Bill Murray finally denies ever dating Kelis: ‘Raised my cred a lot'
Bill Murray has finally clarified that he and Kelis never dated, almost two years after rumours of a romance between the two first emerged.
The Lost in Translation star, in an appearance on SiriusXM's Sway in the Morning podcast, recalled the rumours, which he said 'really raised my cred a lot'.
'I was fascinated, I met this girl named Kelis. I got great press that I was dating her, which really raised my cred a lot,' Murray told hosts Sway Calloway, Heather B, and Tracy G.
Murray, 74, talked about meeting Kelis, 45, for the first time, saying that he loved the music video for rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard's 1999 song 'Got Your Money' where Kelis sings the chorus.
'That song just kills me. I love that video. And I kept going, 'That's the silliest thing. How did I miss that when it came out in the first place? It's so crazy.' And I'm going, 'Who is that girl with the red hair?'' he said.
'And it was Kelis, and I just had to meet her sometime. And she turned out to be spectacular.
'Actually, I spoke with her recently. She bought land in Kenya, in Africa. She's in Africa. She is not afraid of the dark. She just goes out there and goes, 'Well, I think I'll just go to Africa and start a farm.''
When Calloway asked Murray to confirm if he ever dated the 'Milkshake' singer, he clarified that he hadn't, but didn't rule out the possibility of it in the future.
'Hey, you know, one of us could be on the rebound any second,' he said.
Rumours of a romance between Murray and Kelis sparked in June 2023, when the actor was spotted at two music festivals she was performing at. The pair were also seen together backstage, and multiple outlets reported that Murray and Kelis were dating.
Responding to a comment about the rumoured relationship on her social media in 2023, Kelis wrote: 'Lol yeah maybe for now everyone's dumb and will believe anything but the best part is we are both blessed, rich and happy. So who's really laughing. Now that's funny.'
To another fan who asked if she would 'care to address these Bill Murray allegations', she wrote: 'Lol no babe, I wouldn't bother at all.'
The Independent has reached out to representatives for Kelis for a comment.
At the time, fans were baffled by the rumours of the unlikely couple and reacted mostly with surprise, with one person joking: 'This was NOT on my 2023 bingo card.'
Kelis has two children with her late husband Mike Mora, who died from stomach cancer in March 2022 at the age of 37, as well as another son with ex-husband Nas.
Meanwhile, Murray has been married twice. He was married to Margaret Kelly from 1981 to 1996 and shares sons Homer and Luke with her. He later married Jennifer Butler in 1997, but they split in 2008. Murray had sons Caleb, Jackson, Cooper, and Lincoln with costume designer Butler, who died in 2021 at the age of 54.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Glasgow Times
a day ago
- Glasgow Times
Cynthia Erivo and The Vivienne among ‘LGBT+ changemakers' in 2025 Pride List
The Independent's Pride List for 2025 also includes retired Olympic diver Tom Daley, actor Bella Ramsey, artist David Hockney, comedian Joe Lycett and author Juno Dawson. Erivo, 38, who won a Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (Glaad) Award earlier in the year, was placed at number four on the top 10 list while The Vivienne, the drag alter-ego of the late James Lee Williams, is seventh. The Vivienne attending the National Television Awards 2020 (Isabel Infantes/PA) The Vivienne, who won the first series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK and spoke publicly about prejudices faced by LGBT+ people and by the drag community, died in January at the age of 32 and is a posthumous inclusion on the list. Topping the 2025 Pride List is Victoria McCloud, a lawyer, former judge and transgender woman who announced she would take the Government to the European Court of Human Rights over the Supreme Court's ruling on the definition of a woman. Dr McCloud said: 'I'm delighted and honoured that The Independent has included me in its Pride List this year. 'In 2025, more than ever before, amidst increasing oppression and segregation at home, with court and state against us, people from the trans community yearn to be bathed in rainbow light. 'These are uniquely dark times but we will challenge those who wish to marginalise us, be they Government or activists with money and the odd mega-yacht to spare. 'We have been here for centuries; we will be here for centuries to come. The quiet majority walk with us.' In April the UK's highest court unanimously ruled that the terms woman and sex in the Equality Act 'refer to a biological woman and biological sex'. Bella Ramsey is third on the list (Ian West/PA) Chloe Hubbard, UK editor of The Independent, said: 'We are proud to champion our most influential LGBT+ changemakers once again on our annual Pride List in a year where the community has been further marginalised on both sides of the Atlantic. 