Category: Entertainment News

Ted Nugent Defends Jason Aldean Over Song Controversy: ‘A Bunch of Idiots out There’

Rock ’n’ roll legend Ted Nugent over the weekend weighed in on the outrage over country singer Jason Aldean’s new song, “Try That in a Small Town,” saying that many of those who take issue with the song’s message are “idiots.” “Try That in a Small Town” was released in May, with a music video…


Country Stars Come Out in Force to Support Jason Aldean

Brantley Gilbert and Cody Johnson are the latest Country music singers to come out slinging for Jason Aldean. Their support comes in the wake of Country Music Television (CMT) pulling Mr. Aldean’s music video for his song “Try That In A Small Town” after media outlets and some on social media criticized it earlier this…


Jason Aldean Praises American Values at Concert After Facing Backlash to Newest Hit

Country singer Jason Aldean has faced backlash following the release of the music video for his latest single, “Try That in a Small Town.” Aldean, 46, addressed the criticism he’s faced at his most recent live show. “It’s been a long week, and I’ve seen a lot of stuff. I’ve seen a lot of stuff…


CMT Faces Boycott Calls After Pulling Jason Aldean Song

Some social media users, including country music fans, have called for a boycott of Country Music Television after the channel pulled singer Jason Aldean’s “Try That in a Small Town.” CMT aired the video for a few days before it removed it on Monday, sparking criticism that the channel was engaging in censorship. Some critics of…


Murder Trial of Rapper YNW Melly Ends in Mistrial After Jury Deadlocks; Retrial Likely

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—A deadlocked jury prompted a mistrial Saturday in the South Florida trial of rapper YNW Melly on charges that he murdered two of his friends five years ago. The 12-member panel could not reach a unanimous verdict after three days of deliberations. Broward County prosecutors, who had been seeking the death penalty, will…


FAMU Bans Football Players From Facility After Release of Rap Video Shot in Team’s Locker Room

Tallahassee, Fla.—Florida A&M has banned its players from the team’s facilities after a rap video featuring some Rattlers was shot in their locker room without proper permission being granted. Coach Willie Simmons told The Associated Press on Saturday that the team facility, weight room, and access to the stadium field were off-limits to all players…


Jamie Foxx Breaks Silence on Health Scare

In a gratitude-filled Instagram video posted late Friday night, actor and comedian Jamie Foxx gave fans his first update since his hospitalization in early April. “I cannot even begin to tell you how far it took me and how it brought me back. I went through something that I thought I would never, ever go…


Prosecutors Want Rapper Back in Jail After He Crashed Car While Awaiting Trial

SAVANNAH, Ga.—Prosecutors want the rapper Quando Rondo sent back to jail after he crashed a car while free on bond pending trial on gang and drug charges. The 24-year-old rapper, whose given name Tyquian Terrel Bowman, was indicted last month in his hometown of Savannah. He was released from jail June 26 on a $100,000…


Beauty Pageant Miss Italy Bans Biological Males Who Identify as Transgender From Competition

The beauty pageant Miss Italy (Miss Italia) has stated that contestants must be “a woman from birth,” thereby banning biological males who identify as transgender from the competition. Patrizia Mirigliani, the official patron of the competition, told radio station Radio Cusano that the standard has not changed since the competition’s inception, reported Italian news outlet Il Primato Nazionale….


Warner Bros.’ New ‘Barbie’ Movie Spurs Controversy

Those Barbie lovers looking for a dreamy two-hour experience of living vicariously through the doll’s fun and fluorescent world should instead expect to enter Hollywood’s land of woke, critics say. The movie from Warner Bros., which stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling and was directed by Greta Gerwig and co-written by Ms. Gerwig and Noah…