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Ruby Rose takes back Katy Perry Twitter diss
the pop star’s single ‘Swish Swish’ is rumored to be about Taylor Swift
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Ruby Rose is backtracking on comments she made about Katy Perry’s music career saying, “Being mean doesn’t suit me.”
Perry’s latest single “Swish Swish,” featuring Nicki Minaj, is rumored to be a diss track in response to Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood.” Rose, 31, tweeted she was disappointed in the direction Perry’s music has been taking. The pop star had been an avid supporter of Hillary Clinton during the presidential campaign.
I just think with everything going on in the world to go from rebranding as political activist only to ditch it and go low.. is.. a bummer.
— Ruby Rose (@RubyRose) May 19, 2017
You are her fans you should buy all her songs so the songs will finally chart. If as many as tweeted me bought her last 3 .. the’d be hits https://t.co/lrnBNP3S1E
— Ruby Rose (@RubyRose) May 19, 2017
The next day Rose, who is also good friends with Swift, tweeted she regretted attacking Perry.
Being mean doesn’t suit me and leaves me feeling dirty. Truth is being mean leaves more leaks in your camp than the titanic and I ..
— Ruby Rose (@RubyRose) May 20, 2017
Get so triggered when I think bullies don’t get held accountable and it makes me think I should say something.. but it’s not place.
— Ruby Rose (@RubyRose) May 20, 2017
Clearly comes from being bullied in school & wanting to stick up for the underdogs. However I shouldn’t stoop because then the msg is mixed.
— Ruby Rose (@RubyRose) May 20, 2017
Perry performed “Swish Swish” on Saturday Night Live’s finale episode over the weekend. The performance featured drag queens and appeared to be an homage to the ballroom culture.
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This John Waters interview has been edited for readability — but perhaps not human decency
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By WESLEY CASE | At 80 years old, John Waters is still the ideal dinner guest — incisively sharp, quick-witted and funny as hell.
The chic Baltimore native proved it again and again in a recent Zoom interview, calling from his summer home in Provincetown, Mass.
The occasion was the Blu-ray releases of two of his movies — the 1977 dark comedy “Desperate Living” and his enduring 1988 musical “Hairspray” — on June 23 by the Criterion Collection, which publishes restorations of films it deems culturally important. The Criterion stamp of approval has become the gold standard among cinephiles.
“It’s like getting an award,” said Waters, who wrote and directed both films.
The rest of this article can be read on the Baltimore Banner’s website.
The Washington Blade held the seventh annual Pride on the Pier at The Wharf DC on Saturday, June 13.
(Washington Blade photos by Landon Shackelford)
The 2026 Lost River Pride Festival was held on the scenic grounds of the Lost River Farmers Market in Lost City, W.Va. on Saturday, June 13. Headliner Tom Goss performed at the festival and gave a second performance at the nearby Guesthouse Lost River.
(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)
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