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Day: April 9, 2026
Alan Jackson is celebrating yet another new addition to his family! The country music legend and his wife proudly took to social media on Thursday, April 9 to announce the arrival of their second granddaughter, Parker Anne Bradshaw, born to their daughter Alexandra (Ali) and her husband, Sam Bradshaw.
The baby girl joins her big brother Jackson Alvie Bradshaw (born 2022).
According to the heartfelt post, Parker was born on Wednesday, April 8, just one day prior to making their official announcement. Jackson and his other half were captured with big smiles on their faces while holding the newest bundle of joy.
His caption read, “Denise and I are thrilled to announce the birth of our second granddaughter Parker Anne Bradshaw. Parker joined our family on April 8th. Proud parents are Ali and Sam Bradshaw.”
In addition to Jackson and Parker, the hitmaker is also a grandfather to grandson Wesley Alan Smith (born 2024) and granddaughter Charlotte Ann (Charlie) Smith, who arrived less than two months earlier than Parker on February 13. Charlie was born to Jackson’s daughter Mattie and Connor Smith.
At the time Mattie announced the birth of Charlie, she commemorated the occasion by writing, “Our little Valentine decided to make her entrance a few days early, and we couldn’t be more in love with her! You are the greatest tiny pink blessing, angel girl! Momma, Dada, and even big brother Ryman already love you so.”
Mattie is the oldest daughter of Alan Jackson and is joined by her sisters, Alexandra and Dani. All three women were pregnant at the same time over the holiday season, making for a very celebratory time for the Jackson family. While Mattie and Alexandra have both welcomed their newborns, Dani is still expecting.
Fans got a glimpse into the “Chattahoochee” singer’s life at home this Christmas when he shared a sweet family photo highlighting all three daughters proudly showing off their baby bumps.
“Merry Christmas from our growing family! — Alan & Denise,” he wrote at the time.
While he seems to be soaking up plenty of time with his loved ones lately, Alan Jackson is preparing for his final performance this summer. The bittersweet farewell show taking place at Nissan Stadium sold out all 55,000 tickets almost immediately.
Jackson’s special evening celebrating the end of his legendary career will feature an all-star lineup, including Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Luke Combs, Riley Green, Cody Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Jon Pardi, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, and Lee Ann Womack, and more.
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Is there anything like a scenic walk through a historic French neighborhood?
The walk may hit different if it involves the likes of Jeffrey Epstein and Woody Allen.
Photos of these two infamous men (and Allen’s controversial wife) are horrifying people all over again.
Meanwhile, it’s a reminder of the disturbing email exchange between her and Epstein. Gross!
Water will always find its own level
On March 29, 2013, a couple of the planet’s most infamous old men took a little stroll in France.
Woody Allen and his wife-who-was-the-adopted-daughter-of-his-ex Soon-Yi Previn were bundled up and wandering down the streets of Saint-Germain Des Prés.
That unsettling couple was not alone.
With them was Jeffrey Epstein, the infamous pedophile whose extensive network of contacts includes Donald Trump and other government figures from multiple nations, as well as titans of industry and more.
TMZ is taking us all on a deeply creepy walk down memory lane.
Woody Allen and Soon-Yi stroll with Jeffrey Epstein in 2013 pics.
Full gallery: https://t.co/9hHkV6uHE8 pic.twitter.com/uQ7EQTJKdI
— TMZ (@TMZ) April 9, 2026
The neighborhood is historic. And the men are simply infamous.
Woody Allen was famously accused of sexually abusing Mia Farrow’s daughter, Dylan Farrow.
(This accusations surfaced when Dylan was a child, and then again in Dylan’s own words about a dozen years ago.)
Meanwhile, Jeffrey Epstein is one of the most infamous scumbags in human history. We wish that this were hyperbole.
The sheer volume of records of his correspondences with a vast network of people — some innocuous, but many not — have horrified the world.
All the Epstein stuff about Soon-Yi Previn is really harrowing to me. Like obviously she’s an adult and a pos in her own right but perhaps that’s what happens when you’re publicly groomed by your father-husband for most of your life.
— on my ‘puter (@gracedrawsstuff) February 6, 2026
Her opinions about teens ‘talking’ to grown men are NOT great
Three years after that walk, Soon-Yi emailed with Epstein following yet another Anthony Weiner scandal.
In 2016, Human Abedin worked on Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. Unfortunately, for reasons only known to Abedin, she remained married at that time to disgraced politician Weiner.
At that time, a teenage girl who has since expressed political motives messaged Weiner. She was only 15.
Weiner messaged her back undeterred. This led to an eventual FBI investigation into him — which led to an FBI announcement about an “investigation” into the Clinton campaign, however indirectly.
