See, Jerry Seinfeld CAN hug | Comic visits Melbourne street mural

See, Jerry Seinfeld CAN hug

Comic visits Melbourne street mural

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Jerry Seinfeld has visited the mural depicting his famous rejection of Kesha's offer of a hug.

And what's more, he's shared a picture of him embracing manager George Shapiro – despite his avowed dislike of such contact.

In June when the singer interrupted the comedian during a red-carpet interview to ask for a hug – only to be met with an unequivocal 'no thanks.'

A street artist called Lush has captured the moment in the Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy – and Seinfeld paid it a visit yesterday, then tweeted about it:

And here's the moment that inspired it all:

Kesha should have known better, since Seinfeld's sitcom was famously written to the motto 'no hugging, no learning' – avoiding sentimentality in the scripts.

Published: 9 Aug 2017

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