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Parker McCollum is opening up about success and what actually comes after achieving your biggest dreams.
The chart-topping star appears to have it all: a thriving career, a beautiful home, and a growing family. But in a recent conversation with Tracy Lawrence on TL’s Road House, McCollum reflected on how early career milestones came faster than he ever expected, and how, surprisingly, those achievements didn’t bring the fulfillment he once imagined.
Speaking with Lawrence, whom McCollum called “country music royalty,” he was asked, “What do you feel like are some of the things about your career so far that have been a little surprising to you?”
The “What Kinda Man” singer didn’t hesitate in his response.
“Man, what a great question. One that it’s probably an easy answer because I think about it so much, but it didn’t fill my cup quite like I thought it was going to. Because I’ve been fortunate, man, everything I dreamed about, I’ve gotten to do. And then some, times a hundred. I should have dreamed a lot bigger.”
For McCollum, who grew up in Texas, some of his biggest dreams have already come true: selling out Billy Bob’s and performing to a packed crowd at Rodeo Houston.
“Those two things… I’m good. And it all happened relatively quickly and a lot quicker than I ever anticipated. And as I was younger, I just really thought once I did those things and once I had number one songs at country radio and a major record doing all the stuff of a country music career, I thought it was going to fill my cup. I thought that’s what was going to make it all okay. And that’s just not the reality of it.”
McCollum channeled those reflections into his recent release, “Big Old Fancy House,” featured on the deluxe edition of his self-titled album. He co-wrote the track with the songwriting trio known as the Love Junkies (Lori McKenna, Hillary Lindsey, and Liz Rose) while at his home in South Texas during a weekend when his wife, Hallie Ray Light, was out of town.
It was in that moment, he explained, that he realized his happiness doesn’t come from material things, but from the people around him.
“My wife was out of town for the weekend, and we were writing songs and I kind of sitting around, missing her, being in that big old house without her,” he recently told Country Now. “I was like, ‘man, it’s nice to have nice things, but it really doesn’t mean much if you don’t have the right people around you.’”
That message runs through the song, which describes a life full of “two swimming pools,” “fancy cars,” and plenty of space, but makes it clear that none of it really means much without the right person there with you.
During their conversation, Lawrence admitted he has experienced similar feelings.
“I’ve learned over the years too that things don’t make happiness. Money don’t make happiness. Now there’s a lot of joy that comes with satisfying those dreams and I wouldn’t trade anything in the world, but you find true happiness when you get your faith right and you get your priorities right in a lot and surround yourself with the right kind of people.”
Click below for more of their conversation on TL’s Roadhouse.
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Bravo viewers have seen ugly The Real Housewives of Atlanta divorces before.
But this one is downright chilling.
Drew Sidora has already been fighting the order for her to vacate the marital home, citing that she does not have the money to move.
She has also asked the court to review what she says is video evidence of her estranged husband abusing their child. Awful stuff.
TMZ obtained divorce court documents that reveal Sidora’s abuse allegation against estranged husband Ralph Pittman.
In the filing, Sidora asks the judge to reconsider a previous order that she vacate the former couple’s Georgia home.
At present, she is required to leave the residence by the end of May.
As Sidora has previously expressed, she does not currently have the funds to move — or she’d likely be out already.
She has asked the court to reverse the decision, otherwise she fears that she will become homeless.
During a previous hearing, Pittman blamed Sidora for one of their children being excessively tardy to school.
Apparently, this was enough for the judge to award primary custody of their two children to Pittman — at least for now.
But Sidora accuses Pittman of being monstrously abusive.
In her filing, she reminds the court that she previously submitted evidence in the form of “a video in which [Pittman] can be heard severely beating the parties’ son.”
According to Sidora, Pittman admitted to the abuse in 2024 — but then denied it during a March 2026 hearing.
Sidora’s filing expresses confusion over why the court awarded primary custody to Pittman.
She wrote that he has a “documented history of physically abusing the parties’ son.”
Pittman has yet to publicly respond to the filing, which has now become public knowledge.
Meanwhile, the court has not yet ruled on Sidora’s filing.
We should add that Sidora’s documents allege that Pittman has admitted that the house’s mortgage is $25,000 behind.
Presumably, the court will review evidence of the vile abuse that Sidora describes within the filing.
One would hope that, if it matches her description, the custody arrangement would be corrected immediately.
That said, as we have noted before, the United States legal system does not really prioritize children’s safety or humanity, especially not in the face of “parents’ rights.”
It is our hope that this recording does not become public. Some victims personally share videos to expose their abusers, but circulating something like that against a victim’s will would re-victimize them rather than rescue them.
Our hearts go out to the children. Our society and our legal system have already failed them.
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Despite (or because of) the many scandals, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives is a success.
Hulu’s looking to reheat their nachos with a spinoff, filming in Orange County.
Some of the women from the new show’s cast are already famous, even if they’re not household names.
And a couple of these women are arguably infamous.
On Wednesday, April 22, Hulu confirmed that The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County will premiere later in 2026.
According to the press release, these are women whose “beliefs are not just their religion; they are their identity.”
