Maren Morris to leave country music over industry’s “homophobia and transphobia”

Sex Education (★★★★☆) created by Laurie Nunn, has evolved from a quirky teen sex comedy into a fan-favorite hit and astonishingly graceful look at teenage sexuality.The fourth and final season finds the teens spending their last semester at a new school, Cavendish College, an incredibly queer/artsy school. Otis (Asa Butterfield) is struggling to juggle his long-distance relationship with Maeve (Emma Mackey) as she studies in America, his mother Jean’s (Gillian Anderson) new baby, and a rival sex therapist (Thaddea Graham) at school.The show’s two eternal standouts, Otis’s bestie Eric (Ncuti Gatwa) and Maeve’s bestie Aimee (Aimee Lou Wood), also return with the former trying to handle his evolving queerness while the latter finds artistic therapy for her trauma.Meanwhile, Adam (Connor Swindells), Eric’s bully-turned-ex-boyfriend, decides to not return to school, as Otis’ ex, Ruby (Mimi Keene), finds herself no longer popular.

Mary Lou Retton, an Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast and former Dancing with the Stars contestant, has been hospitalized and in is the ICU.

Archie, 4, and Lilibet, 2, being old enough to start using social media.While speaking on a panel as part of World Mental Health Day celebrations in Manhattan on Tuesday, both Markle, 42, and Prince Harry, 39, expressed their fears about being responsible for two young minds in today’s tech-driven world.“As parents, though our kids are really young, they’re two and a half and four and a half… but social media is not going away,” Markle started.“I think by design, there was an entry point that was supposed to be positive in creating community and something has devolved, and there’s no way to hear that and not try to help these families have their stories be heard.”The “Suits” actress gushed over motherhood, calling it the “most important thing in her life outside of being a wife.”“Being a mom is the most important thing in my entire life — outside, of course, being a wife to this one,” she said, motioning to Harry. “But I will say, I feel fortunate that our children are at an age, again, quite young, so this isn’t in our immediate future, but I also feel frightened by how it’s continuing to change,” she added.

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This week, Mary Lou Retton’s daughter, McKenna Kelley took to Instagram to share the devastating news that her mother has been hospitalized. Kelley told fans that Retton is suffering from a very serious pneumonia, and things have gotten so bad that the gymnast is now fighting for her life. Kelly also shared the link for a funding page and asked fans for donations to help pay Retton’s medical bills.“My amazing mom, Mary Lou, has a very rare form of pneumonia and is fighting for her life,” she wrote on the fundraising page (via People).

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the ABC program because they did not celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day on Monday. The hosts of the show interviewed ABC foreign correspondent James Longman, who is on the ground in Israel as Hamas continues to attack Israel, on Monday and sat down for an interview with former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

From My Home to Your” as “your favorite rock star with a bitch of a bellyache” as the “Glory Days” singer continues to deal with peptic ulcer disease.Springsteen & The E Street Band were forced to postpone the remainder of their 2023 tour dates due to his illness last month, and in his latest update, Springsteen got candid about how it’s affected his life. “Let me take a moment and thank my fans affected by our postponed shows for their understanding,” he said.

Dicks: The Musical. With a name like that, how could a film not deliver a ridiculous viewing experience? This new movie, which just arrived in theaters, is a wild and wacky take on the classic story of family reconciliation.

Something to Give Each Other, which is slated to arrive this Friday, October 13. As he gets ready to gift the world his latest full-length, the Australian pop singer is in full promotional mode, and each new interview he gives allows him to share insight into the creation of his upcoming set.In a recent interview with The Guardian, Sivan revealed that his latest chapter, which showcases a more sexually-charged side, as is clear from the two singles he’s already released as well as the music videos that accompanied the tunes, highlight the fact that he’s ready to do something different in his career…and he didn’t come to this decision on his own.

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for an Archewell event, and Prince Harry visited a tech school in Brooklyn, where she wore that has special royal history, then made their way to Hudson Yards for a forum about “Mental Wellness in a Digital Age,” per , where the Duchess of Sussex wore an off-white pants and top combo from (already sold out, don't even ask).As usual, she Suits star accessorized with delicate gold jewelry, including a necklace with what looks like a small emerald and matching earrings, and kept her hair pulled back. Her makeup is in natural hues.

On Monday's Big Brother, housemate Hallie Clarke came out to her co-stars as a transgender woman, with Tuesday's episode then seeing her questioned about her transition by Farida Khalifa. One question Farida asked was if men who dated Hallie would be considered gay, to which Hallie explained that they would not be.

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Kate Middleton and Prince William joined forces on World Mental Health Day.

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Kayla Nicole just read a really powerful note in a video uploaded to her Instagram account.

Barry Melrose is retiring.

Rep. George Santos, the controversial congressman from New York, is facing an updated indictment that includes 10 new federal charges.

Florence Pugh and her boyfriend of nearly one year, Charlie Gooch, have reportedly called it quits.

Meghan Markle is speaking out about how social media is affecting the youth of today and how she’s “frightened” by the idea of her children becoming part of that.

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Gigi Hadid is breaking her silence on the conflict happening in Israel.

Taylor Swift‘s concert film The Eras Tour is hitting theaters this week and it’s on track to becoming one of the top-grossing movies of the year.

social media post released last Thursday, Mac, a native of Russellville, Kentucky, explained why he had canceled his gig at the Logan County Tobacco and Heritage Festival, where he was scheduled to headline the festival’s finale concert on October 14.In the video, Mac explained that a member of the Logan County Chamber of Commerce, which organizes the festival, had called him to inform him that “questions” had been raised about his performance, as reported by Entertainment Weekly.“She explained to me that there were some board members and some people in town who had questions about what kind of performance I would be putting on at the Tobacco Festival, and wanted to ensure that I would not be promoting homosexuality or ‘sexuality’ in a family-friendly environment,” he said. “I don’t really know what they expected I was gonna do other than just come and put on a hell of a show like we do.”Mac said he was warned that some people were “very upset” that an openly gay artist would be headlining the festival, and had informed members of the Chamber of Commerce that they intended to protest the concert as a result — a development he called “disheartening.”He defended the right of local residents to “not listen” to his music or “not come to the show,” but said he was disturbed that his mere presence at the festival would lead people to threaten to boycott or protest the festival.“I went back and forth all night long about, what is the right thing to do?” Mac said.

It wouldn’t be a country music party without a little bit of Carly.

Maren Morris is over it!

Maren Morris confirmed that she’s taking a step back from country music during an interview with the Los Angeles Times.

Maren Morris seemingly takes aim at the state of country music with the release of her new songs “The Tree” and “Get the Hell Out of Here.”

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic It’s been a challenging time lately for Maren Morris in the country music world, as her views on key issues of the day have been in conflict with those of some of country’s more right-leaning artists or fans. She addresses the toll this has taken on her in a music video that came out Friday morning for a new song, “The Tree,” that makes it clear she’s feeling some estrangement from the genre, or even ready to think about moving on — although, ironically, the style of the song couldn’t be more country.