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I want to ahead and get this out of the way…Maren Morris says she's walking away from country music.  That’s it…the reasons don’t matter to me…

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If you’re interested in such things…The Daily Mail says Jean-Claude Van Damme and Steven Seagal almost fought in Sylvester Stallone's back yard in 1997 in front of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, and Shaquille O'Neal. Van Damme was tired of Seagal claiming he could beat him, so he challenged him outside. Seagal wanted none of it."

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Alan Jackson celebrated what would've been Hank Williams' 100th birthday yesterday with an acoustic cover of "Your Cheatin' Heart".  He says, quote, "I don't think I'd be here without you."  Hank passed away at the young age of 29 back in 1953.

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HARDY will be presented with the ACM Artist-Songwriter of the Year award at next week’s Academy of Country Music Honors, and his pal Bailey Zimmerman celebrated the accomplishment with a soulful performance of “Signed, Sober You”.  Watch the ACM Honors on Monday Sept. 18 at 7pm on Fox.

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Geo TV says Ben Affleck is allegedly having trouble standing up to his controlling wife, Jennifer Lopez. Therapy helps keep them together. A source says, "Lopez feels the need to micromanage Ben's life to an extreme degree. Now Ben's so badgered and browbeaten he doesn't have the strength to stand up for himself."

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And lastly, There's a chance Aaron Rodgers could return this season . . . especially if the Jets make the playoffs…Not if they keep playing like they did last night against the Cowboys.  Jets lost 30-10…

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Salma Hayek looks GOOD at 57 and says the secret is meditation!  She doesn’t have the discipline for exercising saying it’s hard to do…but, meditation is a walk in the park, because it's my own form of it." She says that every day she takes time to, quote, "sit in a moment" with herself. If she doesn’t do it, everything starts to drop.

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You may not believe this, but Carrie Underwood's home life is very similar to yours and mine.  Oh, there may be a "slightly" bigger house with slightly fancier things . . . but they're doing the same mundane stuff we all do. "The kids go to school.  My husband usually takes them, but the second they leave it's like, gotta vacuum [make] their beds and check their rooms  make sure there are no wet towels on the floor, stuff like that” Carrie does a lot of gardening, cooking, canning something and before you know it she says they come home and we make dinner.  Carrie’s Las Vegas residency just announced more dates for 2024…and Denim and Rhinestones Deluxe is out September 22nd

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Aaron Rodgers took the first step in his return to football after tearing his Achilles ... he says he had successful surgery, posting an update from his hospital bed!!!  The New York Jets star quarterback shared a positive injury update Thursday on social media, saying he went under the knife Wednesday ... reporting the procedure "went great”. Aaron's going to turn 40 years old in December, so a comeback will be no easy task ... but he's got the first hurdle out of the way.

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Jimmie Carter, the 39^th President will be 99 years old October 1^st, and wheels are in motion to ensure that it's his most meaningful birthday yet.  The result is a grand "Jimmy Carter 99" campaign, asking people around the world to send messages to President Carter — be them birthday wishes, fond memories or tributes — on the Carter Center website or by posting on social media the #JimmyCarter99 hashtag.

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Kelsea Ballerini pulled off a fun wardrobe change at the "MTV Video Music Awards" on Tuesday night . . . WHILE she was onstage . . . hidden behind some fog.  If you're wondering how it happened, Kelsea shared some silly footage from backstage on TikTok, where she's talking through it . . . but she didn't quite have it down yet.

