Celine Dion mocked Donald Trump for playing the Titanic theme song at a campaign rally without her permission.
Her voice could be heard singing the 1998 classic “My Heart Will Go On” over loudspeakers in Bozeman, Montana, shortly before Trump took the stage on Friday.
Dion made it clear Saturday that the use of “videos, recordings, musical performances and portraits of Celine Dion” was not authorized.
“This use is in no way authorized, and Celine Dion does not endorse this or any similar use,” she said in a statement along with her record label, Sony.
Dion then mocked Trump’s choice, adding: “…Seriously, THAT song?”
Celine Dion’s iconic song ‘My Heart Will Go On’ played at Donald Trump’s rally in Montana
Celine Dion, who performed at the Olympics opening ceremony, mocked Trump for choosing the song and made it clear it was not authorized.
The epic ballad conjures up images of a doomed ship crashing into a giant iceberg, which isn’t the best comparison to a presidential campaign.
Worse yet, it came just hours after Trump’s plane was forced to divert to Billings while en route to Bozeman due to a “mechanical issue.”
Some political pundits on social media felt the song was a metaphor for the flagging momentum of Trump’s campaign, which comes just weeks after a November victory seemed all but assured.
One even suggested there could be a “pro-Kamala Harris” spy secretly working to undermine Trump’s re-election.
One person said: ‘OMG, at Trump’s Montana rally they showed a video of Celine singing “My Heart Will Go On” from the movie Titanic. Is the rally coordinator trolling Trump?’
Pictured: Céline Dion’s full statement on Trump’s use of her song
The former president’s plane was forced to divert to Billings while en route to an event in Bozeman due to a “mechanical issue” on Friday.
“Sounds like a sinking ship’s cry for help. Has anyone checked on his campaign managers? Are they being held hostage or perhaps waterboarded?” said another.
Many people noted the irony in the theme song of a disaster movie being played at the event.
“Trump says he will sink like the Titanic,” said one person. “The irony is not lost on me,” said another.
“How fitting, because the Trump campaign right now is like the Titanic. Everyone is at the bar drinking and telling themselves the ship isn’t sinking,” a third person said.
One person created a meme movie poster recreating a scene from James Cameron’s 1997 film featuring Trump and Vance, with the caption: “Collides with failure. This November.”
“Bro, the Trump campaign keeps making money. These are real life SNL skits. Who the hell plays a song that is famously associated with a sinking ship at a sinking campaign rally?” one person said.
“Is the Titanic metaphor a bit of a stretch or what?” said another.
Others questioned whether the Canadian singer gave Trump’s team permission to play her song.
“Celine seems like a really kind and compassionate legend, but you know she’s just on her couch at home saying ‘Yeah, fuck no!’ in French,” one person said.
“Can’t have Celine Dion, sorry,” a second person said.
“Celine Dion, are you getting paid for this? You might want to call your lawyer. There’s a payday waiting for you right here,” said another.
Celine’s statement comes amid a difficult day for the Trump campaign.
A new survey conducted by The New York Times Results released by the outlet on Saturday suggest Harris now leads Trump by four points in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, all key swing states.
Hours later, the Trump campaign revealed it had been hacked, suggesting it had been targeted by Iran.
The campaign blamed “foreign sources hostile to the United States” and cited a Microsoft report on Friday that said Iranian hackers tried to hack a senior presidential campaign official.
Céline Dion and her late husband, René Angélil (pictured with Trump and Melania in 1999), frequently dined at Mar-a-Lago.
Trump also spent part of the week defending himself against criticism over a news story in which he claimed to have nearly been involved in a helicopter crash with former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown.
On Friday night, he was accused of confusing Brown with another black lawmaker, former California state senator Nate Holden.
Holden told Politico that he and Trump nearly collided in a helicopter in 1990, saying: “Willie is the short black guy who lives in San Francisco. I’m a tall black guy who lives in Los Angeles.”
Laughing at the story, he added jokingly: “I guess we all look alike.”
Before the singer’s response, Dion and her late husband, René Angélil, frequently dined at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago in the 1990s.
She was a fan of French chef Bernard Goupy, especially his signature Caesar salad prepared in an edible cheese bowl.
But one day, Trump decided he wasn’t making a proper Caesar salad, made the salad himself, and fired Goupy.
However, Celine quickly hired Goupy to be her chef at her Jupiter, Florida, property.