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Microsoft is getting rid of the VPN offered through Microsoft Defender. As spotted by Windows Latest, the company updated its support pages for privacy protection, its built-in VPN, to notify users that the service will end on February 28. The VPN was bundled with Microsoft Defender, which is available to anyone with a personal or family Microsoft 365 subscription, and it offered private browsing by “routing your internet traffic through Microsoft servers,” up to the monthly data limit of 50GB.
In a statement about the decision posted on the support page, Microsoft said, “Our goal is to ensure you, and your family remain safer online. We routinely evaluate the usage and effectiveness of our features. As such, we are removing the privacy protection feature and will invest in new areas that will better align to customer needs.” Android users might still see the Microsoft Defender VPN profile in their settings after the expiration date, which they’ll need to remove manually if they want it gone. “Action is not required by Windows, iOS, and macOS users,” Microsoft notes.
The company also says this is the only feature getting killed off for now. According to Microsoft, “device protection and identity theft and credit monitoring (US) features will continue.”
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/cybersecurity/microsoft-defenders-vpn-feature-will-be-killed-off-at-the-end-of-february-212313322.html?src=rss
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While Bale, 50, is certainly recognized for his role as the selfless superhero Batman, the Academy Award-winning actor is arguably best known for his role as ultimate bad boy Patrick Bateman. Bale’s villainous character in 2000’s American Psycho has become synonymous with corporate greed and toxic masculinity, all while wielding a chainsaw.
More than 20 years after Bale taught Us to background check our first dates, he stretched his villain muscle again in 2022’s Thor: Love and Thunder as Gorr the God Butcher. In a noir-style performance, Bale served as the antithesis of all things joyful and good — the ultimate bad guy of the multiverse.
“There’s a great pleasure in playing a villain,” Bale said of his Thor: Love and Thunder character during a 2022 press event. “It’s a lot easier to play a villain than it is to play a hero — Chris [Hemsworth] had a much tougher job. You know, everyone is fascinated with the bad guys, immediately.”
Bale went on to say that a well-written bad guy can evoke both hatred and empathy, adding that when an actor successfully plays a villain “you sort of understand maybe why this guy is making awful decisions.”
“He is a monster and he is a butcher, but is possibly a little understanding of why he came to be that way,” he concluded.
From a polarizing political figure to an all-powerful demigod, here are Bale’s most iconic villain roles, ranked:
The 2005 film tackled a slew of difficult topics, from the state of veteran’s affairs and support in this country to United States’ international policy and how it impacts communities in third-world countries. While Bale played protagonist Jim Davis, a troubled Army Ranger struggling to return to civilian life, he is arguably villainous in his actions — the only “language” Bale’s character understands is violence and he wields it with a vengeance.
Bale took on the bad guy role of Walter Wade Jr., a sleazy, racist and rich New York City playboy who brutally murders Trey Howard (Mekhi Phifer) and sets off a chain of events that only highlight his depravity. Through his actions, Bale’s character embodies racist real estate policies, upper-class snobbery, and shameless elitism. By the end of the film, viewers love to hate Bale’s Walter Wade.
While Bale technically played a protagonist, his portrayal of FBI agent Melvin Purvis navigating J. Edgar Hoover’s Bureau leans more bad than good. Because Bale’s character is relentless in his pursuit of so-called “justice,” he ends up blurring the lines between “right” and “wrong” until there’s very little difference between him and the criminals he is hunting.
At a time when the MCU universe had what many considered to be a “villain problem,” Bale delivered a masterclass in bad guy acting via his portrayal of Gorr the God Butcher. Despite being one of Marvel’s most notable and powerful supervillains — and Thor’s greatest adversary — viewers found themselves feeling sorry for Bale’s Gorr, who vowed to kill all the Gods after they refused to intervene and save his mother, wife and child.
While accepting the 2019 Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Bale thanked Satan — yes, like, the Devil himself – for giving him the inspiration he needed to play former Vice President Dick Cheney.
