UPDATE — 7/15/25, 8:10 a.m. ET: Kim Carnes has officially weighed in on JoJo Siwa’s “Bette Davis Eyes” cover days after reportedly sharing (and deleting) her thoughts via social media.
“When I first saw my original performance placed side by side — and then layered on top of — a new version of ‘Bette Davis Eyes,’ I can only speak to how it initially struck me,” Carnes, 79, told TMZ on Monday, July 14. “ The phrasing, the tone, even the little inflections — it all felt a bit too close.”
Despite not being a huge fan of the new version, Carnes defended Siwa, 22, from the online vitriol that’s bee...
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