2008 breakthrough hit “I Kissed a Lady.” Rubin, in the meantime, claimed he couldn’t even identify a single track from the singer who’s one in all solely 5 artists in historical past to promote greater than 100 million licensed models together with her digital singles worldwide and who co-hosted American Idol for seven years.
“I barely know who you might be,” Kelly added whereas erroneously saying the singer is married to actor Orlando Bloom ; Perry is engaged to the star, however they don’t seem to be married although they share a three-year-old daughter, Daisy Dove Bloom. “To control the man’s remarks is dishonest and petty,” Kelly mentioned earlier than dinging Perry once more for closing feedback on the submit after receiving backlash. “She will be able to’t take it!,” Kelly mentioned as Rubin dubbed the singer’s edit a “leftist 101” transfer.
At press time a spokesperson for Perry had not returned a request for remark.
Hearken to Kelly’s feedback on Perry right here (starting on the 1:05:55 mark).