“Thank you Satan for giving me inspiration on how to play this role,” Bale said after accepting the award. “I’ll be cornering the market on charisma-free a–—. What do you think, Mitch McConnell next?”
In the film, Bale portrayed Cheney as a power-hungry politician who will stop at nothing to amass as much influence over the federal government and foreign policy as possible, especially post-9/11. In 2019, Cheney told an audience member during a speaking engagement at Beloit College that he had never seen the movie, but that his granddaughter believed it portrayed him as a “real badass.”
More than 20 years after 2000’s American Psycho hit theaters, Bale’s Bateman is still one of the first characters to come to mind when movie-lovers think of serial killers. The investment banker living a secret life as a murderer wasn’t just a hateable character for his murderous rampages – his materialistic, self-indulgent personality gave viewers even more of a reason to both despise him and become (for better or worse) infatuated with him. Now a cult classic in every sense of the word, Bale’s portrayal solidified him as an actor who can do it all.
The Hallmark Channel’s The Way Home is known for its twists and turns — and the cast is spilling the tea about some of season 3’s biggest revelations thus far.
Warning: Spoilers below from The Way Home season 3, episode 5.
“It’s been really cool because many of the people have actually done pretty well connecting some of the dots, at least from the two seasons prior,” Chyler Leigh, who plays Kat Landry, exclusively told Us Weekly of fan theories.
She teased that season 3 won’t be as easy to solve. “This year we’re going to throw everybody off, which is so wonderful,” the actress said.
Leigh noted that as the season continues, viewers will “learn more about the pond” and how it “really works” and “how it started.”
While seasons 1 and 2 showed both Kat and her daughter, Alice (Sadie Laflamme-Snow), time-traveling via the magical pond on their family farm, season 3 hints that more Landrys know about the means of transportation.
Yes, Kat’s long-lost brother, Jacob Landry (Spencer Macpherson), successfully left 1814 and returned to modern times via the pond, but now fans think their late father, Colton Landry (Jefferson Brown), may also be a time traveler.
Scroll down to see which of your burning questions The Way Home cast has answered — including how much matriarch Del Landry (Andie MacDowell) really knows:
Was the Colton Twist Always Planned?
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During season 3, episode 5, which aired on Friday, January 31, a sweater was left by the pond in modern times after Alice was mysteriously pushed into the water. Kat eventually realized that it was in fact her dad Colton’s jacket, hinting that Colton might be there with them … even though he died years prior.
“From what I understand, there was always at least a five year plan to make sure that we could get to a certain place to explain enough [about Colton],” Leigh told Us in late January. “But at the same time, you see our show and you can again [see] the way that our showrunners, our writers, our creators think. It can really genuinely go anywhere.”
So far in season 3, viewers learned that Colton heard stories about the pond’s magical powers from his grandmother, Fern, but he wasn’t sure they were true. However, when his childhood best friend died, Colton confessed he jumped into the pond to see if he could go back and save his life. The question is: was that the only time Colton attempted to time travel?
“It is such a well-laid plan, but I’m just really impressed how much they’ve been able to write to our strengths and listen to how we feel about the story,” Laflamme-Snow exclusively told Us of the show’s creative team and their plan for Colton.
The actress revealed she “hoped’ her character, Alice, would get to meet a younger Del and Colton — which is what has been happening when she jumps back to 1974. That change of scenery has made this season “that much more exciting,” Laflamme-Snow added.
Does Del Know More Than She’s Letting On?
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Leigh confessed to Us that the whole cast thinks Del knows more about the pond than she’s disclosing, but Del is also wary of her relatives poking holes into her and Colton’s relationship.
“That’s her struggle. ‘Do you want to know those things?’” Leigh explained. “It’s just like, ‘I don’t know if I want that tainted.’ I don’t know. And I don’t know if I personally would either.”
