12 Surprising Celebrity Godparents

People typically pick close friends or family members to be the godparent to their children, and celebrities are no different. It’s no surprise that celebrity children end up with A-listers as their godparents. Yahoo Celebrity has compiled a list of the 12 most surprising celebrity godparents.

1. Dolly Parton is Miley Cyrus’s godmother.

2. Jake Gyllenhaal is the godfather of Matilda, the daughter of Michelle Williams and the late Heath Ledger.

3. Taylor Swift is the godmother of Jaime King’s youngest son.

4. Harper Beckham’s godmother is Eva Longoria.

5. Bono is the godfather of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s twins.

6. Leah Remini is the godmother of Jennifer Lopez’s twins.

7. The late Sonny Bono was the godfather of Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

8. Lady Gaga is the godmother of Elton John and David Furnish’s two sons.

9. Elton John has 10 godchildren, one of whom is John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s son, Sean.

10. Jennifer Aniston is the godmother of BFF Courtney Cox’s daughter.

11. Michael Jackson was the godfather of Nicole Richie.

12. Macaulay Culkin is the godfather to all three of Michael Jackson’s kids.

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