Kesha Channels Goddess Venus in Stunning ‘Rebirth’ Playboy Shoot

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Kesha is reborn, and she’s celebrating her new musical chapter with a goddess-inspired Playboy photoshoot.

In the photoset for Playboy’s Spotlight of the Month, directed by Brooke James, depicts Kesha as an angel as well as Venus — the Roman goddess of love and beauty — emerging from from a shell, just like in the famous “Birth of Venus” painting by Italian artist Sandro Botticelli. The superstar also appears like goddess Artemis, the Greek goddess of the hunt, the moon and nature, as she pulls back a bow and arrow. See all the photos here.

In the corresponding interview, Kesha says, “I feel like a completely different person. I feel reborn. I feel like I’m doing everything for the first time again, which is maybe strange because I’ve been doing this for 15 years. Everything looks brighter, everything feels different. Everything sounds different. It just feels like I’m living a whole new reincarnation and I’m lucky enough to get to all this over again.”

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Kesha for PlayboyBrooke James

Kesha is fresh off the release of her new single, “Delusional,” as well as the music video for “Joyride.” Both songs were the first to be released via the singer’s own Kesha Records.

The singer’s independent label has a global distribution deal with ADA that gives her full creative control and ownership of her work. ADA is also working together with Crush Music, Kesha’s management company, to oversee marketing and promotion for the pop star’s next album, expected to arrive in 2025. In the announcement of the partnership in September, Kesha noted, “I am excited to take control of my narrative and rewrite my story in the music business.”

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Chris Brown Wants Prisoners Fighting L.A. Fires To Have Sentences Shaved

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Los Angeles, CA - Chris Brown has called for prisoners who have enlisted to tackle the Los Angeles wildfires to have their sentences cut.

Nearly 800 incarcerated firefighters have been deployed in L.A. since the enormous blazes began earlier this week and have devastated much of the California city.

Brown, who lives in L.A., is among those who have called for the inmate firefighters to be rewarded by the justice system for helping out during the disaster.

“LA… Make sure y’all throw a ceremony or parade for these firefighters and first responders after this,” he wrote on his Instagram Stories on Thursday (January 9).

“Also the prisoners who were out there risking they lives need time knocking off their sentences. Just saying.”

The R&B singer also expressed skepticism over the origin of the fires, writing in a separate post: “Someone starting these fires. Shit don’t add up.”

It has been reported that the incarcerated firefighters are being paid between $5.80 and $10.24 per day, plus $1 per hour extra when they are responding to an active emergency.

The Game has also been busy helping those affected by the fires.

The Compton rapper said he would help people who have been forced to leave their homes as a result of the blazes find accommodation free of charge.

“Me & [talent manager Travis Wilson] are helping 10 families effected [sic] by the fires here get into @airbnb for a week free of charge [praying hands emoji],” he wrote on his Instagram Stories.

He then directed those interested to message Wilson on Instagram, adding: “Must have an identification or drivers license with address in the affected areas.”

At least 10 people have been killed since the fires began, with the number expected to rise.

As many as 10,000 structures have also been destroyed in the ferocious blazes, which have been difficult to stop due to powerful winds and dry conditions.

Almost 200,000 people have been evacuated from their homes and it is already the most destructive fire in Los Angeles history, with damages widely expected to surpass $50 billion.

A number of celebrities have lost their homes in the fire including Paris Hilton as well as actors James Woods, Eugene Levy and Cary Elwes.

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