Some have argued that the investigation altered the course of the election, as a sort of October Surprise. If so, this simple chain of events led to the horrors that hundreds of millions of Americans now face.
Most of us understand that, no matter the girl’s motives, Weiner should never have had inappropriate conversations with a minor. Genuinely, the girl’s intentions do not matter because she was a child, and he was an adult.
Soon-Yi, however, emailed with Epstein to express how she “felt sorry” for Weiner. (It seems that she understood that Epstein would be a sympathetic ear.)
“It was disgusting what the 15-year-old did to him,” she vented in emails — emails that are now public due to the (illegally limited) Epstein Files release.
“I hate women who take advantage of guys and she is definitely one of them,” Soon-Yi complained. “She knew exactly what she was doing and how vulnerable Wiener was and she reeled him in like fish to bait.”
Yikes, yikes, yikes
Soon-Yi went on to vent to Epstein that the girl was “sick” for having “done this to him.”
She went so far as to say that the girl “should be ashamed of herself.”
That’s a bizarre take. Even with sinister motives, a teenager is the “vulnerable” party — while a grown adult man is simply not. He is a human, not a fish.
Soon-Yi married Woody Allen when she was 27 and he was 62, but they first met when she was 10 years old.
We can understand how her complex personal story might give her a skewed understanding of right and wrong.
But as a grown adult, she should understand that children are off limits, and that the men who are inappropriate with them are always in the wrong.
Jeffrey Epstein & Woody Allen Friendship Resurfaces, Horrifies Internet was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 9, 2024. (Photo by Jane Norman/States Newsroom)
An Anchorage man is set to plead guilty for making violent threats against U.S. Supreme Court justices and their families.
Panos Anastasiou, 77, was charged with 22 crimes in the U.S. District Court of Alaska in 2024. He was accused of sending 465 messages to the Supreme Court starting in March of 2023.
Federal prosecutors said the messages contained threats to kill six justices, alongside racist and homophobic rhetoric.
Then-U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland alleged that Anastasiou “made repeated, heinous threats to murder and torture Supreme Court Justices and their families to retaliate against them for decisions he disagreed with.”
According to court documents filed this week, Anastasiou is set to change his plea from not guilty to guilty in accordance with a plea agreement. The filing does not describe which charges he is set to plead guilty to.
Anastasiou’s federal public defender and the U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska did not immediately respond to a request for a copy of his written guilty plea agreement.
Federal court filings did not identify the justices Anastasiou allegedly threatened.
State records show Anastasiou is a registered nonpartisan voter. Since 2016, he donated around $800 to ActBlue, a fundraising service that benefits Democratic Party candidates, according to federal campaign records.
A charge of making threats against a federal judge carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.
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After more than a week in solitary confinement and an extradition to Florida, the latest Duggar to be accused of preying upon a little girl is back with his wife.
Joseph is out on bond and returned to Arkansas.
Though he isn’t Kendra’s first priority right now, they’re now hiding out together amidst their growing disgrace.
This reunion may be short-lived. He’s due back in court in Florida in a little over a week.
Apparently, Kendra’s willing to hide out with him
Attorney J. Sauline III tells People that Joseph and Kendra reunited just one day after Joseph was released on bond by the Bay County Sheriff’s Office.
Sauline is representing Joseph for his charges of lewd and lascivious acts with a minor.
These charges stem from allegations that he molested a 9-year-old girl during a 2020 trip to Florida.
However, Sauline is not representing Joseph in the Arkansas charges for false imprisonment and child endangerment.
According to Sauline, Joseph flew back to Arkansas from Florida — with daddy dearest, Jim Bob, for company — after his release on $600,000 bond.
Kendra Caldwell has been in hiding following her own arrest for child endangerment and false imprisonment.
(She and Joseph will have separate attorneys in this case.)
Now, they’re apparently hunkering down together. At least, that’s what Joseph’s attorney is reporting.
Many spouses would not be willing to spend time around a partner who confessed twice to sexually preying upon a child.
However, the twisted ideology of the Duggar cult demands that wives devote themselves to their husbands no matter what. Kendra may feel that she has no choice.
Remember, she’s in trouble, too
The spouses are facing eight charges each in Arkansas, unrelated to Joseph’s Florida charges.
(To be clear, the charges are unrelated, but the automatic search of his home by law enforcement in light of his charges are what prompted these charges.)
When local authorities searched their home, they uncovered something that prompted a charge of child endangerment and false imprisonment, both in the second degree, for each of the couple’s four children.
Reportedly, they discovered bedroom doors that lock from the outside, like prison cells.
It is unclear what else investigators may have discovered. The report on the door locks comes from a source close to the Duggars, which means that a grain of salt is required.