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And lastly, They announced the first round of performers for the inaugural "People's Choice Country Awards" . . . and it's tight.  It includes Blake Shelton, Jelly Roll, Kelsea Ballerini, Kane Brown, Carly Pearce, Dan + Shay, Toby Keith, and Little Big Town.  The show airs September 28th on NBC

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Sean Penn giving an interview to “Variety” asked why Will Smith got a standing ovation when he slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars, while HE once went to jail for hitting a movie extra.  Quote, "Why are you guys standing and applauding his worst moment as a person?"  Good question…

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What's your favorite country song that's got a sense of humor to it?  Someone came up with a list of the 20 funniest country songs of all time.  Here are a few that made the cut  They include "When It Rains It Pours" by Luke Combs . . . "Did I Shave My Legs for This" by Deana Carter . . . and the 1978 classic, "You're the Reason Our Kids Are Ugly" by Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty.  What songs would YOU add…

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The rise and fall of pop duo Milli Vanilli is the subject of a new feature-length documentary coming to Paramount+. The story of Robert “Rob” Pilatus and Fabrice “Fab” Morvan whose pop superstardom was abruptly cut short following a lip-synching controversy. Milli Vanilli streams on Paramount+ starting Tuesday, Oct. 24. Will I be watching it? Girl, you know it’s true…See the preview HERE.

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Parade Magazine says Miranda Lambert and her husband, Brendan, recently enjoyed a dreamy vacation in Switzerland. They shared breathtaking pictures from Lake Lucerne and Gstaad on their Instagram accounts. Lambert also performed at the Country Night Gstaad Festival…We got the VIDEO

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More than a year after her namesake talk show came to an end, Ellen DeGeneres is planning a return to television. The comedian is combining her TV presence and her lifelong passion and commitment to animals for a new two-hour special, Saving the Gorillas: Ellen's Next Adventure, for Discovery.  Set to air on Discovery Channel on Sept. 23 at 8 p.m. ET, with an encore presentation on Sept. 24 in honor of World Gorilla Day and streaming options on both discovery+ and Max.

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The Messenger says a "John Wick"-themed bar will open in New York City on September 21st. The bar, called "Welcome to the Continental: The Hotel Bar Experience," is located in the building that’s used as the Continental Hotel in the John Wick movie franchise.  The bar is being opened to promote the John Wick prequel series, "The Continental: From the World of John Wick."

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And here WE are stepping into the “Way Back Machine”! Dolly Parton revealed an interesting connection between the song “I Will Always Love You” and Elvis's 1973 divorce from Priscilla Presley. “Elvis loved the song, in fact I talked to Priscilla not very long ago.  She said, “You know Elvis sang that song to me when we were walking down the courthouse steps when we got divorced.” The irony is that Dolly turned down Elvis's request to record the song, because he wanted half of the royalties. 

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Music Row is reporting today that in honor of Sawyer Brown’s 40th anniversary, the band is releasing Get Me To The Stage On Time, a documentary of how a Nashville outlier changed the country genre by turning 15 minutes of fame into 40 years. Executively produced by Blake Shelton, is a behind-the-scenes look at millions of miles, 24 albums, 6,000 shows and gratitude for the legions of loyal fans, even when Nashville counted them out.

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Giant Freakin Robot says Macaulay Culkin may return for a new Home Alone movie. The film will likely be on Disney+. The plot involves Culkin's character, Kevin, working as a security company CEO. A source says, "It would be a Christmas miracle if Macaulay reprises his role as Kevin."

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Yesterday we reported that the Drew Barrymore show went on to tape without writers in opposition to the writer’s strike…well, here comes the backlash… The National Book Foundation has said they’re dropping Barrymore as host of their upcoming awards ceremony. They wrote in part on X “Our commitment is to ensure that the focus of the awards remains on celebrating writers and books” So in leu of her resuming her show they’ve rescinded their invite to host.

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Lace up those dancing shoes!!  Dancing With The Stars returns to ABC now..Tuesday nights starting September 26^th.  Alfonso Ribeiro returns as host, while Julianne Hough joins him as a judge. Hitting the ballroom this year include actress Alyson Hannnigan, "Brady Bunch" alum Barry Williams, singer Jason Mraz, Oscar winner Mira Sorvino and model Tyson Beckford to name a few. They join the previously announced celebs: reality stars Ariana Madix and Charity Lawson as well as singer/actress Jamie Lynn Spears.

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Hank Williams Jr. tells CMT that he married his longtime friend and fiancée, Brandi, at Enon Baptist Church in Banks, Alabama. The couple have been friends since 2003 and got engaged on Mother’s Day earlier this year.

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