She explained that Del keeps her romance with Colton close to her heart and rarely lets the family in on their intimate past. That said, Leigh told Us Del is a “free spirit” who “wants to know that the depth and the origin” of their family is known.
“It’s a really fine line because she does have that adventurous spirit,” Leigh said, teasing Del has a layer of mystery to her.
How Will Alice and Del Move on From That Fight?
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During season 3, episode 5, Alice tells her grandmother that she feels bad for young Evelyn Goodwin (Devin Cecchetto) after going back to the 1970s and seeing that Evelyn was in love with Colton when Del came to town and won his heart. Del yells at Alice and tells her to stay out of her memories, getting defensive about Alice seemingly rewriting history.
“It’s the first time we’ve seen them at odds in a way. And obviously for Alice it’s devastating, but when I read the scene, I was sort of excited,” Laflamme-Snow exclusively told Us. “I was like, ‘Oh, this is a new thing for Alice and Del.’”
She explained that since Alice moved to Port Haven to live with Kat and Del, her grandmother has been “hands off and let Alice just sort of be Alice.” However, this argument is a turning point in their relationship.
“[Del has] pushed back and said, ‘No, you can’t go in there and interfere with my memories and my love story.’ And I was excited to do that scene, because anything new is always exciting,” Laflamme-Snow continued. “It leaves us at a good spot halfway through the season to not really know how their relationship is going to evolve.” She teased, the characters “are having a bit of a struggle” over the argument.
Should Kalliot Fans Be Worried Now That Elliot’s Wife Has Been Introduced?
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Kat was taken aback when Elliot Augustine’s (Evan Williams) ex-wife came to town unannounced during season 3, episode 5. Her appearance caused Kat to worry about her relationship with Elliot even though they recently moved in together.
Williams exclusively told Us that fans will have to tune in to see if the couple “can ride out the turbulence” that comes after his ex-wife comes and goes.
“It really brings some of the fundamental, I would say, cracks in the foundation of their relationship to bear,” he teased. “And the things that also don’t really have anything to do with their relationship, but it’s just contextual.”
Leigh compared Kat and Elliot’s back and forth to the “Ross and Rachel” dynamic from Friends, where they are meant to be but it’s never easy.
“You got to have that little bit back and forth,” she explained, noting that after time traveling to a “fantastical world” it is a change for Kat and Elliot to be home together and act normal.
Leigh continued, “When we’re not jumping in the pond, when we’re not time traveling, when we’re not doing all those things, if one adventure seemingly ends, where do we go from here? So it’s a lot of those reality check moments.”
Is Thomas a Threat to Kat and Elliot’s Romance?
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After falling for Thomas Coyle (Kris Holden-Ried) in 1814, Kat has had a hard time putting the past in the past.
“I don’t think there would be a better off [scenario] regardless, because leaving the 1800s in general is a difficult concept in her brain, but also conflict in her heart,” Leigh told Us of Kat’s inner turmoil with Thomas. “And so that’s the tough part about it because she knows that you can’t come forward.”
Leigh added that Kat could “never leave her baby girl” Alice and live permanently in another time period, so Thomas isn’t a massive threat to her future.
In addition to Thomas, Kat is constantly pulled back to the 1800s because of her friendship with Susanna Augustine (Watson Rose). Fans, meanwhile, have started to wonder if there’s a romantic undertone to the women’s dynamic.
“I think it’s always been a magnetism between the two of them. I think they’ve always had some sense of a kindred spirit,” Leigh told Us of the two fierce female characters. “Between the two characters, there is definitely a love there.”
She noted that it’s become obvious that Kat has “never felt” this strong pull and friendship with someone.
“If you really pay attention to the details about Susanna, the character, there’s a lot more to it about her discovering herself and who she is and why she feels the way that she feels,” Leigh said. “And we learn a little bit more about Susanna this season, which is really wonderful.”
Could Nick Be Back?
