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Note to fans: Don’t ask Jerry Seinfeld for a hug.

Pop star Kesha learned that the hard way Monday night on the red carpet for the National Night of Laughter and Song event at the Kennedy Center. While Tommy McFly of DC’s 94.7 Fresh FM was conducting an interview with Seinfeld about transcendental mediation, Kesha went up to the comic and requested a hug — which he repeatedly denied.

“I’m Kesha I love you so much, can I give you a hug?” Kesha said to the 63-year-old icon.

“No thanks,” Seinfeld replied.

Following her third and final failed attempt, the 30-year-old singer star finally scurried away.

“I don’t who that was,” Seinfeld said before McFly cleared up the confusion. The TV legend then wished her well before mingling among the likes of Katie Couric and Jay Leno at the event.

This isn’t the first time Seinfeld has shot down requests from famous fans, having denied “Flipping Out” star Jenni Poulos a selfie last November.