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Kaia Gerber Reveals She Thought Gal Gadot's COVID-19 Video Was a Birthday Greeting

Kaia Gerber revealed she thought she was filming a private birthday message when she unknowingly joined Gal Gadot's 2020 COVID-19 celebrity video. The video, featuring 25 stars singing "Imagine," was widely criticized, and Gadot later apologized for its poor timing.

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What happened

  1. 01Kaia Gerber thought she was recording a birthday greeting, not a large COVID-19 video project.
  2. 02She participated in Gal Gadot's 2020 "Imagine" video featuring 25 celebrities.
  3. 03Gerber was invited by her roommate and didn't know the video's full scope.
  4. 04The video faced strong criticism from major media outlets for being insensitive.
  5. 05Gal Gadot apologized in 2022, calling the video poorly timed and in bad taste.
  6. 06Gerber's appearance remains her first credit on IMDb, which she finds amusing.
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