As Lourdes Leon progresses her music career, she always makes sure to pay homage to her roots.

The daughter of Madonna teased fans with a couple of behind-the-scenes photos from her “Love Me Still” music video shoot via Instagram, where she admitted, “I am nothing without my family” in the post’s caption on Tuesday, March 21.

“BTS OF * LOVE ME STILL* BY JIMMY @jimmysworld_ FT LOLAHOL CAPTURED BY FABULOUS @jacobnewyork ,” the message additionally read.

In one photo, Leon struck a pose next to three other individuals, while the second image portrayed the 26-year-old being lifted into the air with a joint pressed between her lips.

This isn’t the first time Leon has noted she’s a famous offspring.

In November 2022, the “Lock&Key” singer admitted, “Yes, there’s undeniable privilege that I’d be stupid to not realize,” as she navigated the start of her adult life and the abundance of opportunity it had to offer.

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“Nepotism babies are pretty awful usually, and my mom and my father raised me to be so much smarter than that,” Leon emphasized of Madonna and Carlos Leon — who dated the Queen of Pop for three years in the ‘90s while welcoming their daughter in 1996.

Although she is immensely grateful for having a legendary singer as a mom, Leon doesn’t want her own personal hard work to go unnoticed.

“I want to feel like I deserve things and not just like I’ve been given things,” she explained during the interview last year, as OK! previously reported.

Just as much as Leon faces difficulty in being the child of a pop star, Madonna herself recently confessed she “struggles” with motherhood as a whole.

“Growing up with a mother like me is a challenge,” the 64-year-old — who has raised all six of her children for the most part as a single mom — expressed during an interview published Wednesday, January 18.

“It has been the most difficult, the hardest battle. Today, I am still struggling to understand how to be a mother and do my job,” the “Material Girl” singer concluded at the time.

Lady Gaga and her boyfriend Michael Polansky have gone their separate ways after two years of dating, RadarOnline.com has learned.

“They broke up a few months ago,” blabbed a source. “It was amicable. They’re still friends.”

As for what drove a wedge between the couple, who haven’t been spotted together since last March? The source said they simply weren’t on the same page when it came to getting married and starting a family.

“I will say I am very excited to have kids,” Gaga, 36, gushed in 2020. “I look forward to being a mom.”

But tech entrepreneur Michael, 45, wasn’t ready to put a ring on it, said the insider, “and their relationship hit a wall.”

While Gaga has found success as a singer and actress, she’s been unlucky in love with two failed engagements with Chicago Fire star Taylor Kinney and talent agent Christian Carino.

“Gaga is a true romantic who wears her heart on her sleeve,” admitted the source. “She’s been on a few dates here and there since splitting from Michael and is open to being in a long-term relationship should the right man come along.”

In the meantime, however, she’s okay with being on her own.

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“I’m actually really interested in living more of a life in solitude,” the Oscar winner hinted in a recent interview. “It’s really nice to just be alone, and be expansive, and know that you’re enough.”

In October, it was revealed that the singer-turned-actress wason a break with Polansky after the pair hit “a rocky patch.” At the time, an insider said, Gaga and the executive “have taken some breathing space to figure out where their relationship is going.”

Another source revealed that Gaga has stopped pinning for a trip down the aisle and decided to freeze her eggs as she waits for the right man to come along. “She knows her clock is running out, so she’s decided to give herself the opportunity to make her baby dreams come true,” the insider said.

RadarOnline.com has reached out to Gaga’s rep for comment.

By Sharon Bernstein

(Reuters) – Florida is looking to expand its ban on teaching young children about sexual orientation and gender identity issues to include all students in its public schools under a new rule set for a vote by the state Board of Education next month.

The proposed rule is the latest move by the administration of Republican Governor Ron DeSantis, who is expected to seek his party’s 2024 nomination for president, to limit or prohibit instruction on topics conservatives consider inappropriate for the state’s classrooms.

Last year, DeSantis signed a Republican-backed measure that banned classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity for students in kindergarten through third grade. Critics denounced what they dubbed the “don’t say gay” bill.

The Florida Department of Education’s new proposal, which would not require legislative approval, would extend the ban through the 12th grade.

The proposal drew swift criticism on Wednesday from Democrats and LGBTQ rights activists, with White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre calling the proposal “completely, utterly, wrong.”

Equality Florida said the rule was advancing DeSantis’ political agenda at the expense of diverse families and educators.

Under the rule, teachers could face disciplinary action if they discuss sexual orientation or gender identity outside of mandated curriculum or health courses that parents have been briefed on and given the option to keep their children out of class for those lessons.

“There is no reason for instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity to be part of K-12 public education. Full stop,” DeSantis spokesperson Bryan Griffin tweeted on Wednesday.

The state Board of Education is scheduled to vote on the rule at its April 19 meeting.

(Reporting by Sharon Bernstein in Sacramento, California; Editing by Colleen Jenkins and Lincoln Feast.)

Howard Stern knows who should run for president in 2024: former The Daily Show anchor Jon Stewart.

“When Jon Stewart hosted The Daily Show, they said that he was the most trusted newsman in the country. Like Walter Cronkite trustworthy,” the talk show host, 69, said during his SiriusXM radio show.

“The guy is so f****** smart and bright and also witty and really measured when he takes on a debate,” the shock jock added. “He knows how to talk. You know he would work his a** off to be a good president. I’m telling you, he could also win, because people like Jon Stewart.”

Stern first came up with the idea after watching some old videos of Stewart, 60, debating with TV star Bill O’Reilly.

“Well, he owes it to his country to run. A lot more work, but the guy would be terrific and I think he’d do it,” Stern added.

