Singing her heart out. Maren Morris is focused on her tour amid the ongoing drama surrounding her recent social media feud with Brittany Aldean.
08.09.2022 - 18:33 / usmagazine.com
Turning drama into something good. Maren Morris has raised a ton of money for charity with the T-shirt she released after Tucker Carlson called her a “lunatic country music person.”
GLAAD announced on Thursday, September 8, that the “Tall Guys” songstress, 32, has collected more than $150,000 in funds for their Transgender Media Program as well as the Trans Lifeline since the cheeky shirt launched last week.
“By publicly speaking out to support trans youth, country music superstar Maren Morris is connecting with an audience who may be less familiar with the transgender community and the current wave of attacks on their rights,” Anthony Allen Ramos, GLAAD vice president of communications and talent, said in a statement. “Not only is she using her platform and influence to help further the conversation and likely change hearts and minds, she is raising crucial funds which will go directly into GLAAD and Trans Lifeline’s work to support the trans community at a time when it’s needed more than ever.”
The drama began when Morris called out Brittany Aldean (née Kerr) — the wife of country star Jason Aldean — for her comments about trans children. “I’d really like to thank my parents for not changing my gender when I went through my tomboy phase. I love this girly life,” the beauty blogger, 34, wrote via Instagram last month.
The “Dirt Road Anthem” singer, 45, responded to his wife’s post in the comments section, writing: “Lmao!! I’m glad they didn’t too, cause you and I wouldn’t have worked out
Singing her heart out. Maren Morris is focused on her tour amid the ongoing drama surrounding her recent social media feud with Brittany Aldean.
Maren Morris has been pouring it all into her live shows amid a highly publicized country music fued. «I'm good,» she tells ET's Cassie DiLaura at the 2022 iHeart Radio Music Festival in Las Vegas on Saturday. «Honestly, I've been so kind of in it with my shows that, like, that's really where my focus and heart lies.
Maren Morris has opened up about her experience with "cowardly" trolls amid her feud with Brittany Aldean. The singer got into a social media spat with fellow country music star Jason Aldean and his wife Brittany in late August after Brittany thanked her parents "for not changing my gender when I went through my tomboy phase" and Jason commented that he was "glad they didn't too". Brittany's remark was condemned by singer Cassadee Pope on Twitter, and Maren replied to the tweet by calling Brittany "Insurrection Barbie" and "a scumbag human".
Maren Morris is sick of people hiding behind their social media accounts!
Not-so-mixed messages. Maren Morris got real about the less pleasant aspects of using social media amid her public spat with Brittany Aldean.
Maren Morris is stuck in the middle of a spiraling feud.
Maren Morris isn't holding back when it comes to her highly-publicized trans rights feud with Jason Aldean's wife, Brittany, after dubbing her «Insurrection Barbie.»«Look, I'm not a victim in this and neither is she,» the 32-year-old singer tells in a new interview. «But I don't have feelings of kindness when it comes to humans being made fun of for questioning their identity, especially kids. The whole 'When they go low, we go high' thing doesn’t work with these people.
Maren Morris might not be at the CMA Awards this year.
Hard pass. Maren Morris may be a 2022 Country Music Award nominee — but that doesn’t mean she feels comfortable attending the event amid her ongoing feud with Brittany Aldean.
After being insulted as a "lunatic country music person" by Tucker Carlson for her support of the transgender community, Maren Morris has used the snub to raise over $150,000 for GLAAD’s Transgender Media Program and Trans Lifeline. It all traces back to an Instagram post made by Brittany Aldean, wife of country music performer Jason Aldean.
Maren Morris has turned an insult from Tucker Carlson into an opportunity to raise funds that help people in the transgender community. The Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter got into the Fox News host’s radar after an online feud with digital influencer Brittany Aldean, wife of country singer Jason Aldean.
The feud between Maren Morris and Brittany Aldean rages on…
Maren Morris has raised $100,000 for transgender charities. The 32-year-old singer has launched a range of T-shirts to benefit trans rights groups Trans Lifeline and GLAAD's Transgender Media Program and took to social media on Saturday (03. 09.
Maren Morris offered an update Saturday on social media less than 24 hours after launching a T-shirt line with the Tucker Carlson-inspired moniker.The country star took to Instagram and said she's raised over $100,000 since announcing Friday that her black T-shirt with the words «Maren Morris Lunatic Country Music Person» and the phone number «877-565-8860.» That number directs callers to Trans Line Life, a non-profit organization that offers emotional and financial support to trans people in crisis.Trans Line Life is also one of the two organizations that'll benefit from sales of Morris' new merch. GLAAD's Transgender Media Program is the other beneficiary.
Reclaiming the joke. After Fox News publicly dissed Maren Morris over her feud with Brittany Aldean (née Kerr), the country superstar is clapping back for a cause.
Maren Morris is wearing the «lunatic» label as a badge of honor. So much so, the country star's launching a t-shirt line with the Tucker Carlson-inspired moniker, with all proceeds benefiting trans rights groups.The «Circles Around This Town» singer took to Instagram on Friday and posted a photo of a black T-shirt with the words «Maren Morris Lunatic Country Music Person» and the phone number «877-565-8860.» That number directs callers to Trans Line Life, a non-profit organization that offers emotional and financial support to trans people in crisis.Trans Line Life is also one of the two organizations that'll benefit from sales of Morris' new merch.
Maren Morris is leaning into being called a “lunatic” by Tucker Carlson.
Maren Morris isn't backing down from her online feud with Brittany Aldean. On Thursday, Jason Aldean's wife was a guest on Fox News' and doubled down on her beliefs regarding transgender children. «I'm advocating for children,» Brittany said on the show.
A reclamation. Maren Morris shot back at Fox News after they gave her a not-so-nice label amid her feud with Brittany Aldean.