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Oscars red carpet 2019: Diane Warren is carrying a Ruth Bader Ginsburg figurine in her pocket

‘She’s really healthy!’

Katie O'Malley
Monday 25 February 2019 03:44 GMT
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Oscars 2019: Red carpet fashion

Diane Warren is carrying a small figurine of Ruth Bader Ginsburg in her pocket at the 2019 Oscars.

The singer songwriter, who is nominated for Best Original Song for “I’ll Fight, was spotted on the red carpet with a small doll resembling the Supreme Court Justice tucked into the pocket of her white trouser suit.

In an interview with PeopleTV, the 62-year-old said of her doll: “RBG decided to come with me!

“She’s really healthy! She’s smaller than you thought, right?”

Earlier this morning, Warren showed her and her miniature Ginsburg figurine “enjoying” a cup of coffee together ahead of the Oscars.

Diane Warren attends 2019 Oscars (Getty Images)
Diane Warren is carrying a Ruth Bader Ginsburg figurine in her pocket at the Oscars (Twitter @amyohconnor)

“Happy Oscars Day!!!!!” Warren captioned the snap of herself holding a coffee mug which featured a cartoon drawing of Ginsburg and the word “dissent”.

The Ginsburg doll can be seen perched atop a copy of the Los Angeles Times.

The star’s song “I’ll Fight,” was performed by actor/singer Jennifer Hudson during the Oscars ceremony, and originally featured in the documentary RBG. The documentary, based on Ginsburg’s life, was also nominated for a Best Documentary award at tonight's Oscars but lost out to Free Solo.

In a recent interview with Good Morning America, Warren explained why her Oscar-nominated song was the perfect fit Ginsburg.

"She speaks so softly, but what she says is so powerful and I wanted to write a song that captured that and having someone like Jennifer Hudson sing it became her vocal avatar," Warren told GMA.

"Like if Ruth Bader Ginsburg could sing in my mind it would be Jennifer Hudson."

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