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Elliot mentioned Nick Oates’ (Kerry James) name while reading a text during season 3, episode 5, hinting that the adult version of his best friend could make another appearance. The Way Home fans will remember that Alice fell in love with young Nick when she was transported back to the 1990s during season 1.
Laflamme-Snow revealed that she loves the Alice and Nick story line, calling it an “anchor point” for her. “She was really going through a hard time at the beginning and the first time we see her sing on [Nick’s] request at the beach in front of all these strangers, you really see her for the first time as a young girl and just vulnerable,” she recalled.
The actress noted that she was surprised at how “attached” fans became to Alice and young Nick’s love story even though it can’t continue.
“The more they became star-crossed lovers … the more they got pulled apart, the more people wanted them to come together,” she said, telling Us that for now Alice needs to be “focusing on her future.”
That said, Laflamme-Snow teased that viewers will “see how the Alice and Nick in present day awkwardness can work itself out” this season.
The Way Home airs on Hallmark Channel Fridays 9 p.m. ET.
“I remember this man on one of our many flights,” McPhee Foster, 40, wrote via her Instagram Stories on Friday, January 31. “He was a gem just like you see. We had a great conversation.”
She continued, “So warm and fun. Rest in peace, kind man .”
Epstein was one of 67 individuals who died in the Wednesday, January 29, plane crash outside of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. A commercial plane traveling from Wichita, Kansas and a military helicopter collided mid-air before the aircraft crashed into the Potomac River. There were no survivors.
After law enforcement confirmed that Epstein was listed among the casualties, many frequent travelers took to social media to reflect on their own experiences with the late flight attendant.
“Flight Attendant Ian Epstein wasn’t just a crew member — he was the heart of every flight he worked,” travel influencer Jay Robert wrote via Instagram on Friday. “Through his quick wit and infectious humor, he turned routine trips into moments of joy, making passengers smile even on the most stressful travel days.”
According to Robert, the Charlotte-based flight attendant was known for his “comedic PA” announcements.
“[They brought] proof of the laughter and warmth he brought to the skies. Now we all can experience the magic he brought to flight,” Robert wrote in his tribute. “Ian was a testament to what it means to be a great flight attendant — not just making passengers feel safe and comfortable, but making them love flying. In an era where air travel is often met with frustration, Ian’s infectious spirit reminded everyone of the magic of flight.”
He concluded, “The United By Wings network at A Fly Guy’s Cabin Crew Lounge salutes Ian for the passion he brought to our profession. His legacy of kindness, laughter, and love for aviation will forever bring pride to the wings we wear.”
Epstein was among the four crew members and 60 passengers who died in the tragic incident, including 14 youth figure skaters traveling home from a recent U.S. Figure Skating development training camp in Kansas.
“We are devastated by this unspeakable tragedy and hold the victims’ families closely in our hearts,” a statement from the organization read. “We will continue to monitor the situation and will release more information as it becomes available.”
I hate the winter. Not just because of the frigid temperatures, but also because I struggle with putting together fashionable outfits. For me, this becomes the season of sweatsuits and nothing else. In an effort to teach myself how to layer, I’ve made it my mission to find solid basics that will help me get through winter without freezing. At the top of my shopping list is this thin thermal top from Amazon-favorite brand Zesica.
My biggest struggle is finding basics that are fashionable yet functional and this top is both. Made from a mix of warm, wool-like viscose and elastane, the top feels stretchy and insulated, warding off the chill while keeping you comfortable. The mock neck silhouette is also super trendy right now and is one of the best necklines for layering. You’ll be able to put a vest, sweater, blazer and more overtop for a simple, streamlined look.
Choose between eight colors, including neutrals like grey, white, khaki and oat. (Black is currently sold out, but there should be a restock soon!) If you’re hoping to add some color to your closet, this same pick also comes in a few vibrant hues, including dusty blue, red and bean green.
