Maren Morris opened up about a scary situation that she found herself in as a parent. The 34-year-old musician is a mom to Hayes Andrew, 4, who she shares with ex-husband Ryan Hurd.
During an appearance on Sophia Bush‘s Work in Progress podcast, Maren revealed that Hayes received death threats after she called out country star Morgan Wallen for his use of a racial slur in a 2021 video.
At the time, Maren pointed out the sexism in the response to Morgan‘s behavior, noting that female artists would be “dropped, endorsements lost, social pariahs to music row.” “We keep them rich and protected at all costs with no remorse,” she wrote, with other musicians agreeing.
The resulting backlash affected her son as well as her. Keep reading to find out more… “It wasn’t death threats against me; it was against my son, too.
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