Jerry Seinfeld refused to hug pop singer Kesha at a charity event in 2017, which went viral and left the singer embarrassed. Seinfeld later clarified that he is not the hugging type and needs to know someone before hugging them. Comedian Kathy Griffin also had an awkward experience with Seinfeld but received a funny letter from him after her stand-up special aired. Kesha admitted fault for trying to hug Seinfeld and later gushed about receiving a beautiful hug from Bob Dylan.