Stewart’s name has been brought up before, but it sounds like he has no interest in taking over the White House.

“Ummm…No thank you,” Stewart tweeted in July 2022 in response to entering the political world.

Stern, who has been vocal about his hatred toward Donald Trump, previously hinted he should be in the race.

“I think I’m going to run for president,” he quipped in 2021.

“If Trump decided to run again, you have to run against him. That’s my plan,” Stern’s sidekick Robin Quivers replied. “That’s what’s going to have to happen. We can’t leave it to the Democrats.”

Though the radio personality admitted he doesn’t have all the qualifications people are looking for, he seemed confident he could win the race.

“Who the f*** am I?” Stern asked. “I know, I’ll beat his a**. I told Beth [Ostrosky Stern], ‘I think I’m going to have to do my civic duty and run for president against Trump,” Stern claimed.

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“I would just sit there at debate and play that f****** clip of him trying to fix the election, over and over again,” Stern said, referring to Trump’s claims the 2020 election was rigged. “There’s no way I’d lose.”

(Reuters) – Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday signed a law targeting the trans community, prohibiting transgender people from using the restroom that matches their gender identity at public schools.

The bill signed by the Republican governor, who describes herself as a conservative reformer, applies to multi-person restrooms and locker rooms at public schools and charter schools serving prekindergarten through grade 12.

The law requires schools to provide reasonable accommodations, that include single-person restrooms and changing areas. School authorities that violate the law can face fines of at least $1,000, and parents can also file lawsuits to enforce the measure.

“The governor has said she will sign laws that focus on protecting and educating our kids, not indoctrinating them and believes our schools are no place for the radical left’s woke agenda,” Alexa Henning, a spokesperson for Sanders, told Reuters in a statement.

“Arkansas isn’t going to rewrite the rules of biology just to please a handful of far-left advocates.”

Similar laws directed at transgender youth have been enacted in Alabama and Oklahoma.

Republican legislators across the United States have escalated a campaign to ban certain healthcare for transgender youth, in some cases seeking to charge parents and doctors with child abuse if they provide treatment.

(Reporting by Juby Babu in Bengaluru; additional reporting by Kanjyik Ghosh)

If you can’t beat them, join them! Madonna hopped on the hater train and mocked her critics by re-sharing a remix someone made of her now-viral Grammys speech.

“If they call you dangerous. …………. @asafgoren1,” the Queen of Pop captioned the video shared with her 18.9 million Instagram followers on Monday, March 20. The message referenced part of her monologue she recited while at the awards show, where she slammed incessant trolls that constantly try to tear her down.

Fans of Madonna quickly flooded the comments section to rave about the iconic mashup.

“This is f****** awesome! Madonna please write a song and add all of this together to make at least a 3 to 4 minute song?” one of her supporters begged, as another added, “yes mamma bring those vibes to the tour .”

Right around the same time the “Material Girl” singer shared a teaser of the remix, Madonna showed off her horseback riding skills on her Instagram Story.

“Ride or die,” the 64-year-old stated, as she sat on top of a white horse while wearing a floral-patterned black sweater and black vest, styling her auburn-colored locks in a fully down hairdo.

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Although Madonna has proven she couldn’t care less as to what negative people have to say, she doesn’t seem ready to stop clapping back.

The “Like a Virgin” vocalist’s resurfaced speech comes more than one month after she spoke from the heart at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, February 5.

As she presented Sam Smith and Kim Petras‘ performance of “Unholy,” Madonna rallied for anyone who has been labeled “shocking, scandalous, troublesome, problematic or dangerous” and informed them, “you are definitely onto something.”

“That’s where you make noise. I’m here to give thanks to all the rebels out there for forging a new paths and taking the heat from all of it. You need to know that your fearlessness does not go unnoticed, you are seen, you are heard, and most of all, you are appreciated,” her speech continued.

Madonna has received intense hate for her bizarre behaviors and sultry endeavors throughout almost the entirety of her decades-long career.

Wendy Williams came out of hiding for a night on the town over the weekend and was allegedly eager to drink despite going to rehab months ago, RadarOnline.com has learned.

The 58-year-old formertalk show star was spotted drinking by herself on Friday evening at Fresco by Scotto in New York City, where she was allegedly not hiding her boozing.

Naughty But Nice podcast host Rob Shuter recalled seeing Wendy looking “lonely” at a table by herself, adding she “lit up like a Christmas tree to see someone she knew.”

Shuter said it didn’t take long for the ex-television personality to invite him and his pals to her table. Another source told Page Six that Wendy allegedly said she “wanted to get drunk.”

“We had a bite, we had some drinks, but then when we were getting ready to say goodbye, Wendy didn’t really want us to leave,” the podcast host said on Monday.

“She kept saying she wanted to get drunk tonight,” another patron claimed. “She wasn’t hiding [her drinking].”

She was open about her future plans, with the insider alleging she told everyone she was moving to Los Angeles in three weeks and was looking for love.

“She told this table that she was looking for love — and like in ‘Sex and the City,’ she’s willing to f—,” the source revealed.

The party was so fun that Wendy reportedly didn’t want it to end and suggested the gang barhop to The Townhouse. She allegedly asked the doorman at the gay cocktail bar, “Do you watch ‘The Wendy Williams Show?’ I’m Wendy Willams.”

The party-goer called the former host’s behavior “odd,” scoffing that “obviously people know who she is.”

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Once inside, Wendy “posed for a lot of pictures with all these gay men,” with the source dishing she was a “hit” at the hotspot.

Her big night out comes months after she allegedly sought help for “extreme alcohol abuse.” Wendy’s brother had already expressed concern over her behavior post-rehab.

RadarOnline.com has reached out to Wendy’s rep for comment.