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Vogue
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Vogue
Was Angelina Jolie in Girl, Interrupted My Problematic Gay Root?
I identify as a rapidly aging LA bisexual in a stable relationship with a nice guy who brings me coffee when I'm hungover and secretly arranges to get my filthy car cleaned, but there was a time—not so long ago, in fact—when I was a young, messy, newly out lesbian living in Brooklyn and doing my level best to secure a girlfriend however possible. I didn't want just any girlfriend, however; I went on plenty of dates with nice, normal women who held down jobs and paid their taxes and responded to my texts. But the ones who truly held my attention during that mildly insane time of my life were, well…the not-so-sane ones. Given that I've struggled with depression and disordered eating for most of my life, it feels kind of weird and vaguely misogynistic for me to refer to any other woman as 'crazy,' but you have to understand that the C-word was by no means a dealbreaker for me back then; I was absolutely captivated by the dazzling chaos that beautiful, charismatic, mean, possibly under-medicated women let loose in my life (whenever I could actually convince one to return my calls, that is). Then, on a recent Sunday afternoon, it suddenly hit me: Was my 'type' back then more or less just Angelina Jolie as stunningly sexy sociopath Lisa Rowe in the 1999 film Girl, Interrupted?
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Maren Morris celebrates major milestone after coming out and calling out 'toxic' country music community
Maren Morris has celebrated her first-ever Pride since officially coming out as bisexual. In video obtained exclusively by Morris rejoices over the milestone during her performance at Outloud Music Festival last week. 'My name is Maren Morris, and this is my first Pride!' she declares, sparking rapturous cheer from the crowd. Morris, 35, came out as bisexual last June, announcing to Instagram followers that she was 'Happy to be the B in LGBTQ +, happy pride!' On Friday, the country singer was one of the headliners kicking off Pride Month at Outloud Festival, an LGBTQ+ music festival held in the heart of West Hollywood. Morris continued to revel in the moment with behind-the-scenes snaps from her epic show. 'performing at my first Pride since I came out last summer and @wehopride couldn't have been a more welcoming party. happy Pride month,' she captioned the Instagram post, uploaded over the weekend. Fans praised Morris in the comments, with one thanking her for leaving a positive impact on their family. 'Thank you for making my kiddo feel comfortable in their true selves,' one posted. 'I didn't know you came out! Loved you before & love you now even more!' another wrote. 'Welcome to the fam!!' another gushed. Lance Bass chimed in as well: 'Loved it!' he raved. Morris was previously married to fellow country crooner Ryan Hurd, and they share five-year-old son Hayes Andrew Hurd together. The Girl singer recently said she 'always knew' she was attracted to both men and women but held back from ever going public with it. 'I've always known that I am attracted to men and women,' she told The Zoe Report last month. 'I think because I've been in straight relationships the last 15 years of my life, which has been consumed by my music career and living in Nashville, I never felt brave enough to talk about it.' In June 2024, however, she finally overcame that fear. 'That was just a facet of me that I didn't think I wanted private anymore. I wanted to be able to connect with my fans and my queer community,' she said. 'Especially in a time where you're in this free-for-all post-divorce reckoning, community has been so necessary for me and life-saving. Being honest and being vulnerable is the only way that you find community.' Maren's personal revelation comes over a year after she declared she was leaving the 'toxic' world of country music. The Middle singer told the New York Times' Popcast podcast back in September 2023 she felt 'like l have to absorb and explain people's bad behaviors and laugh it off.' Morris recently said she 'always knew' she was attracted to both men and women but held herself back from ever going public with it The hitmaker added, 'I just couldn't do that after 2020 particularly. I've changed. A lot of things changed about me that year.' 'I don't want to say goodbye, but I really cannot participate in the really toxic arms of this institution anymore,' she said. She also told the Los Angeles Times: 'I thought I'd like to burn it to the ground and start over. But it's burning itself down without my help.' But Maren has since clarified she 'never said she was leaving country music' in a recent interview with The Guardian. Maren called the headline of the LA Times article - which was titled 'Maren Morris is getting the hell out of country music: "I've said everything I can say"' - 'really unfortunate.' 'I never said I'm leaving country music, because that's not really how I feel at all,' she calmly told the publication. 