Hugh Jackman recently celebrated his 50th — yes, 50th — birthday, and one big name on the guest list surprised some: Ivanka Trump, first daughter-slash-special adviser to President Trump and onetime member of the Manhattan glitterati.
Apparently the boldfacers are connected through Wendi Deng, the ex-wife of media mogul Rupert Murdoch and the woman who brought Ivanka and Jared together in the first place. In addition to Jackman, who has pointedly stayed out of politics, Jared and Ivanka had plenty of celebrity friends before heading to the Hollywood for ugly people in 2017. Supermodel Karlie Kloss recently married Kushner’s younger brother, Joshua; Chelsea Clinton is an old friend of Ivanka’s, although the two haven’t spoken for a long time; and “Shameless” actress Emmy Rossum was at the Trump-Kushner nuptials nine years ago.