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A Wisonsin teacher has been placed on administrative leave after expressing disappointment in the Waukesha School District’s decision to disallow a student performance of Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton’s “Rainbowland” at her school’s spring concert, The New Republic first reported and multiple outlets, including the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, have confirmed. Melissa Tempel, who teaches first grade at Heyer Elementary in Waukesha, took to Twitter to repeatedly complain after word came down that her students would not be able to carry out a their planned performance of the inclusive country duet, with administrators citing a district-wide policy regarding items “that may be considered political, controversial, or divisive.” In a statement on the decision, district superintendent Jim Sebert wrote that “the question was around whether the song was appropriate for the age and maturity level of the first-grade students.” The ban made national news, with Cyrus’ Happy Hippy Foundation donating to the LGBTQ educational non-profit Pride and Less Prejudice in response.

EastEnders stars Natalie Cassidy, 39, and Heather Peace, 47, have been spotted running together in north London as they continue their training for the London Marathon. The actresses, who play Sonia Jackson and Eve Unwin in the soap respectively, have signed up to compete in the annual race in honour of Dame Barbara Windsor. The duo, who will be joining the likes of Stacey Slater star Lacey Turner, Tanya Franks, Jake Wood and Adam Woodyatt, will be running to raise money for Alzheimer's Research UK.

Cowardly child killer Thomas Cashman refused to enter Manchester Crown Court to be sentenced for the murder of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel. It meant the drug dealer wasn't in the dock on Monday, April 3, to face Olivia's family and hear Justice Amanda Yip hand down his sentence of life with a minimum of 42 years in jail.

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas received “luxury vacations,” approximately costing upwards of $500,000, from billionaire Republican mega-donor Harlan Crow, according to a new report.

newcomer Micah Lussier is speaking out after the Netflix show's season 2 alum, Natalie Lee, accused her of not being «genuine» in her quest for love.ET's Will Marfuggi spoke with Micah during a press day for her season in Seattle, Washington, about Natalie's comments, which she made during the premiere of her and co-star Deepti Vempati's podcast,, last week.At the time, Natalie cited «production sources» saying that Micah "isn't very genuine" when it comes to her relationship with Paul Peden, whom she gets engaged to during season 4.«I think that she should have taken the time to talk to me or Paul before saying something like that,» Micah tells ET of Natalie. «She went through this experience.

Music City is coming together for a benefit concert to honour the victims of the horrific school shooting at Nashville’s Covenant School, where six people — three children and three school employees — were killed last week.

Bebe Rexha has shared the tracklist for her imminent new album ‘Bebe’, which features Dolly Parton and Snoop Dogg.The new album, which follows Rexha’s 2021 LP ‘Better Mistakes’, is set to land on April 28 and features recent first single ‘Heart Wants What It Wants’.Ahead of the album’s release, Rexha has shared its 12-song tracklist, which features collaborations with Snoop Dogg, Dolly Parton and David Guetta.Snoop appears on the track ‘Satellite’, while Parton appears on closing track ‘Seasons’. The Guetta collaboration, meanwhile, is titled ‘I’m Good (Blue)’.See the tracklist and artwork for ‘Bebe’ below.A post shared by Bebe Rexha (@beberexha)1. ‘Heart Wants What It Wants’2. ‘Miracle Man’3. ‘Satellite’ (featuring Snoop Dogg)4. ‘When It Rains’5. ‘Call On Me’6. ‘I’m Good (Blue)’ (with David Guetta)7. ‘Visions (Don’t Go)’8. ‘I’m Not High, I’m In Love’9. ‘Blue Moon’10. ‘Born Again’11. ‘I Am’12. ‘Seasons’ (featuring Dolly Parton) Elsewhere, Dolly Parton is also set to release a new rock’n’roll album.

Miley Cyrus has responded to a Wisconsin school banning students from singing her Dolly Parton collaboration ‘Rainbowland’ by donating to an LGBTQ+ organisation.Teachers from Heyer Elementary School in Waukesha, Wisconsin were ordered earlier this week to remove the song from a planned concert in which it would be performed by first-graders.According to a statement by the Waukesha School District, a music teacher at the school asked the principal to approve the song’s usage prior to the ban. After he and a central office administrator reviewed the song, they found it “could be deemed controversial”, based on one of the district board policies.The lyrics of ‘Rainbowland’ – from Cyrus’ 2017 album ‘Younger Now’ – do not explicitly mention LGBTQ+ issues, but do espouse a general message of acceptance for others.

Selena Gomez made headlines when she jokingly declared that she was in a "throuple" with Brooklyn Beckham and his wife Nicola Peltz Beckham.  The 31-year-old singer and actress, who has established a close friendship with the couple over the past year, shared a slideshow of photos featuring the trio as they rang in the New Year on a vacation to Mexico. "Fine calls us a throuple #foreverplusone," the Disney Channel alum wrote in the caption of her Instagram post. The carousel that Gomez shared included images in which the three were seen having a group hug and cuddling together on yacht.

Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks will host the 2023 Academy of Country Music Awards. The ceremony will celebrate the best of country music, and feature live performances from some of the biggest names.This year's ceremony is returning to Texas, and will take place at the Ford Center at the Star in Frisco. Parton — who is returning for the second time as the show's host — is set to premiere her lead single from her upcoming rock & roll album.

The ACM Awards have just announced their hosts – Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks!

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic The Academy of Country Music Awards have named their co-hosts for the show’s annual webcast May 11, bringing in Garth Brooks for his first-ever role hosting any awards show — joining repeat ACMs host Dolly Parton, who did it as part of a trio last year and as a solo host back in 2000. The 58th annual edition of the show will be seen on Amazon Prime Video exclusively for the second consecutive year. The ACM Awards left broadcast television behind last year after having aired on CBS from 1998 through 2021, and on ABC and NBC through the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s. “While I’ve had the pleasure of spending time with (Brooks) throughout the years,” Parton said in a statement, “I can’t believe we’ve never had the chance to work together.” Parton additionally said that she will be premiering the debut single from her upcoming “rock” album on the show, fulfilling a vow she made to produce a genre-specific record when she was elected into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks will host the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards in May, producers announced today.

Melissa Joan Hart has shared an emotional video detailing how she helped some of the children fleeing from the school shooting in Nashville which took place on Monday. On 27 March, three children and three adults were shot dead at a private Christian school in Nashville, Tennessee, by a 28 year old former student. Sabrina The Teenage Witch star Melissa, 46, took to Instagram to share how she and husband Mark Wilkerson, also 46, had been on their way to school conferences when they encountered a group of young children who had escaped the shooting.

@waukeshaschools @DollyParton @MileyCyrus @mileyworld @gsafewi @CivilRights #publicschools pic.twitter.com/8Na0nETmDw— Maestra Melissa (@melissatempel) March 21, 2023 She also included a screenshot the lyrics to “Rainbowland” in the post.The lyrics are: “Wouldn’t it be nice to live in paradise / Where we’re free to be exactly who we are / Let’s all dig deep inside / Brush the judgment and fear aside / Make wrong things right / And end the fight.”Tempel noted that administrators at Heyer — ostensibly pressured by the school board — also banned the children’s song “The Rainbow Connection” by Jim Henson, which was sung by Kermit the Frog in The Muppet Movie.However, the next day, in a follow-up tweet, she noted that it was later “unbanned” after parents sent emails to administrators complaining about barring “The Rainbow Connection.”Rainbow Connection was unbanned today after parents sent emails to admin. Alliance for Education in Waukesha knows how to ally.

In today’s episode of Bingeworthy, our TV and streaming podcast, host Mike DeAngelo laughs and cries all over again for Apple TV+’s new dramedy, “Shrinking.” Created by Bill Lawrence (“Scrubs,” “Ted Lasso”), Brett Goldstein (“Ted Lasso,” “Thor: Love and Thunder”), and Jason Segel (“Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” “How I Met Your Mother”), the show follows Jimmy (Segel), a therapist who has gone off the deep end after the death of his wife.

From the script to a textbook. In the new mystery The Tutor, Garrett Hedlund plays a well-sought-after educator named Ethan who travels to New York once he’s hired to guide a billionaire’s son (Noah Schnapp). Although at first hesitant, after a few read throughs, Hedlund knew he had to sign on.

track featuring —at an upcoming spring concert. Melissa Tempel, a dual language teacher at Heyer Elementary in Waukesha, Wisconsin, vented her frustrations on Twitter after learning the song had been deemed too “controversial” for six- and seven-year-olds to perform. “My first graders were so excited to sing 'Rainbowland' for our spring concert, but it has been vetoed by our administration,” Tempel wrote last week. "When will it end?" Initially, administrators did not elaborate on their reasoning for the ban, leading Tempel to wonder if Dolly Parton's vocal support for the LGBTQ community had something to do with it. “The latest I heard is that the song was banned bc @MileyCyrus is controversial,” she added in a subsequent tweet.

There’s certainly no shortage of drama in Albert Square, but the cast members of EastEnders have been providing their own with their dramatic beauty makeovers over the years.The cast of the BBC1 soap may have changed since the first episode aired in 1985, and many have undergone some impressive off screen changes, too. Whether it’s Kacey Ainsworth cutting off her hair in favour of a dramatic blonde pixie cut or Jacqueline Jossa having a major glow up off-screen, here are some of the best beauty transformations from Eastenders stars.

Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus‘ 2017 collaboration “Rainbowland” is apparently too controversial for some people.