Ella Langley's controversial hunting photos
Old photographs of country star Ella Langley posing with deer she harvested while hunting in her native Alabama resurfaced online and drew criticism from social-media users who accused her of being 'caught' hunting animals, prompting an OutKick columnist to push back, noting the photos were ones Langley posted herself and defending regulated hunting's role in conservation and disease control. The columnist framed the backlash as part of a broader pattern of criticism aimed at Langley, whose chart-topping run -- her single 'Choosin' Texas' had spent 21 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 -- has drawn scrutiny over other choices, including a collaboration with Morgan Wallen and reports she had followed Charlie Kirk on social media. (This item was embedded in a larger, multi-topic sports-and-culture column; unrelated segments on other athletes and celebrities were excluded, as was a separate viral-performance item that had been mis-clustered under this same story ID.)