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Maren Morris Says Her Family Received ‘Scary’ Death Threats After She Called Out Morgan Wallen

Maren Morris said she got death threats for calling out Morgan Wallen over using a racial slur in 2021.

In a new interview on the Work in Progress podcast posted Thursday (Aug. 29), the 34-year-old musician opened up about the backlash she received immediately after slamming the “Last Night” singer for using a racial slur in 2021. Morris’ son Hayes — whom she shares with her ex-husband, songwriter Ryan Hurd — was less than a year old when a video of Wallen using the N-word began circulating. The “Cut!” singer joined Kelsea Ballerini, Mickey Guyton and more country stars in admonishing the behavior by tweeting: “We all know it wasn’t his first time using that word.

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