'Visibility and pride within the queer community feels more vital than ever and we are dedicated to continuing to occupy our unique place in the media on LGBT+ issues.' In 2023, The Independent relaunched its Rainbow List as the Pride List, to recognise 50 extraordinary 'LGBT+ changemakers'. The 2024 list included Doctor Who and Sex Education star Ncuti Gatwa, commentator and former England footballer Alex Scott, Wicked and Bridgerton actor Jonathan Bailey and screenwriter Russell T Davies. To mark the publication of its Pride List, The Independent will host an event at Queer Britain on June 11. This year's top 10: 1. Victoria McCloud, former judge of the King's Bench 2. Juno Dawson, author 3. Bella Ramsey, actor 4. Cynthia Erivo, actor and singer 5. Wes Streeting, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care 6. David Hockney, artist 7. The Vivienne, drag artist, singer and television personality 8. Joe Lycett, comedian, television presenter and artist 9. Tom Daley, Olympic gold medallist and television personality 10. Yasmin Benoit, model and activist
Daily Mirror
a day ago
- Daily Mirror
Nicole Scherzinger major wedding update as she thanks Thom Evans for 'patience'
The entertainer and ex rugby ace will say their vows in her home state of Hawaii 'soon'. Nicole praised Thom for being so understanding amid her efforts to make her musical theatre breakout role a success first Nicole Scherzinger will tie the knot with Thom Evans when she is finished with her hit Broadway run of Sunset Boulevard. The entertainer and ex rugby ace will say their vows in her home state of Hawaii 'soon'. Her St James Theatre show's official closing date in July 20. Nicole, favourite to win Best Actress at Sunday night's Tony Awards for Sunset Boulevard, added that Thom has been so 'patient'.She praised her fiancé for being like a 'God' and allowing her to live like a 'hermit' while she has been working on Sunset Boulevard for almost two years. Asked directly 'will you get married soon?', Nicole, 46, replied: 'Yes, we will get married. We're engaged to be married when I'm not working. Thank God he is so patient. We'll get married back home in Hawaii where my family is from.' The US star remains attracted to Thom both for his looks and talent: 'Doesn't he look like a rugby player from the Gods. He is an amazing actor and a model as well. He's beautiful.'She laughed at suggestions she poached the 40-year-old as young crush from his time performing on a UK reality TV experience, saying: 'It was on Celebrity X Factor, I'm not gross, okay. I met him on that and I saved him so he had to come back. We had actually auditioned them in the summer and we didn't meet face-to-face until the winter. And then after that we've been together ever since.'The ex Pussycat Dolls star praised Thom for being so understanding amid her efforts to make her musical theatre breakout role a success. She added to Sirius XM: 'I live like a hermit, I try not to do much. I still take my meetings and do work that I have to do and wherever they need me.'It's quite a gruelling schedule right now doing this Tony campaign season. So I just tried to rest when I can. I'm not much of a sleeper. I've never been. But I've had to be disciplined to make sure I get six to eight hours, because my voice is my everything, I feel like every performance, I leave my soul and my voice out there on the stage. So I kind of live like a hermit. I don't really do much, and I just drink a lot of water.'Nicole, who won a 2024 Olivier Award for portraying Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard, will learn if she has scored the industry peak Tony gong for the Broadway run on Sunday night. Nicole feels her Tony nomination is the ultimate two fingers to disrespectful Hollywood and music industry executives who treated her like a pop flop for over a decade. Nicole was told applying for stage and screen roles was a 'a waste of time' for over a decade and branded nothing more than a past it girl band star. Nicole, who won a 2024 Olivier Award for portraying Norma Desmond, admitted: 'Like so many people, I was put in a box. it is hard when you feel like your whole career, you've been fighting to be seen and fighting to show what you're truly capable of.'Ten years back after The Dolls, I really wanted to go back to doing musical theater stuff. It's like where my heart whisper is. And there was no path to do that. People weren't even allowing me to be seen for filmed musicals and some live stuff going on. They just wouldn't even consider seeing me, (they were saying) That's going to be a waste of our time. ''I was like, 'they're not taking me seriously. So I got to educate them. 