Shoppers who have bought the thermal top have been so happy with the quality and toastiness that they’ve gone back and ordered more. “This is the most comfortable and warm mock neck I have ever purchased, so I purchased 5 of them,” one Amazon reviewer admits. “The fit is perfect and the cozy warmth keeps my body temperature regulated, even during Chicago winters. I may purchase the last three colors! The best quality for the price!”
Others have been pleasantly surprised by how versatile this shirt is. While it looks casual online, shoppers assure that it’s also suitable for more special occasions, too. “[This has a] flattering cut, is cozy, and versatile. I ended up buying this in three colors,” another person writes. “I bought them to stay warm at night — specifically to wear under PJ tops — but then discovered they could also pass for dressy (thanks to the higher-than-usual collar). These were the only tops I packed for a trip to NYC. Great price, too!”
Many high-end thermal tops will cost five times as much as the Zesica style yet do the same thing. So why spend more? The solution is simple: We can all stay warm and feel stylish without breaking the bank with the Zesica Long Sleeve Thermal Top — shop it now!
In an era where streaming dominates the way people listen to music, some of the world’s most famous artists have publicly criticized services like Spotify for unfair payouts and exploitative business models.
Spotify, in particular, has faced criticism for partially paying out royalties to artists using a market share metric, based on the number of streams for a musician or band’s songs as a proportion of all songs streamed by subscribers. This model stands in contrast to physical sales or downloads, where an artist earns a set fee for every song or album sold. Others have criticized Spotify and competing streamers for amplifying misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and other hot-button political issues.
Keep scrolling to see which artists have been critical of streaming music services over the years.
Taylor Swift
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One of the first and most notable protests against Spotify’s business practices took place in 2014, when Taylor Swiftpulled her discography from the service. She later told Rolling Stone that she was “not willing to contribute [her] life’s work to an experiment that [she didn’t] feel fairly compensates the writers, producers, artists and creators of this music.”
Spotify responded by launching a social media campaign to encourage Swift to change her mind. The company’s CEO, Daniel Ek, subsequently wrote an open letter claiming that its “payouts for a top artist like Taylor Swift” would surpass $6 million a year, though Swift’s then-record label, Big Machine, disputed those figures.
The disagreement carried on for three years until Swift allowed her full discography to return to Spotify in June 2017 following the success of her 1989 album. A statement from her representatives at the time explained: “In celebration of 1989 selling over 10 million albums worldwide and the RIAA’s 100 million song certification, Taylor wants to thank her fans by making her entire back catalog available to all streaming services.”
Swift recently recorded a message for Spotify subscribers after being named the streamer’s top artist for the second year in a row in 2024 with more than 26.6 billion streams.
“I just wanted to say thank you so much for being one of my top listeners on Spotify, that’s so nice of you,” Swift told fans in a video message. “I look back on this year and I think about how special you guys made it for us being on the Eras Tour.”
Jay-Z
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Fans of hip-hop icon Jay-Z have endured his music being pulled from Spotify on multiple occasions. Jay has had a tumultuous relationship with all of the major streamers over the years, in part because he co-founded competing service Tidal in 2014.
Beyoncé, Rihanna, Kanye West, Nicki Minaj and Madonna were among the artists who joined Jay-Z at the launch of his streaming brand, where they were described as “the owners of Tidal” with equity in the streaming service.
Jay-Z told The New York Times that he’d founded his own streamer in order to “get everyone to respect music again” and “recognize its value.” Tidal offered higher percentages of music royalties to both artists and songwriters, as well as high-fidelity audio for subscribers.
Following an initial boycott, Jay-Z’s music eventually returned to Spotify in celebration of his 50th birthday in 2019. His company Tidal has faced high-profile criticism from former collaborators West and Minaj in recent years.
Drake
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Spotify was unexpectedly dragged into the epic hip-hop feud between Drake and Kendrick Lamar in late 2024.