'You hear country music on this album. You can't just intentionally take the parts away. There would be nothing left of the sound of me. Because it's just there. It's in my bones and it's in the way I write. She said the article 'caused a ton of unnecessary drama for me from that community because I was already sort of on the outs. I'm not backtracking what I said, I just never said that.' The singer, who has been a Nashville resident for 12 years, added 'it's not going to be some tussle that's going to make me change my address.' Though she moved label divisions, no longer does the country radio circuit, and doesn't submit her music to the Country Music Awards or the Academy of Country Music Awards, the singer still works with all the same people. 'It would be strange to be like: "This music isn't me anymore,"' she explained. 'That makes me feel like I'm shitting on the music I've already put out, and that's not how I feel at all 'The fans that I've made and the communities those fans have made through being a fan of my music is so important to me,' she added, 'so to ever come out of my mouth saying: "I'm leaving you behind" – I'd never be so reckless and stupid.' Regarding her new album Dreamsicle, the singer said: 'If you dive deep enough, or if you just listen to the album, it's very clear that I haven't left anything behind.'
South China Morning Post
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Country star Maren Morris talks about Dreamsicle, and why it is more than a divorce album
When country music star Maren Morris voiced support for the LBGTQ community, she thought she was doing it as an ally. She did not realise it at the time, but she was speaking up for herself, too. Advertisement 'I just maybe, internally, hadn't had the bravery to go there in myself, and say the words out loud,' said Morris, who recently came out as bisexual 'When you spend the majority of your life in straight relationships and you haven't explored that part of yourself … is now the right time for me to tell everyone [that] while I'm married, 'Hi, I'm also attracted to women'?' The Grammy winner, who has also stood in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and with immigrants, has experienced drastic life changes throughout the past year, including her divorce from singer-songwriter Ryan Hurd. These experiences shaped Dreamsicle, her fourth studio album, which is out now. 'There's a freedom that I've found in this album that's a new version of what I thought I had,' Morris explained. 'It's just more wise and lived in. And maybe part of that's just like being in your thirties – you just don't care as much.'
News.com.au
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Detail about Angela White's appearance stuns her fans
Australia's top adult film star has revealed the detail about herself that always stuns fans when they finally get the chance to meet her. Angela White, who won two trophies at the 2025 Pornhub Awards, has been in the adult industry since she was just 18. The bisexual star has picked up countless awards during her time, and is referred to as 'the Meryl Streep of the porn industry'. During her career, Ms White has taken part in hundreds of fan conventions, and she has revealed the number one thing about herself that always surprises fans. 'The comment I get the most is they are so surprised at how short I am,' she said. 'Because I'm 5'2 and in my photos and in the movies, it makes me look like I'm quite tall. So when they see me in person and I'm a little pocket rocket, they're very surprised.' She said without a doubt, every time she heads to a fan convention, someone will mention her height. Ms White has repeatedly said how her fans are some of the best in the world — even when they meet her out and about and not during a convention. 'I'm so fortunate that I really do have the kindest, sweetest, most respectful fans. So even when I'm recognised in public, they're so lovely and so nice,' she said. 'I'm always happy to say hello to them and take a photo. The only time I'm ever embarrassed is if they catch me right after a workout and I'm all sweaty from the gym and they wanna take a picture. 'And I'm like, 'oh, of course, this might not be the best photo of me, but I'm happy to do it'.' Ms White revealed that 2025 is all about making content that is fan-focused and giving people what they want. She revealed exactly what that entailed. 'It's been such a wide variety of content, which is great for me because it keeps it really diverse and interesting,' she said. She said the content varied from really romantic themes, fitting this belief that the world is currently facing a male loneliness epidemic. This content centres around a 'girlfriend-style' experience. On the other side of the spectrum is content dedicated to those who enjoy delayed sexual gratification. This typically includes video instructions for a solo sex act that could last up to 30 minutes. At the end of last year, Ms White thanked her fans for her triumphs in 2024. She said without their support, she wouldn't have had as much success as she has had. 'What keeps me going? I absolutely love what I do. That's it. If you really love what you do, you'll wake up earlier, stay up later, and work harder every day,' she said. 'I've never sought to set new standards; I just shoot what I want with who I want. I've been extremely fortunate that this approach has blessed me with a lot of success.' At the time, she said 2025 had the same objectives as every other year — improve as a performer; improve as a producer/director; and deliver as much value to her fans as possible.