'So I put on a show exactly six years ago in 2019, I put my money up and did all the songs and the roles I always dreamed of playing that nobody would let me. I created my own show and an hour and 20 minutes. I brought it to New York, London, and la and I just put it out there in the universe.'Nicole is grateful that respected producer Jamie Lloyd took a chance on her talent as 'Nobody else would've asked me. He came to me with the idea of playing Norma Desmond. He actually dreamed of me. Isn't that crazy?' Nicole and the team were huge Olivier Award winners with seven gongs. including best musical revival. It equalled the record for the most prizes for a musical at the Broadway she and co-star Tom Francis are nominated for Tony Awards on June 9. One of the original Desmond Broadway performers, multiple Oscar nominee Glenn Close has publicly praised Nicole's work.'It is validating. It is words of affirmation when what you put out, what you're so passionate about and what you put out is being received with the intention that you put it out and received not from your peers, but even giants before you. It's affirming, it's validating and it's fulfilling because I know that I'm on the right path. I know I'm back where I was born to be.'The 46-year-old is now viewed as one of the most in demand stars in the musical business. She said: "When you see the show, you see the real depths of me as an actor and as a singer and your voice and the range as well. I want to encourage people to keep an open mind and an open heart. You never know where your unexpected dream opportunity is going to come from.'Dolls founder Robin Antin installed Nicole as lead singer in 2003, leading them to huge hits, tours and endorsements until enjoyed some solo success, before a 2019 reunion tour and third album comeback fell apart over legal woes and fall outs.
Leader Live
a day ago
- Leader Live
Cynthia Erivo and The Vivienne among ‘LGBT+ changemakers' in 2025 Pride List
The Independent's Pride List for 2025 also includes retired Olympic diver Tom Daley, actor Bella Ramsey, artist David Hockney, comedian Joe Lycett and author Juno Dawson. Erivo, 38, who won a Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (Glaad) Award earlier in the year, was placed at number four on the top 10 list while The Vivienne, the drag alter-ego of the late James Lee Williams, is seventh. The Vivienne, who won the first series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK and spoke publicly about prejudices faced by LGBT+ people and by the drag community, died in January at the age of 32 and is a posthumous inclusion on the list. Topping the 2025 Pride List is Victoria McCloud, a lawyer, former judge and transgender woman who announced she would take the Government to the European Court of Human Rights over the Supreme Court's ruling on the definition of a woman. Dr McCloud said: 'I'm delighted and honoured that The Independent has included me in its Pride List this year. 'In 2025, more than ever before, amidst increasing oppression and segregation at home, with court and state against us, people from the trans community yearn to be bathed in rainbow light. 'These are uniquely dark times but we will challenge those who wish to marginalise us, be they Government or activists with money and the odd mega-yacht to spare. 'We have been here for centuries; we will be here for centuries to come. The quiet majority walk with us.' In April the UK's highest court unanimously ruled that the terms woman and sex in the Equality Act 'refer to a biological woman and biological sex'. Chloe Hubbard, UK editor of The Independent, said: 'We are proud to champion our most influential LGBT+ changemakers once again on our annual Pride List in a year where the community has been further marginalised on both sides of the Atlantic. 'Visibility and pride within the queer community feels more vital than ever and we are dedicated to continuing to occupy our unique place in the media on LGBT+ issues.' In 2023, The Independent relaunched its Rainbow List as the Pride List, to recognise 50 extraordinary 'LGBT+ changemakers'. The 2024 list included Doctor Who and Sex Education star Ncuti Gatwa, commentator and former England footballer Alex Scott, Wicked and Bridgerton actor Jonathan Bailey and screenwriter Russell T Davies. To mark the publication of its Pride List, The Independent will host an event at Queer Britain on June 11. This year's top 10: 1. Victoria McCloud, former judge of the King's Bench2. Juno Dawson, author3. Bella Ramsey, actor4. Cynthia Erivo, actor and singer5. Wes Streeting, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care6. David Hockney, artist7. The Vivienne, drag artist, singer and television personality8. Joe Lycett, comedian, television presenter and artist9. Tom Daley, Olympic gold medallist and television personality10. Yasmin Benoit, model and activist
