maren-morris” target=”_blank”>Maren Morris< called out the “prudes” in her Instagram comments who continue to slam her Playboy shoot from 2019.
The drama started after the 31-year-old recently posted a throwback snap from her appearance, which showed the 31-year-old topless while rocking a cowboy hat.
“Before I go into the next album era, I did @playboy in 2019 and got a lot of hate at the time, but I’m the proudest that I showed country female sexuality in its realist form here,” she captioned the black and white photo. “We are nuanced, we are messy and stretch-marked in the most beautiful way. Don’t sleep on us. We tell your down home stories in the most unflinching, gorgeous lane.”
Maren Morris responded to her critics on Instagram.
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While many praised Morris, one commenter wrote, “Please dress appropriate.”
Morris responded. “RESPECT 4 MOM BOOBZ.”
She also addressed the criticism on her Instagram Story.
“I see this kind of comment a lot on country music accounts at me, soooooo GET OVER IT,” wrote Morris. “Letting all the prudes know women in country music own their sexuality too.”
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Maren Morris appeared in Playboy’s summer 2019 issue.
(Harper Smith for Playboy)
Many of Morris’ followers took to the comments section and supported the star, including fellow singer LeAnn Rimes.
“I adore this photo!” wrote the 39-year-old. “You look stunning! The ones talking s— are only DYING to let this side of themselves out. Expression, not repression.”
This isn’t the first time Morris had to defend herself over the shoot. When the pictorial was announced in June 2019, many slammed the singer’s decision to pose topless.
“The thing about me is, I make music for myself,” she responded on her Instagram Story at the time. “I learned later that it touches others, which is the most wonderful byproduct of a songwriter’s calling. Some can slut-shame me for my lyrics about sex, and you can put me in your little box, but I just want to live and love.”
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Maren Morris’ new album, titled ‘Humble Quest,’ is set to be released on March 25.
(Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival)
“I recently accepted myself and will put these photos in a frame because I’ll never have this moment back,” she continued. “Can’t wait for you to read my interview with @playboy in their ‘Gender + Sexuality’ issue next week. I drop some truth[s] too.”
Morris’ sixth studio album, titled “Humble Quest,” is expected to drop on March 25.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
