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▲The actor has a good relationship with Ban Ki-Moon, the former Secretary-General of the United Nations. They have appeared together at the UN Climate Summit.
▲The rapper and President Trump went public with their friendship in 2016, but apparently they also go way back. “We've been friends for a long time,” Trump said in 2016.
▲The former UK prime minister and the soccer star were two figures of Cool Britannia. The duo seem to have a good relationship.
▲Jay-Z and Obama are very chummy. "I've [...] had texts from Obama," the rapper told Hot 97 radio station. When Obama was re-elected president in 2012, Jay-Z rapped "I’ve got 99 problems but Mitt ain’t one," during a performance, as reported by USA Today.
▲The rapper and the leader of the UK's Labour Party are an unlikely pair. Corbyn even presented Stormzy with the best solo artist prize at the GQ Awards in 2017.
▲The acting couple are both close pals with the Clintons. According to Bustle, Bill Clinton even walked Steenburgen down the aisle at the couple’s wedding.
▲Probably the most bizarre couple here, the former NBA star and North Korea's head of state have a good relationship.
▲Former US Vice President Al Gore and actor Tommy Lee Jones used to be roommates at Harvard University. The duo remain pretty close.
▲The Chancellor of Germany is quite close with the actor. "I come from a country that is very chaotic at the moment, and frankly we are looking to Germany to inspire us," Gere once told Merkel, as reported by The Local.
▲This American reality TV couple are close with politician Ken Cuccinelli, and campaigned for him in 2013.
▲The actor has a close relationship with Walter Veltroni (right), the former mayor of Rome. Veltroni even officiated Clooney’s wedding to Amal Alamuddin in 2014.
▲Talk about an unlikely couple! What’s weirder is that the hedonist singer actually supported the former president’s fight against drugs, according to Time.
▲The British actress apparently has close ties to William Cash Jr., a former candidate for the UK Independence Party.
▲Two powerful women with a lot of influence, Streep and Clinton apparently go way back. When Clinton was asked about who’d play her in a movie, she said, "Meryl Streep, of course."
▲Seagal was a star of cinema back in the '80s and '90s. He has since become close with President Vladimir Putin, and now serves as the Russian Special Envoy to the United States.
▲The actor has close ties with Mitt Romney, and made a famous speech in support of him before Romney’s presidential nomination for the Republican Party in 2012.
▲Merkel has a fair few celebrity friends, including actor and fellow politician Arnold Schwarzenegger.
▲Oprah and Mrs. Obama are two influential friends. In 2014, they were pictured partying together in Maui.
▲It’s not a surprise that Trudeau is friends with this Canadian TV host, as both are sons of former prime ministers.
▲The NFL star has called Trump his "friend." However, Brady doesn’t see eye to eye with his president on certain things, such as Trump’s negative reaction to NFL protests.
▲As documented by Reuters, the 'Harry Potter' author has long been a friend of the former UK prime minister. She even donated £1 million (about US$1.3 million) to his party, but Brown nevertheless lost the following election.
▲The actor worked as an associate director in the White House Office of Public Engagement under the Obama administration, becoming close with the former president.
▲The pro boxer has a close relationship with Rodrigo Duterte, president of the Philippines. Pacquiao even works as a senator, and Duterte apparently sees the boxer as his successor.
▲Sure, actress Cynthia Nixon is also a politician these days. However, that doesn’t make her bond with this US congresswoman any less special.
▲The French-born actor became a naturalized Russian in 2013. “I know Mr. Putin well; I like him a lot,” he once said at Cannes.
▲Obama has close ties with "The Boss." The musician played a farewell gig for the former president in 2017.
▲Merkel's Hollywood connections include Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg. She met with the duo while they were filming 'Bridge of Spies' in Berlin.
▲Okay, so Rihanna and the French president aren’t the closest of friends. However, they did join forces earlier in 2018, pledging to improve education in developing countries.
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As reported by Time, the comedian and Anthony Weiner lived together after college. However, they don’t seem to be on good terms anymore.

See also: Which stars used to live together?

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Comedian Ellen DeGeneres and Former US President George W. Bush were pictured sitting together at an NFL game on October 6. There was immediately chatter, so much so that DeGeneres dedicated an opening monologue on her talk show to discussing the event. "Here's the thing: I'm friends with George Bush," she spelled out. The revelation, however, has not been without backlash.

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Hollywood icon Robert De Niro and Apple CEO Tim Cook were recently spotted out to dinner in New York City with Former US President Barack Obama.

▲The rapper and the Democratic presidential candidate met on July 29 at a Detroit nail salon to discuss student debt, climate change, and minimum wage, among other topics. Sanders had previously told Jimmy Kimmel that he and the rapper have had many phone calls. "She is really smart, and she is deeply concerned about what’s happening in this country," he said.
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Ariana Grande has never been shy about her admiration for former Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. She even shared that he was at a recent show of hers, posting to social media photos of the two embracing and calling Sanders "MY GUY."

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We have entered a time where celebrities have little choice but to make their politics clear. The seemingly separate realms of celebrity and politics have blurred, with many stars even trying their hand at running for office. What’s more, there are plenty of A-listers who are surprisingly good friends with political figures.

Bruce Springsteen had long made his support for former US president Barack Obama clear, but the pair also became very good friends and even started up a podcast together called 'Renegades: Born in the USA.' Now, after the success of the podcast, they've turned it into a book, which similarly delves into conversations about race, the American dream, and their respective stories of growing up, while trying to draw out a common experience of the US beneath the polarization and anger of late. Who would have thought Barack and The Boss would make such a successful match? 

But this friendship is far from the first of its kind. Here's a roundup of surprising celebrity friends of politicians, from all around the world.

The surprising celebrity friends of politicians

Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen turn their 'Renegades' podcast into a book

27/10/21 por StarsInsider

CELEBRITY Politics

We have entered a time where celebrities have little choice but to make their politics clear. The seemingly separate realms of celebrity and politics have blurred, with many stars even trying their hand at running for office. What’s more, there are plenty of A-listers who are surprisingly good friends with political figures.

Bruce Springsteen had long made his support for former US president Barack Obama clear, but the pair also became very good friends and even started up a podcast together called 'Renegades: Born in the USA.' Now, after the success of the podcast, they've turned it into a book, which similarly delves into conversations about race, the American dream, and their respective stories of growing up, while trying to draw out a common experience of the US beneath the polarization and anger of late. Who would have thought Barack and The Boss would make such a successful match? 

But this friendship is far from the first of its kind. Here's a roundup of surprising celebrity friends of politicians, from all around the world.

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