Jimmy Kimmel asks Katy Perry, Pink, and other celebs to share awkward texts from their moms

Katy Perry.
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As far as Jimmy Kimmel is concerned, the best way to celebrate Mother's Day is by having celebrities embarrass their moms on national television.

On Thursday night, Kimmel asked Katy Perry, Pink, Josh Groban, Billie Eilish, and other stars to read texts their moms had sent them, with some funny, others bizarre, and quite a few having to do with drugs. Groban's mom admitted she can't tell the difference between a shamrock and a marijuana leaf, while Pink's mother, a self-described "stoner mom," talked about dosing and vaping.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.