North West, 10, now seems to be all grown up, having given what’s believed to be her first-ever on-camera interview after announcing her debut album.

The preteen — best known for being the eldest child of reality star Kim Kardashian and rapper Kanye West — appeared on Rolling Loud California’s livestream following a performance at the festival Friday night with her controversial father.

Donning a massive fur hat and a shirt promoting her dad’s new “Vultures” album, North was asked by 13-year-old Brooklyn-based influencer Jazlyn about her own upcoming project, which she revealed last weekend.

“It’s gonna be great,” North said of “Elementary School Dropout,” a nod to her dad’s Grammy-winning 2004 debut, “The College Dropout.”

Asked when the album will be released, North said she didn’t know, though she did tease it could feature a collaboration with her dad.

“Maybe! We don’t know yet!” she said coyly, demonstrating that her famous family’s media training has already kicked in.

Earlier in March, at a listening party for “Vultures,” North excitedly announced to the crowd that she’s been working on an album of her own.

She gave fans a sneak peek at her talents last month when she made her rapping debut on “Vultures” track “Talking,” for which she also appears in the music video.

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WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris and rapper Fat Joe led a White House discussion Friday on easing marijuana penalties, with Harris saying it’s “absurd” that the federal government classifies marijuana as more dangerous than fentanyl, the synthetic opioid blamed for tens of thousands of deaths annually the United States.

Harris, a former state prosecutor in California, also criticized the federal classification of cannabis as “patently unfair.” The government currently is reviewing how it classifies marijuana, and Harris urged that the process be wrapped up as quickly as possible.

Fat Joe , a Grammy-nominated artist and philanthropist whose real name is Joseph Cartagena, moderated a subsequent closed-door discussion that included Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and individuals who received pardons for prior marijuana convictions.

President Joe Biden has issued pardons to thousands of people for federal marijuana possession and commuted long sentences handed down for nonviolent drug offenses. In 2022, he urged governors to pardon state offenses. Beshear then invited people convicted of simple marijuana possession to apply for pardons in Kentucky. Biden launched the process to review how marijuana is classified in 2022.

A full seven in 10 U.S. adults favor legalizing marijuana , according to Gallup polling. Support for legalization is closer to eight in 10 among 18- to 34-year-olds, a demographic whose support for Biden, who is seeking reelection, has softened since he took office.

“I cannot emphasize enough that they need to get to it as quickly as possible and we need to have a resolution based on their findings and their assessment," Harris said of the Departments of Health and Human Services and Justice, which are handling the review.

“But this issue is stark when one considers the fact that on the schedule currently marijuana is considered as dangerous as heroin,” she said during the public portion of the meeting. “Marijuana is considered as dangerous as heroin and more dangerous than fentanyl, which is absurd. Not to mention patently unfair.”

“So I’m sure DEA is working as quickly as possible and will continue to do so and we look forward to the product of their work," the vice president said, referring to the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid blamed for tens of thousands of deaths annually in America.

U.S. regulators are studying reclassifying marijuana shifting it from a drug that has “no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse,” known as “Schedule I,” to the less tightly regulated “Schedule III.”

Biden mentioned the marijuana classification review during his State of the Union address earlier this month. He said during a campaign appearance in Milwaukee this week that “no one should be jailed for marijuana.”

“If you're just using, you should have that wiped off your record,” Biden said.

Cartagena opened the roundtable by saying he's hot on the issue of price transparency in health care “but, today, when the vice president calls me, I stop everything."

He got a little ahead of himself when he proceeded to dismiss journalists so the closed-door discussion could begin, prompting Harris to tell him to “hold on” because she had a statement to make, too.

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Celine Dion says she’s set on returning to the stage despite her ongoing battle with stiff person syndrome, a rare autoimmune disorder known by its initials, SPS.

The 55-year-old Canadian singer shared a picture with her three sons on Friday to commemorate International SPS Awareness Day and encourage to others with the condition.

“Trying to overcome this autoimmune disorder has been one of the hardest experiences of my life, but I remain determined to one day get back onto the stage and to live as normal of a life as possible. I am deeply grateful for the love and support from my kids, family, team and all of you!” Dion wrote.

The photo shows her posing with her sons, 23-year-old René-Charles Angélil and her 13-year-old twins, Eddy and Nelson Angélil.

“I want to send my encouragement and support to all those around the world that have been affected by SPS. I want you to know you can do it! We can do it!” she added in the message, which was posted in English and French.

Stiff person syndrome is defined as a “rare, progressive neurological disorder” which often results in stiffness and muscle spasms that can be set off by loud noises or emotional distress, according to the National Institute of Health.

Dion went public with her SPS diagnosis in December 2022, posting a video explaining that she would have to postpone her Europe tour indefinitely and that she was suffering from its symptoms.

“Unfortunately, these spasms affect every aspect of my daily life,” Dion said in the video. “Sometimes causing difficulties when I walk and not allowing me to use my vocal cords to sing the way I’m used to.”

The six-time Grammy-winner’s battle with SPS will be featured in an upcoming documentary titled “I Am: Céline Dion,” coming to Amazon Prime Video at an unspecified date.

From combined wire services