Tone-deaf or tuned-in? Coronavirus epidemic proves a minefield for celebs

Americans found perhaps their most unlikely coronavirus celebrity cheerleader in pop star Britney Spears, who last week re-posted a message calling for the redistribution of wealth and for workers to support each other. — AFP

LOS ANGELES: Taylor Swift is sending cash to some of her fans and Rihanna has donated US$6mil (RM26.14mil) to support people whose livelihoods have been upended by the coronavirus pandemic.

Movie and record producer David Geffen said he is self-isolating in the Caribbean on his multi-million-dollar yacht, and Madonna posted a now-deleted video of herself in a bathtub filled with rose petals calling the virus "the great equaliser".