Kelis, 43, breaks silence on romance with Bill Murray, 72, saying ‘we are both blessed, rich and happy’
KELIS has addressed her romance with actor Bill Murray saying "we are both blessed, rich and happy".
The Sun exclusively revealed Milkshake singer Kelis, 43, and the Ghostbusters star, 72, are dating after being spotted together at a number of her shows.
And the mum-of-three has now spoken out after fans were stunned by the pair's relationship.
Kelis responded to trolls who accused her of using Hollywood legend Bill - who is 30 years older - for fame.
One person claimed beneath a post of her in a bikini: "Bill got you out by riding his wave lol media is destroying y'all. (sic)"
Kelis hit back: "Lol yeah maybe for now everyone's dumb and will believe anything but the best part is we are both blessed, rich and happy.
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"So who's really laughing now that's funny."
She shut down another fan who asked: "Ma'am would you care to address these Bill Murray allegations?!? Cuz damn! What he doing with all that?!?"
Kelis snapped: "Lol no babe, I wouldn't bother at all."
Bill watched Kelis from the side of the stage in London last week.
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Sources told The Sun the pair were together at the same hotel after her show, and have been “getting close for a while” after first meeting in their native US.
They have reportedly bonded since Kelis’s second husband Mike Mora died in March last year, after tragically being diagnosed with stage four stomach cancer.
Bill’s estranged wife passed away in 2021.
Father-of-six Bill was pictured during Kelis’s set at the Mighty Hoopla festival in Brockwell Park, South London.
The pair also posed for a cosy snap backstage.
A friend said: “They’ve met up in the States before which got people in the industry talking, and now are meeting up in London while they’re both here. They’ve clearly hit it off.
“They were both seen at the same hotel, and he’s been to watch her perform several times before he went to Mighty Hoopla.
“But they’ve also both shared relatively recent bereavements and have that common bond between them.
“Whatever it is that has brought them together, and however unlikely it seems, they are both single and are having fun despite the fairly big age gap.”
He is currently filming a sequel to the classic Ghostbusters franchise in London, which sees him reprise his role as Peter Venkman alongside many of the original cast from the 1984 blockbuster.
Off screen, his second wife Jennifer Butler accused him of domestic abuse and sex, marijuana and alcohol addictions — as well as infidelity — during their marriage.
The costume designer filed for divorce in 2008, but the pair are understood to have remained in touch before her death in 2021.
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Meanwhile, New York-born Kelis accused her first husband, hip hop mogul Nas, of physically and mentally abusing her throughout their five-year marriage.
She filed for divorce in 2009 while she was seven months pregnant with their son.
