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Miranda Lambert is a road-tested “Champion” in her new song, from the 'Make It Up as We Go' season finale

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Audio Up MediaThe season finale of scripted musical podcast Make It Up as We Go premiered this week, and with it came a powerful new song from series executive producer Miranda Lambert.

Miranda rounds out the podcast soundtrack with her reflective “Champion,” a song about how life’s setbacks and closed doors amount to nothing more than the lead-up to eventual hard-earned success. As one of country music’s greatest superstars, that climb is something Miranda knows about on a personal level, and is also the storyline for the country music-themed podcast.

Over Make It Up As We Go’s eight-episode season, Tyler Rich and Lindsay Ell have also lent their voices to the soundtrack. Singer-songwriter and actor Scarlett Burke stars in the series, which she also co-created and directed.

The podcast’s cast also includes Dennis Quaid, Billy Bob Thornton, Craig Robinson and many others.

The full, nine-song Make It Up As We Go soundtrack is out today. You can also listen to all the podcast episodes now.

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By Carena Liptak
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Brad Pitt, Chris Evans, and Robert Pattinson also among 'People''s "Sexiest Men" for 2020

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Joshua Kissi/People(NEW YORK) — People‘s Sexiest Man Alive for 2020 may be Creed and Black Panther star Michael B. Jordan, but there are plenty of other sexy celebs represented in the magazine’s “sexiest men” ranking for this year.  

People’s overall Men of the Year list for 2020 includes actor/activists like Chris Evans and Oscar-winner Brad Pitt, as well as former “Sexiest Man” Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Evans’ superhero pal Paul Rudd, The Mandalorian‘s hunky hunter Pedro Pascal, and Tenet star John David Washington.

Even MSNBC journalist Steve Kornacki got the nod, for his breathless — and for many, including  former SNL star Leslie Jones, breathtaking — khaki-clad election coverage. 

Newly-minted Emmy-winner Dan Levy also made the list, with the Schitt’s Creek star admitting he might seem out of place on a ranking chock full of Avengers and other action heroes, declaring “This form of sexy is a niche market.”

By Stephen Iervolino
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Naya Rivera’s ex-husband files wrongful death suit on behalf of son

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Gregg DeGuire/WireImage(LOS ANGELES) — Naya Rivera’s ex-husband Ryan Dorsey has filed a lawsuit on behalf of their five-year-old son Josey, alleging her drowning death was preventable, and that the boat she and Josey was in did not comply with Coast Guard safety standards.

According to documents obtained by Entertainment Tonight, Josey is suing Ventura County, California, United Water Conservation District and Ventura County’s Parks and Recreation Management for “wrongful death and negligent infliction of emotional distress.”

The suit alleges that Rivera’s death was preventable, and that the boat that she and Josey were in at Lake Piru, where she died, “was not equipped with a safely accessible ladder, adequate rope, an anchor, a radio or any security mechanisms to prevent swimmers from being separated from their boats,”

“Disturbingly, later inspection revealed that the boat was not even equipped with any flotation or lifesaving devices, in direct violation of California law, which requires that all pontoons longer than 16 feet be equipped with flotation devices,” the complaint continues.

The lawsuit further claims that Lake Piru did not a have signs warning of the lake’s “strong currents, low visibility, high winds, changing water depths, underwater caves, ledges and drop offs, or the trees, brush and other debris that congest its waters due to the vastly changing water levels and winds.”

The Glee star tragically died in July after a boating trip with her son.  She was pronounced dead on July 13, after going missing on Lake Piru for several days.

Ryan divorced Naya in 2018 after four years of marriage.

By George Costantino
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Will McConaughey say "Alright, alright, alright" to a gubernatorial run?

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ABC/Nicole Wilder(LOS ANGELES) — Governor Matthew McConaughey? When asked about a run for public office, The Dallas Buyers Club star didn’t rule out the possibility.

“I don’t know. I mean, that wouldn’t be up to me. It would be up to the people more than it would me,” the 51-year-old actor told Hugh Hewitt on Wednesday’s installment of the radio host’s daily podcast.

“Look, politics seems to be a broken business to me right now,” McConaughey continued, “and when politics redefines its purpose, I could be a hell of a lot more interested.”

McConaughey believes both Democrats and Republicans can get behind “personal values to rebind our social contracts with each other as Americans, as people again.”

Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a Republican, is up for re-election in 2022.

By George Costantino
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