So awkward! Jerry Seinfeld shuns Kesha's requests for hug on red carpet... and admits he has no idea who she is
Jerry Seinfeld denied Kesha's three requests for a hug during a very awkward exchange on the red carpet on Monday night.
The Tik Tok pop star, 30, approached the comedian, 63, while he was being interviewed at the National Night of Laughter and Song event at the Kennedy Center.
She approached him while he was discussing meditation with Tommy McFly of DC's 94.7 Fresh FM, who later shared the clip on Twitter.
![No hugs for you! JJerry Seinfeld denied Kesha's three requests for a hug during a very awkward exchange on the red carpet back in 2017](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/06/06/23/412C4C0A00000578-4578236-image-a-90_1496787381916.jpg)
No hugs for you! Jerry Seinfeld blocked Kesha's requests for a hug at the National Night of Laughter and Song event at the Kennedy Center on Monday
![Not that there's anything wrong with that: The comedian did his best to politely decline her request](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/06/06/23/412C4C3300000578-4578236-image-a-91_1496787506725.jpg)
Not that there's anything wrong with that: The comedian did his best to politely decline her request
![Persistent: Kesha asked repeatedly for a hug, but Jerry just backed away](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/06/06/23/412C4C1A00000578-4578236-image-a-92_1496787550032.jpg)
Persistent: Kesha asked repeatedly for a hug, but Jerry just backed away
![And she's off: Kesha ran off in embarrassment after finally getting the hint](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/06/06/20/412C4C1600000578-4578236-image-a-26_1496776446611.jpg)
And she's off: Kesha ran off in embarrassment after finally getting the hint
'I'm Kesha I love you so much, can I give you a hug?' Kesha asked at the Washington, DC event.
'No thanks,' Seinfeld replied.
She tried two more times, but his reply remained the same and she quickly ran off in embarrassment.
'I don't who that was,' Seinfeld admitted, before McFly filled him in.
'Well I wish her all the best,' he laughed, as the name clearly didn't register with him either.
The benefit gala was hosted by Hugh Jackman and his wife Deborra-Lee Furness.
Other guests included Jay Leno, Katie Couric and Margaret Cho.
Kesha eventually did get a consolation hug from fellow musician Ben Folds, however.
![Tik T-awk: After being informed who she was he replied, laughing 'Well I wish her all the best,' as the name clearly didn't register with him either](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/06/06/20/412C4C2A00000578-4578236-image-a-27_1496776449941.jpg)
Tik T-awk: After being informed who she was he replied, laughing 'Well I wish her all the best,' as the name clearly didn't register with him either
She posted as gushing fan pic of the two cosying up, which she described as an 'honor and a recurring dream come true'.
'I used to sneak into Ben Folds shows when i was 15 years old and stand way in the back and scream every word at the top of my lungs. i climbed really really tall chain link dangerous fences. i greased door men. i lost shoes and drove hours over state lines on school nights to catch a glimpse of this legend,' she wrote.
'Can't believe he's my friend. and such a wonderful soul. some say that you shouldn't meet your hero's. sometimes that's true. not in this case. i couldn't have been more lucky. thanks for tonight.'
![Not a fan: The comedian admitted he had no idea who Kesha was](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/06/06/19/412433DB00000578-0-image-a-51_1496774856738.jpg)
![Not a fan: The comedian admitted he had no idea who Kesha was](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/06/06/19/41245FE600000578-0-image-m-50_1496774850327.jpg)
Not a fan: The comedian admitted he had no idea who Kesha was
![Consolation prize: Kesha eventually did get a consolation hug from fellow musician Ben Folds, however](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/06/06/20/41264F2D00000578-4578236-image-a-28_1496776454765.jpg)
Consolation prize: Kesha eventually did get a consolation hug from fellow musician Ben Folds, however
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