If there was one thing we learned in 2023, it is not to mess with Dionne Warwick. No one could have anticipated Ms. Warwick becoming the queen of X (fka Twitter) at 83 years young—yet here we are, and she continues to prove why she deserves her crown into the new year.
An article allegedly appeared in the UK gossip rag The Daily Mail on Dec. 28 that mistakenly reported that Ms. Warwick would be on the list of entertainers attending a multi-million dollar fundraiser for U.S. presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. To which Warwick responded, “I don’t know anything about this event. I did not agree to it and I certainly won’t be there.”
Yes, the fundraiser is allegedly for the same Robert F. Kennedy Jr. who said he is not anti-vaxer despite his behavior and words saying otherwise; the same Robert F. Kennedy Jr. who once suggested that HIV causing AIDS was not really a thing; and, yes, the same Robert F. Kennedy Jr. admitted to taking two plane rides on Jeffrey Epstein’s plane as a guest.
Considering how much Black celebrities are catching strays from the unsealed Epstein documents—in many cases, just from being in the same room as Epstein—we can see why Warwick is careful about being associated with any politicians or lists.
In her words, “This is absolutely ridiculous. If you are going to lie on my name, at least lie about something cool,” she wrote on X. She then suggested, “Dionne collaborates with Rihanna on new album,” which proves that she is waiting on new music from Rihanna just as much as the rest of us.
One social media commenter then suggested, “Revealed: Dionne Warwick cures Cancer.” And we must admit, we like the sound of that, too.
“Daily Mail is going to learn that they can’t touch #blackdivamagic Not today, not tomorrow…..Not Ever!!!” wrote one social media commentator on X.
Another commentator chimed in with, “Dionne Warwick ending people is exactly how I wanted 2024 to start.”
Us, too!
After a lifetime in the spotlight, Dionne Warwick has become a national treasure, and she recently received a Kennedy Center Honor to prove it, alongside Queen Latifah, Billy Crystal and other longtime entertainment heavyweights.
But no one does Twitter like Warwick.
When billionaire Elon Musk took over the platform and began to make questionable changes to its functionality, such as changing its name from Twitter to X, Warwick said she would like a word.
“I have yet to speak to that young man and I intend to because I am not quite sure what he’s doing or if he knows what he’s doing,” she said about Musk potentially removing the blocking feature on the app.
Referencing the potential “cool” headlines that should be associated with Warwick’s name, legendary Wonder Woman actor Lynda Carter asked, “You have time to collaborate with Rihanna AND take over as supreme commander of Twitter, @dionnewarwick?”
If anyone octogenarian can, it’s Warwick. As she recently posted for her birthday on Dec. 12, she is “83 and feeling fine.”