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Celebrities
Celebrities
Gretchen Wilson at age 34 goes back to school
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country music singer Gretchen Wilson has a mantel full of awards in her Lebanon home.
Her first radio single, "Redneck Woman," spent five weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart and it earned her a 2005 Grammy. Her debut album sold 4.5 million copies.
Despite all her successes, the 34-year-old songwriter was one of 20 percent of Tennesseans without a high school diploma. But no longer.
Wilson, who dropped out in ninth grade, passed her General Educational Development exam in April and will don a cap and gown during a May 15 graduation ceremony.
Wilson told The Tennessean that her 7-year-old daughter was the big reason to finally finish, saying "I certainly don't want her to think you can be this successful without an education."
Miley Cyrus performs at Disney but doesn't address photo
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Miley Cyrus returned to the stage for a concert in Orlando, Fla., but did not say anything about the recent controversy over her Vanity Fair portrait.
The 15-year-old star of Hannah Montana performed several songs at the Saturday concert that will be included in the Disney Channel Games series on the Disney Channel.
Cyrus didn't attend Friday's red-carpet party for the games at Disney's Epcot Center, where she would have faced questions from the media.
Cyrus has said she was embarrassed by the photo, which shows her wrapped in a sheet with her back exposed.
She spotted a sign in the crowd Saturday that said "Miley I'm praying for you," and she responded: "I can't be more appreciative of that."
Saturday's concert also featured performances by the Jonas Brothers and the Cheetah Girls.
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