As many longtime Duggar-watchers have observed, Joseph may have believed that it was appropriate or normal to lock up his kids.
After all, he grew up in an abusive cult that treats children as property — even more than society as a whole does.
(Obviously, none of this is an excuse.)
In fact, Jim Bob and Michelle’s response to Josh’s crimes as a teenager was to lock their children up for the night.
People who grow up in horrible conditions may repeat their parents’ unjustifiable actions, without even knowing that they are unusual or evil. That is, again, no excuse.
He’s due back in Florida on April 20
Joseph and Kendra are due in court on April 29.
Until that time, they are barred from contacting their children.
Additionally, Joseph may not contact any minors without supervision. Obviously.
He is actually due back in court in Florida even before that, on April 20.
Only time will tell whether their marriage will survive these legal troubles. It’s just about impossible to root for them, but given the extreme beliefs of the cult, divorce seems unlikely.
Joseph Duggar & Kendra Caldwell Hunkering Down Together was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
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On the morning of Thursday, April 9, Emily Ann Roberts received some very exciting news, she had earned her first-ever ACM Award nomination. The rising country star shared her excitement in an emotional new video capturing the moment she told her loved ones the news.
Roberts is heading into the award show vying for a win in the category of New Female Artist of the Year. As soon as she found out, she had to share the news with some very special people in her life. The new video that has surfaced on Roberts’ Instagram first shows just her and her mom celebrating the news via Facetime.
She slowly built the anticipation as she read off each of this year’s nominees including Avery Anna, MacKenzie Carpenter, Dasha, Caroline Jones, and finally, Emily Ann Roberts. An elated scream instantly erupted through the phone from her mom, matching both hers and her husband Chris Sasser’s excitement over the news. Roberts’ hand flew to her face in an attempt to cover the tears of joy filling up in her eyes.
“I knew it, I knew it…you’re gonna win,” the voice from the phone said, promoting a big laugh out of the songstress. Her mom then told her to “start getting your speech ready.”
The “Easy Does It’ singer humbly stated that she doesn’t think she will take home the win, but she is “thankful to be nominated.”
Slowly, more loved ones began to join the facetime call, prompting more tears and more celebratory reactions.
“That’s crazy” Roberts added with tears streaming down her face as she read off the list of nominees once again.
A male voice from the phone proudly added, “There’s 10 years worth of work, sweet pea.”
The video ended on a lighter note as someone on the other end of the line asked, “Can you send me a screenshot of that.”
Emily Ann Roberts wrote in the caption that she will “remember this morning forever” before then sharing the utmost gratitude towards the ACM Awards for recognizing her this year.
“Thank you Jesus and thank you @acmawards !!! 😭🤍 I’ll see ya in Vegas in May !!!!!!”
Fans can tune into the 61st ACM Awards on Sunday, May 17, 2026 to see which country stars will take home a win in each of the categories. The show is set to stream live exclusively on Prime Video for a global audience across more than 240 countries and territories on Sunday, May 17, 2026, at 8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. CT / 5 p.m. PT from the iconic MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Viewers watching from home can also see all the excitement unfold through the Amazon Music channel on Twitch and through the Amazon Music app.
Performers for the 2026 ACM Awards include Cody Johnson, Kacey Musgraves, Lainey Wilson, Little Big Town, Miranda Lambert, and Riley Green, with more to be announced in the coming weeks.
This milestone news for Emily Ann Roberts follows the release of her newest track, “Whipped,” which she penned alongside Jeremy Spillman, Trent Willmon, and Ryan Beaver. The playful, lighthearted tune offers a hilarious nod to her husband and all that the has done for her, especially since moving into their first home together.
Additionally, the Tennessee native is set to drop another new song inspired by her love life titled “My Future.” Roberts reveals that the heartfelt story behind the song, which arrives on Friday, April 10, was actually her husband’s idea.
He thought it would be a great song idea after seeing so many comments on social media saying, ‘I think I see my future.’ I started daydreaming about it and fell in the love with the idea of a girl seeing a guy and planning their whole life together in a matter of minutes. A little crazy? Yeah maybe, but when a woman knows what she wants, she knows!”
The creativity began to flow between her and co-writers Shane Minor and Micah Wilshir and before they knew it, they had a new tune that’s “full of personality and exactly what I dreamed it would be.”
Fans can find Roberts serving as support for Cody Johnson and Thomas Rhett on their respective 2026 tours in addition to a few headline dates and festivals. Her time on the road with Johnson will include dates across the U.K. and Ireland.
A full list of Emily Ann Roberts’ upcoming tour dates can be found at EmilyAnnRoberts.com.
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