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When asked, Thomas Rhett says his favorite country song would be an Eric Church tune … I think going through middle school and high school, he was my idol in country music. And I just remember listening to ‘These Boots’ over and over and over and over again. I just loved how simple it was. So, I think ‘These Boots’ would be my country song.”
Miranda Lambert is feeling pretty good about winning Best Country Album Grammy for “Wildcard” … “I’m so happy and content and also you know I’m at a place were I’ll never take what I do for granted again because missing it will tell you how much you were blessed to get to do what we love and I’m excited to see the fans again I miss them.” ‘Wildcard’ debuted at number four on the U.S. Billboard’s 200 list and the Top Country Albums chart at number one. It’s Miranda’s seventh number one album.
If you’re a Deadpool fan you’re gonna love this. Ryan Reynolds talks about being in the suit. “Deadpool in a weird way clown work. Deadpool is not a character that’s overly matcho, he doesn’t saunter away he sashay’s away. These are all performance things that require me to be in the suit and I would be sad if I wasn’t in the suit. I love the suit, if feels like an extension of some weird aspect of my personality that I get to embrace.” Deadpool three is scheduled in theaters and on HBO Max June 18th.
Meghan Markle and Harry’s interview with Oprah last week is pretty much opened a hornet’s nest of controversy. Word is that they’ve upset everyone from Prince William when they talked about William and Harry’s mother Princes Diana all the way up to the Queen, which has some in Meghan’s family specifically Meghan’s half-sister Samantha telling TMZ that she thinks Harry and Meghan are headed for divorce if Harry’s smart.
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Tom Cruise is allegedly still stunned and furious that Ana de Armas dumped him. A source says he “didn’t see it coming” and can’t wrap his head around the idea that she didn’t want him as a long-term partner. Now Ana’s out here laughing it up with Lewis Hamilton in the Ferrari garage — which stings even more because Lewis is friends with Tom.
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Maddie & Tae are officially calling it quits after 15 years together. Tae says she’s stepping away to raise her kids, and Maddie is heading into her solo chapter. Country duos break up worse than boy bands. . From “Girl in a Country Song” to “Die from a Broken Heart,” they gave us the harmonies AND the therapy.
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Jason Aldean’s six-year-old daughter Navy lost her first tooth and not to the Tooth Fairy, but to a knee in the face during some vacation roughhousing. That’ll teach ya! One moment you’re having family fun, the next you’re spitting teeth like a tiny MMA fighter. At least the Tooth Fairy pays better than UFC.
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Golden Globe nominations dropped yesterday, and One Battle After Another and The White Lotus are leading the pack in movies and TV. The show airs January 11th on CBS. Soooo….get ready for another three-hour Hollywood party where everyone pretends to be surprised and the host makes at least one joke that gets them in trouble on Twitter.
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