Christina Milian has nothing but love for fellow pop star Doja Cat.
“I love Doja Cat!” the “Dip It Low” singer, 41, tells Pvnew in an exclusive interview while promoting her partnership with Lysol Air Sanitizer.
Noting that her appreciation for Doja (born Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini) may be “controversial,” Milian is quick to defend the chart-topper against her haters.
“The image is not necessarily my type of image but I love that about her,” the “Love Don’t Cost a Thing” actress explains. “And it’s a performance and it’s entertainment.”
Milian — who rose to fame in the early 2000s thanks to her defining debut single, “AM to PM” — says it’s refreshing to see Doja adopt an unapologetic attitude in an industry that once felt oppressive to her.
“Everything … you had to be pretty perfect about it,” Milian says of her early days in showbiz. “And I like that she’s owning herself. I think that’s what I love about it.”
The songwriter — who co-penned Jennifer Lopez’s 2001 hit “Play” and provided its background vocals — adds that she is a big fan of Doja’s TikTok-viral track “Paint the Town Red.”
“I mean, come on,” Milian says with a smile. “That song’s awesome.”
Meanwhile, Doja has made it clear that she doesn’t care what others think about any part of her artistry — from the music she releases to the clothes she wears.
“So I put my wigs on and take them off. I shave my head or my eyebrows. I have all the freedom in the world,” Doja told Harper’s Bazaar last month, acknowledging backlash from fans who’ve described her edgy new look — marked by latex bondage and wild makeup — as “Satanic.”
“I’ve accepted that that’s what happens.”
Doja famously has a contentious relationship with her fanbase, who call themselves “Kittenz,” despite her distaste for the name. The “Kiss Me More” rapper lost more than 250,000 Instagram followers this summer after branding them “creepy” in an angry social media rant.
But that hasn’t seemed to deter Milian.
Perhaps the performer belted out some of Doja’s discography Saturday at Lysol’s Air-aoke Booth at Music Midtown in Atlanta, where she educated festival goers about Lysol Air Sanitizer, which kills 99.9 percent of viruses and bacteria in the air.
“Because we’re such a crazy, fun family and we do sing in the house, I actually found out that one minute of singing produces 1,000 bacteria and virus-filled droplets in the air, so knowing that, I’ve got to spritz this around in the air and I’m at least able to know we can kill those airborne illnesses,” says the mom of three, who’s married to French musician Matt Pokora.
“It’s an easy way to help keep your family healthy.”
