Cole Escola References Nicole Scherzinger’s Trump-Coded Hat Drama After Big Tonys Win
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The "Oh, Mary!" star isn’t letting this one slide.
Cole Escola hasn’t forgotten about Nicole Scherzinger’s eyebrow-raising interest in a hat featuring a variation on President Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan, even if much of the Broadway community appears to have moved past it.
Shortly after their Tony Award win for “Oh, Mary!” on Sunday, Escola offered a pointed reminder of the controversy that ensued when Scherzinger inquired about Russell Brand’s MAGA-inspired “Make Jesus First Again” hat on Instagram last fall.
“The speculating is over,” Escola quipped to reporters in the Tonys press room upon receiving word that Scherzinger had won Best Actress in a Musical for her career-redefining “Sunset Boulevard” performance.
They went on to note: “Four years. Four more years!”
Scherzinger was hit with backlash from fans in early November, not long after “Sunset Boulevard” opened to critical acclaim on Broadway. Just days after Trump was reelected, she posted a supportive comment on an image of Brand ― who backed Trump in the 2024 election ― in his “Make Jesus First Again” hat.
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