The release teased: “While some defend their way of life, fighting against modernity, others embrace change, becoming a platform to disrupt the status quo.”
Hulu continued: “Scandals and secrets will be revealed, facades will crumble, and families and friendships will change forever on both sides of the battlefield.”
The teaser added: “As this group of strong, game-changing influencers comes together to build their answer to #MomTok.”
Additionally, we learned the cast of this new reality series.
As the title (and the show that inspired it) might suggest, these are a lot of very creative names with equally inventive spellings.
The cast will include Bobbi Althoff, Aspyn Ovard, Avery Woods, Salomé Andrea, McCall DaPron, Chandler Higginson, Ashleigh Pease, and Madison Fisher (formerly Bontempo).
Fisher, Pease, Higginson, Andrea, and Woods are all TikTokers and influencers.
Meanwhile, some of them are a little better known — and, at times, a little infamous.
McCall DaPron, for example, is the sister of Mayci Neeley, who is a The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives OG.
On Wednesday, she coyly confessed to her Instagram followers that she has been “keeping a secret.”
In 2024, Aspyn Ovard gained a lot of attention when she filed to divorce her then-husband, Parker Ferris.
Why was that such a big deal? Because she filed on the same day that she announced the birth of their third child. Oof!
“15 years with you all and now we are going to be on hulu 2026!!!!!!!!!!” she cheered on Instagram.
Most controversial of all — at least, for now — is Bobbi Althoff.
Though she first gained some degree of attention on TikTok for pregnancy posting several years ago, it was in 2023 — when she launched her Really Good Podcast (that’s the name, not our appraisal) — that she went viral.
Some have accused Althoff of being some sort of industry plant. It’s not really clear what the 28-year-old podcast host brings to her interviews.
Others have accused her of lacking personality due to her flat deliveries. Which, again, reinforces the confusion over her casting.
When Hulu gives us a SLOMW: OC trailer, maybe we’ll know what the show will offer. For now, it’s clear that they’re hoping to expand upon the original series’ success.
Bobbi Althoff Cast in ‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Orange County Spinoff was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
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The Tyson brothers will be 315 miles apart at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday night. And they each know exactly where the other will be at the moment the clock strikes eight. For Jaylon Tyson, his Cleveland Cavaliers will be on the court in Toronto for the opening tip of Game 3 in their playoff series against the Raptors. Jordyn Tyson, the Arizona State receiver and top NFL Draft prospect, will be with the rest of their family in the green room in Pittsburgh watching NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell take the stage to declare the 2026 draft open. It seems like bad luck that these events start at the same moment. But Jaylon sees a silver lining. “There’s a teaching moment within this, because you have to understand it’s a business that you’re about to walk into,” he told me by phone on Wednesday. “It’s your job; it’s your livelihood. So I got to take care of my job.” That’s the big brother talking — and always looking to impart wisdom in his little bro. In terms of following where Jordyn lands, Jaylon said he thinks he’ll wait until halftime, when a Cavs staffer will inform him. It’s one of the things Jordyn admires most about his brother: his professionalism. A month ago, not knowing what the NBA playoff schedule would look like, Jordyn told me that it would be “really special” if Jaylon could be there on draft night. Because Jordyn had been there for Jaylon in 2024 when the Cavaliers selected the 6-foot-6 shooting guard in Round 1 at 20th overall. “It was amazing,” Jordyn said, then growing somber. “But just to be honest, like it was messed up, because [on the TV graphics] it was like, ‘Next 15: Best available.’ He wasn’t on the next 15 when he was drafted. So just seeing people continue to just sleep on everything he’s done, everything he’s endured, everything he’s been grinding for and just people keep continuing to sleep on him. It’s just about him just continuing to prevail and prevail.” It didn’t matter that the draft broadcast wasn’t listing Jaylon when Cleveland selected him. All that mattered was that Cleveland selected him. And once all the excitement had settled down, Jaylon spoke to his little brother. “You’re up next,” Jaylon remembered saying. “Yeah, if it’s in God’s plan,” Jordyn responded. “No,” Jaylon said. “It’s going to happen.” At that time, Jordyn had yet to emerge on the college scene. He suffered a knee injury (ACL, MCL, PCL) in 2022 at Colorado. And then in 2023, after transferring to ASU, Jordyn went without a single catch in three appearances. So on Jaylon’s draft night, Jordyn’s future was uncertain. He had no real sense of what 2024 would bring. That was when Jordyn felt like he needed his brother the most. “I feel like without him, I wouldn’t be here,” Jordyn told me. “I wasn’t on the field, wasn’t competing. It was him continually just calling me to say, ‘You’re gonna be fine. You’re gonna be fine. Just keep going. Just keep working. That’s all you got to do.’ So just him constantly being in my ear, repeating kind of the same stuff.” They talk about more than just ball. In fact, those were the conversations Jordyn valued as much as the ones about sports. Because when they talked about life — from clothes to video games to something important that happened to them that day — it took Jordyn’s mind off his knee. In 2024 at ASU, Jordyn had a breakout season with 75 catches for 1,101 yards and 10 touchdowns. But then, it was Jaylon who was struggling. His first NBA season didn’t go as he had hoped. He wasn’t getting minutes with the Cavs and spent a lot of time in the G League with the Cleveland Charge. That’s when there was a role reversal that wasn’t always comfortable. “It was one of the hardest times in my athletic career — not being able to play, wanting to be out there,” Jaylon said. “[Jordyn] was there for me. He challenged me, and as big bro, I didn’t really like it at first, but I understood where it was coming from. It’s coming from a good place, and my goal was just, don’t show him any weakness, because if I showed him weakness, then how would he do when adversity came to him?” Doubt crept into Jaylon’s mind. Jordyn, who had enjoyed his breakout season at ASU, knew exactly how to tackle that feeling. “I don’t know if it helped him or not, or I don’t know how he really took it, because he’s big bro. He got to stay strong for me,” Jordyn told me. “I was like, ‘Just keep going.’ Kind of the same thing he was telling me. ‘Just keep going.’ He was doubting his play. And I was like, ‘Bro, you’re a good player. You’re a great player. And shoot, let it all play out. Just keep being you. Keep being yourself, and don’t crash out about something that you can’t control.’” Jaylon had his breakout season this year, playing in 66 games for the Cavaliers and averaging 13.2 points. As good as these brothers are to one another, they are fiercely competitive with one another. So I wondered: How will Jaylon respond if Jordyn gets picked earlier than No. 20? “That’s already done. He’s already beat me on that one,” Jaylon told me. It’s true: Everyone expects Tyson to go in the top 10 picks. But! “I always got the edge because I was the first to do everything. I was the first to go D-I, and I was the first to be a first-round pick,” Jaylon said. [Ranking and Evaluating the Top 10 Wide Receivers] There are two more things you should know about these brothers. First, if they’re competing against each other, steer clear. You might catch a stray. “Everything we did was competing. If our parents gave us $5, I’m getting $3 and you’re getting $2,” Jaylon said. “When we started getting older and we started getting stronger, our parents couldn’t let us keep fighting like we used to, because we were trying to kill each other.” And when they played football together, especially. “We were trying to tear each other’s head off.” Then there’s the second thing. If they’re competing against you, get out of the way. They’re coming for you. “It’s us versus the world,” Jaylon said. “It was always like that.” It makes sense that Jordyn doesn’t need Jaylon on Thursday night. And Jaylon doesn’t need Jordan. Sure, it’s always better when they’re together. But given all they’ve been through — and the way they’ve come out, they are both in prime positions to enjoy their night. The Cavaliers are up 2-0 in the series, with Jaylon playing a key rotational role. Jordyn seems to have won over the hearts of multiple teams picking in the top 10 — and certainly in the top half of the first round. He’ll hear his name early in the night. They owe their success to each other. And when they do finally connect on Thursday night, and they’re both first-round picks, here’s what Jaylon will tell Jordyn. “Don’t let nobody change you,” Jaylon said. “In this world and this industry, there’s going to be a lot of people who have something to say about you. There’s always going to be critics. But never change who you are. Remember what got you to this moment. Stay true to yourself.”Latest Sports News from FOX Sports
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On Wednesday, we reported on the news that Darrell Sheets had died at the age of 67.
The Storage Wars star is believed to have died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Now, police are investigating the events leading up to Sheets’ death, as they have reason to believe that online harassment may have played a role.
Sheets was found dead in his home in Lake Havasu City, Arizona.
Now, authorities in that town say they’re looking into claims that the reality TV vet had become a victim of vicious cyberbullying.
“We are aware of these cyberbullying accusations, and that is a part of the active investigation,” said a spokesperson for the department.
Little is known about the circumstances of the alleged bullying, but we’re sure that more will be revealed as the investigation progresses.
A spokesperson says that on Wednesday, police responded to a call about “a reported deceased individual.”
“Upon arrival, officers located a male subject who suffered from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head,” read the press release.
“The male was pronounced deceased on scene, and the Lake Havasu City Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Unit was notified and responded to the scene to assume the investigation,” the spokesperson continued, adding:
“The body was ultimately turned over to the Mohave County Medical Examiner’s office for further investigation. The male subject has been identified as Darrell Sheets, a 67-year-old resident of Lake Havasu City, and Darrell’s family has been notified.”
No official cause of death has been revealed, but People and other outlets were quick to report that Sheets appeared to have died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
It might be a long time before we know more about Sheets’ final hours, but in the meantime, his former Storage Wars colleagues are among the many paying tribure on social media.
“I’m at a loss for words! I’ve known Darrel Sheets for many years. I’m just so very sorry, to hear the circumstances of his passing. My heart hurts for Brandon, Zoe, and Kimber,” Brandi Passante wrote on Instagram, adding:
“I unfortunately lost a parent and a brother to similar situations. I would like to say to everyone, if you are struggling, if you feel hopeless or like no one cares. I assure you they do!! You are not alone.
“Please reach out for help. You are not taking your pain away, you are transferring it to someone else. The grief from suicide is endless. There is always help.”
If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts, please call or text 988 for help.
We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.
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