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Michelle Williamsmay not beMichelle Williams, but she’s still happy for Michelle Williams.
TheDestiny’s Childsinger has made it a point to distinguish herself from the actress who shares her name, and she did so again after PEOPLE reported that Williams the actress is engaged and expecting.
The update comes after a source confirmed to PEOPLE that the four-time Oscar nominee, 39, isengaged to Thomas Kail, the Tony Award-winning director ofHamilton.
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The couple are also expecting their first child together, and Williams’ second. She shared 14-year-old daughter Matilda with ex Heath Ledger.
The singer Williams, meanwhile,ended an engagement of her ownto pastor Chad Johnson in December 2018 after a year and a half together.
It’s not the first time fans have confused the stars for one another, and offered either congratulations or criticism aimed at the wrong Williams.
In September, when the actress won an Emmy forFosse/Verdon, the singershared a message on Instagram Livecalling people out for mixing them up and flooding her social media with criticism directed at Williams’ acceptance speech addressing equal pay for women.
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“How come when y’all are tagging and congratulating a person, do y’all see that I’m black? When you go to my profile, you search for the ‘Michelle Williams,’ I am black. OK? I ain’t mixed with nothing, I ain’t mixed with Persian, Russian, I am black,” she said.
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She praised the actress, however, complimenting both her speech and her acting chops.
“I stand beside Michelle Williams on her speech,” she said. “She was beautiful. She was brilliant. Honey, she played Gwen Verdon to a T. She was AWESOME. Now get it right, and stop cussing me out.”
source: people.com
