Justin Trudeau Had a Great Coachella

During a pleasant Saturday afternoon scroll, I was greeted by an image that brought me such delight it made me laugh out loud: pop star Katy Perry and former Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau squatting on a log eating instant noodles at Coachella. Trudeau—who, I’m sorry, is a cutie—was wearing a baseball cap that made him look disturbingly younger than his actual age (54), and Perry was trying very hard—and, again I’m sorry, succeeding—to look like a cool, chill girl.

(During a slightly less pleasant scroll on Monday morning, as I was scanning the gossip blogs while writing this, I was greeted by news that really bummed me out: On Threads last night, Ruby Rose accused Perry of sexually assaulting her “almost 2 decades” ago in a club in Australia, but she kept it quiet because Perry helped her get a U.S. visa. This sounds like a developing story, so stay tuned.)

Perry’s photo with Trudeau was part of a carousel that also included a couple of videos of Justin Bieber’s Coachella set, which apparently consisted in no small part of him finding old videos of himself on YouTube and singing along to them. The performance sounded like it really worked for some people (including the Guardian’s reviewer), but I think there’s something to be said about the gendered aspects of effort-versus-payout here. (Don’t worry, it’s the internet, this has already been said.) Even Perry was a bit snarky about it, saying in one of her videos: “Thank god he has premium, I don’t wanna see no ads.”

Perry and Trudeau have been linked since July, and I find it hilariously charming that Justin is following in his dad’s footsteps: Pierre Trudeau was also prime minister of Canada and also dated many famous women, including Barbra Streisand. (As an aside, it’s so funny to me that we had a world leader named Justin for a decade. That’s a name for pop stars and skateboarders!)

On Sunday night, Justin posted enthusiastically about yesterday’s electoral defeat of right-wing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, calling it “a powerful and positive signal to democracies around the world that citizens can reclaim institutions and restore respect for rights.” As many people noted, “sending this from coachella is WILD.”

And in terms of post-government activities, it could be so much worse—Tony Blair is trying to get himself appointed imperial governor of Gaza, for god’s sake.

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• PSA: Charles Melton looks incredible in the new Men’s Health issue. [Men’s Health]
• Other Coachella news: Jacob Elordi was spotted making out with Kendall Jenner. [DeuxMoi]
• Britney Spears has checked herself into rehab for “as long as she needs.” Good for her! [Page Six]
• Meanwhile, Natasha Lyonne said ICE detained her following her removal from a flight last week. ICE said no, it didn’t. We’re not exactly dealing with reliable narrators here. [TMZ]
• Nicole Kidman is “looking to become a death doula.” [Daily Mail]
• Rachel Zegler, Paapa Essiedu, and Rosamund Pike won Olivier Awards—aka British Tonys—last night. [THR]
• “Even Zendaya can’t save [Euphoria‘s new season] from Sam Levinson’s debauchery.” Period. [Telegraph]

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