Pop star Sabrina Carpenter bragged on stage that she has filed costs towards Mayor Eric Adams after certainly one of her racy music movies was linked to a chorus of scandals is swirling round Hizzoner.
The 25-year-old joked about her obvious ties to the federal corruption probe presently engulfing the mayor halfway by her live performance within the Massive Apple at Madison Sq. Backyard on Sunday night time, footage on social media confirmed.
“Shit, what now? Do we’ve got to speak about how I obtained responsible the mayor?” Carpenter joked to his cheering followers as he took a break between songs.
The small contractor addressed the controversy simply days after Adams pleaded not responsible Friday to conspiracy, fraud and bribery costs in Manhattan federal court docket.
Carpenter’s identify hit the headlines earlier this month after it emerged that federal investigators had been conducting a separate investigation into one of the mayor’s friends — a Brooklyn priest who prompted an unholy uproar after permitting the sultry pop star to shoot her music video for “Feather” in his church final yr.
The feds issued a subpoena to Our Girl of Mount Carmel Church in Williamsburg, looking for details about any dealings between certainly one of its lead pastors, Monsignor Jamie Gigantiello, and Hizzoner’s former chief of workers, Frank Carone.
Gigantiello was ultimately demoted final yr after it emerged that he had authorized filming for Carpenter’s racy music video, which confirmed her writhing in a bit of black costume on the altar of the 160-year-old Catholic church subsequent to a casket emblazoned with “RIP Bitch.”
When requested for remark concerning the federal investigation on the time, Brooklyn Diocese officers responded with a press release linking it to an inner church investigation into Carpenter’s music video.
“It might be inappropriate to remark additional on this evaluate, which remains to be ongoing,” diocesan officers mentioned in a press release.
“The Diocese is absolutely dedicated to cooperating with legislation enforcement in all investigations, together with conduct in particular person parishes or involving a priest.”
