Nicole Beals

Nicole’s News- January 9

Rascal Flatts‘, Joe Don Rooney and his wife, Tiffany Fallon are calling it quits. The couple married in April of 2006 and share three children.


Jon Pardi and his wife, Summer, are just weeks away from welcoming their first child. Over the weekend the couple shared the name they have picked out for their baby girl, it’s Presley Fawn Pardi. Little Presley was celebrated at a ski lodge themed baby shower hosted by Kane Brown’s wife, Katelyn.


Luke Bryan donated $5,000 to Damar Hamlin’s GoFundMe which the NFL starr  launched to support a toy drive in his community. Over $8.5 million has been raised so far. More than $32,000 was donated during the Bill’s game against the Patriots yesterday.

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