Hugh Jackman Performed At Rupert Murdoch's Birthday Party, And It Turns Out They've Been Pals For Ages

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Who would you expect to execute astatine media mogul Rupert Murdoch's 95th day party? If you guessed "Hugh Jackman," past congrats, we're each successful hell.

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Yes, we're talking astir Murdoch, the Australian-American "Chairman Emeritus" of some News Corp (Wall Street Journal, New York Post, The Sun, etc.) and Fox (which includes Fox News).

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As it turns out, Hugh is really the godfather of 2 of Murdoch's children, alongside Nicole Kidman. "He loves having friends and household around,” Hugh said of Murdoch successful 2013. “A batch of radical successful his beingness are determination for a agelong time. He looks aft them and appreciates them. He’s precise caring and thoughtful and incredibly respectful of everybody astir him.”

As per People, Hugh sang "Fly Me to the Moon," "New York, New York," and "I Still Call Australia Home" astatine Murdoch's day enactment this past Saturday. But that's not each — his pal Ivanka Trump was besides successful the audience.

Yes, Hugh has been friends with Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner for galore years. “I’ve known those guys for 15 years,” helium said successful 2018, “and we don’t speech authorities astatine day parties.”

The president himself besides made a virtual quality astatine the festivities, calling Murdoch "legendary” and “one of a kind" successful a video that played astatine the party. This is contempt the information that Trump is presently suing Murdoch for $10 billion.