Washington Post
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
Maren Morris' 'Dreamsicle' album invites healing as she embraces her new life
NEW YORK — When country star Maren Morris would voice support for the LBGTQ community, including publicly clashing with Jason Aldean's wife over gender-affirming care for transgender youth, she thought she was doing it as an ally. She didn't realize it at the time, but she was also speaking up for herself, too. 'I just maybe, internally, hadn't had the bravery to go there in myself, and say the words out loud,' said Morris, who recently came out as bisexual. 'When you spend the majority of your life in straight relationships and you haven't explored that part of yourself … is now the right time for me to tell everyone while I'm married that like, 'Hi, I'm also attracted to women?'' The Grammy winner, who's also stood in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter social justice movement and immigrants, has experienced drastic life changes throughout the past year, including a divorce with fellow singer-songwriter Ryan Hurd. These learning curves shaped 'Dreamsicle,' her fourth studio album, out now. 'There's a freedom that I've found in this album that's a new version of what I thought I had,' Morris explained. 'It's just more wise and lived-in. And maybe part of that's just like being in your 30s — you just don't care as much.' Following 2022's 'Humble Quest,' the 35-year-old singer-songwriter crafted 14 tracks filled with an eclectic, yet cohesive mix of traditional country, pop, soft-rock and dreamy bluegrass vibes. It continues the free-flowing, unconfined mix of sounds the 'The Bones' singer is known for. Production includes superstar pop producer Jack Antonoff, John Ryan, Laura Veltz and The Monsters & Strangerz production team, with Morris credited as a writer on every song. 'I was writing all through all of those personal losses and evolutions. … I was really just avoiding going home, and I would stay in my sessions late, and also write on days that I probably should have just taken a nap or gone to see my therapist,' Morris said. 'There were moments where I'm singing on some of these songs where I don't even remember doing the vocal because I was just in such a state of loss and grief.' Standout moments include the beautiful Americana-esque 'grand bouquet' where Morris sings, 'been so busy praying for my grand bouquet/not noticing you gave me a new flower every day.' There are also her staple poppy songs like 'cry in the car' that attempt to mask the pain and frustration of heartbreak behind upbeat tempos. But it's not all doom and gloom; 'The Middle' vocalist explores new themes, like on the previously released singles 'bed no breakfast,' and 'push me over' which she wrote with the electro-pop band MUNA. 'I went on a date with a woman for the first time, and I was just like I want to write about this,' she said, noting she felt safe exploring the topic with the queer-identifying band. While she says each song represents some facet of this new era, the title track provides the fullest picture. 'It was the first song for one of my albums that I wrote alone and I don't often do that,' said Morris, who added 'Dreamsicle' came to her at one night as a 3 a.m. realization that change was necessary. 'Everything that I thought was going to be permanent in my life, like in some form or fashion, either ended or evolved into something completely different.' Morris is currently prepping for her global tour in July, with more than 40 dates mixing headlining shows and festival appearances. Since coming out, she emphasizes she's received an abundance of love throughout Nashville, and has been overwhelmed by the support in the country music space that some have criticized as intolerant. More importantly, she hopes fans understand 'Dreamsicle' is not a 'divorce record,' but a celebratory album of healing. 'It deals with grief. It deals with the friends that helped patch you back together,' Morris said. 'It's important to show and to prove to myself that I can process and heal from this. … If I can do it, ... someone will hear it and feel like they can get through that day that they're in.' ___ Follow Associated Press entertainment journalist Gary Gerard Hamilton at @GaryGHamilton on all his social media platforms.