Drake’s company Frozen Moments accused his and Lamar’s record label, Universal Music Group, of conspiring with Spotify to inflate streaming figures for Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us.”
His initial legal filing alleged that UMG “launched a campaign to manipulate and saturate the streaming services and airwaves” for “Not Like Us” and offered to license the track to Spotify for a 30 percent discount to boost its placement in streaming recommendations.
Spotify denied it had “any arrangement” with UMG over inflating “Not Like Us” streams and sought to dismiss the suit by arguing Drake’s allegations were a “subversion of the normal judicial process.” UMG also denied Drake’s claims, calling them “offensive and untrue.”
The legal wrangling between both sides has continued into 2025, when Drake filed a lawsuit against UMG for agreeing to “publish, promote, exploit, and monetize allegations” in Lamar’s track that were “not only false, but dangerous.” UMG has denied those accusations.
Björk
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Icelandic musician Björk held nothing back when she described Spotify as “probably the worst thing that has happened to musicians” in a January 2025 interview with Swedish outlet Dagens Nyheter.
The “It’s Oh So Quiet” singer argued that many young and unestablished artists are now essentially required to make their living from touring because streaming royalties are so low.
“I’m lucky because I no longer have to raise money on touring, which younger musicians are often forced to do,” Björk pointed out.
Despite Björk’s criticism of the streamer, her discography is still available on Spotify as of January 2025.
Garth Brooks
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For years, the only way country music legend Garth Brooks’ fans were able to listen to his music was through physical media.
Brooks confirmed in 2017 that he’d met with the heads of both Apple Music and Spotify about licensing his catalog digitally but ultimately walked away from making any deals.
“They came in with their own set of rules, and if you’re already established, you have to change to get to them,” the singer told Billboard of Apple Music. “I’m never going to change to fit their rules. Nice guys, we have respect for each other, we’re just never going to work together. So we were kind of dead in the water.”
When Amazon Music became the streaming home for Brooks’ music in 2017, the star said: “It is a joy to work with a company that is all about the customer when it comes to service, and all about the music and its creators when it comes to the music.”
Brooks told attendees of the Country Radio Seminar in 2023 that he chose to sign with Amazon because it is “a retailer as well” and thus would be motivated to “move those physical units so the songwriters get paid.”
Joanna Newsom
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Progressive folk artist Joanna Newsom was an early and ardent critic of Spotify in 2015 when she likened the streamer to “a villainous cabal of major labels” in an interview with The Los Angeles Times.
Newsom accused streamers of trying to “circumvent the idea of paying their artists” and dismissed their royalty payouts as “infinitesimal.”
“It’s set up in a way that they can just rob their artists, and most of their artists have no way to fight it because they’re contractually obligated to stay with the label for X amount of time and you can’t really opt out. It’s a garbage system,” Newsom argued.
Spotify responded in a statement by suggesting the singer had “misunderstandings about how [it] works to support artists” and credited its business model as “the single biggest driver of growth in music” at the time.
The streamer’s argument seemingly didn’t change Newsom’s mind because, as of 2025, her discography is still not available on Spotify. However, her music is now on Apple Music and Deezer.
Prince
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For much of the 2000s, Prince rigorously blocked his music from iTunes and even YouTube. The enigmatic rocker told The Daily Mirror in 2010 that he didn’t want to participate in what he deemed a passing fad.
“The internet’s completely over. I don’t see why I should give my new music to iTunes or anyone else. They won’t pay me an advance for it and then they get angry when they can’t get it,” he said. “The internet’s like MTV. At one time, MTV was hip and suddenly it became outdated. Anyway, all these computers and digital gadgets are no good. They just fill your head with numbers and that can’t be good for you.”
Prince later agreed to make Jay-Z’s Tidal the exclusive streaming home for his final two albums only a few months before his death in 2016. The musician’s estate then partnered with both Spotify and Apple Music on a wider release for his extensive back catalog.
Neil Young and Joni Mitchell
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Canadian rock legends Neil Young and Joni Mitchell took a stand against Spotify for platforming controversial podcaster Joe Rogan during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2022.
Young shared a lengthy statement via his website accusing Spotify of becoming a “very damaging force via its public misinformation and lies about COVID” on The Joe Rogan Experience, where the host and guests were accused of promoting misleading public health information.
“I want you to let Spotify know immediately today that I want all of my music off their platform. They can have Rogan or Young. Not both,” Young vowed.
Mitchell followed suit in removing her content from Spotify, after accusing the streamer of promoting “irresponsible people [who] are spreading lies that are costing people their lives”.”
“I stand in solidarity with Neil Young and the global scientific and medical communities on this issue,” the singer-songwriter wrote via her website.
Young’s former bandmates in Crosby, Stills, & Nash and E Street Band member Nils Lofgren left Spotify in solidarity with the “Rockin’ in the Free World” musician as well.
Spotify responded with a statement saying it wanted “all the world’s music and audio content to be available” to its subscribers and hoped to “welcome [Young] back soon.”
Young and Mitchell held back their music from Spotify for two years, before both of their catalogs were once again made available on the streamer in 2024.
“Other music services [such as] Apple, Amazon, Qobuz, Tidal … have started serving the same disinformation podcast I had opposed at Spotify,” Young acknowledged in a statement. “Because I cannot leave all those services like I did Spotify, because my music would have no streaming outlet to music lovers at all, I have returned.”
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After Lily Collinsand husband Charlie McDowell welcomed their first child via surrogate, the director is shutting down criticism regarding their “path to having a baby.”
“Thank you for all the kind messages and love. We are overjoyed and very grateful,” McDowell, 41, wrote via Instagram comment on Friday, January 31. “In regards to the unkind messages about surrogacy and our path to having a baby — it’s OK to not be an expert on surrogacy.”
He continued, “It’s OK to not know why someone might need a surrogate to have a child. It’s OK to not know the motivations of a surrogate regardless of what you assume. And it’s OK to spend less time spewing hateful words into the world, especially in regards to a beautiful baby girl who has brought a lot of love into people’s lives. That’s all for now because she just pooped and I need to change her diaper.”
Several hours earlier, McDowell and Collins, 35, confirmed they welcomed daughter Tove Jane via gestational carrier.
“Welcome to the center of our world,” the Emily in Paris star captioned a social media upload. “Words will never express our endless gratitude for our incredible surrogate and everyone who helped us along the way. We love you to the moon and back again.”
Collins and McDowell, the son of actress Mary Steenburgen and a director in his own right, have been together since 2019. They tied the knot in September 2021.
“I knew the second that I met him that I wanted to be his wife one day and so it was just a matter of when, really,” Lily, the daughter of Genesis rocker Phil Collins, said on a 2020 episode of Live With Kelly and Mark, detailing McDowell’s proposal. “It was all very much pre-planned. He did a self-timer video, which we were then able to then later get screen grabs. But he set the whole thing up without me knowing, obviously. … I was very, very surprised by it, but it’s exactly what I would’ve wanted, and he knew me so well.”
Lily had previously been candid about her desire to become a parent one day, telling Us Weekly in 2017 that her recovery from an eating disorder also played a part.
“Everyone has a different form of recovery. I never had an ‘aha’ moment,” she exclusively told Us in July 2017. “My reason to finally start talking about [my eating disorder] was the moment I realized I wanted a family. I wanted kids. I didn’t want this to be something I bring into that.”
According to the actress, her past dietary struggles felt “consuming” and “overwhelming.”
“You get used to being the girl with the eating disorder or someone that has a problem. It starts to define who you are,” Lily told Us at the time. “But when you step outside that and you’re able to disassociate with it, you realize just how much stronger and healthier you are, and how titles don’t define you.”
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