Fame is a double-edged sword for both young artists like Sabrina Carpenter and industry legend Dionne Warwick. Most recently, a remark made by Warwick caused a significant stir when she said she couldn’t relate to some of Carpenter’s lyrics. She recently took part in an NPR interview segment “Nobody Asked for This (But I’m Gonna Tell You Anyhow),” in which she expressed her views about some songs.

On September 27, when she posted the segment on the X platform, Warwick was seen rating the viral tracks of various artists such as Chappell Roan, Charli XCX, Kendrick Lamar, Sabrina Carpenter, and others using one to five ‘Dionnes’. 

Warwick rated Sabrina’s Please, Please, Please positively and gave it four and a half Dionnes. On the other hand, the chart-topper Espresso Carpenter failed to impress Warwick as much. In the interview, she was asked whether she could relate to Sabrina’s lyric “I’m working late ’cause I’m a singer”. She rejected this saying, “That does not resonate with me.”

When it was time to praise Sabrina, Warwick declared her to be a talented young performer with prospects in the business. Moreover, Warwick turned to the press, warning them not to misquote her and not to use her name in headlines. The clickbait and chaos prompted Warwick to go on X. She made it clear that her comments were only meant to be lighthearted and that no such impact along the line should be expected. 

Manju Warrier is currently promoting her upcoming film with superstar Rajinikanth titled Vettaiyan. The actress will play the role of Thalaivar’s wife in the movie. Amid the anticipation surrounding Vettiayan, rumors about her joining the star cast of Thalapathy 69 are going viral on social media.

The speculations rose after her recent interview with SS Music where Manju Warrier recalled her working experience with director H Vinoth. The actress said that the filmmaker stopped her while she was shooting for key sequences in Thunivu starring Ajith Kumar and told her “I will give you another film to act well.”

Her statement about how H Vinoth seemingly promised her another project sparked rumors about her collaboration with the director for Thalapathy 69. However, neither Manju Warrier nor the makers of the film have confirmed these reports yet.

Meanwhile, director H Vinoth has already confirmed that he will be directing Thalapathy 69 featuring Vijay as the main lead. For the unversed, this film will also mark his last movie before his political entry. According to media reports, the Vijay starrer will go on floors in October this year.

Before Manju Warrier, actress Simran was rumored to feature in Thalapathy 69 with Vijay. However, she rubbished these reports and penned a cryptic note clarifying her career goals.

Simran took to her X handle and wrote, “It’s truly disheartening to see how people can emotionally manipulate you and how little your friends seem to care about it. Up until now, I’ve stayed quiet, but let me make it clear: I’m not desperate to line up and work with any big heroes. I’ve been there and done that. My goals are different now, and as a woman, I know my boundaries.”

The actress further added that she expected some integrity from people in the Indian film industry amid such rumors.

Check out her full note below: