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  • Phil Robertson: Is He Reason ‘Duck Dynasty’ Musical is Closing Early?

    Phil Robertson–Duck Dynasty patriarch–is known for some very controversial comments in recent months. Might that be at least partly to blame for the Las Vegas musical based on the Robertson family and their Duck Commander business to close early?

    The Duck Commander Musical was expected to run through June, but now is closing on May 17th instead–meaning it only saw about a month on the stage. Reports of weak ticket sales are the concrete reason behind the show closing early, but is Phil Robertson to blame as well?

    Phil Robertson has become the poster-child of sorts of anti-gay comments in the United States in the past couple of years. His family has firmly stood behind all of his remarks.

    The Duck Commander Musical is based on the 2012 book The Duck Commander Family: How Faith, Family, and Ducks Built a Dynasty by Phil Robertson’s son and daughter-in-law, Willie and Korie Robertson. The show features original songs, and was produced in part by the Dodgers, the New York theatrical team behind Jersey Boys and Matilda the Musical.

    Do you expect Phil Robertson will take the blame for the Duck Dynasty musical closing early? Was he even supportive of the show in the first place? He was a no-show at the musical’s premiere.

    A production rep issued the following statement regarding the closing of the Duck Dynasty musical.

    “The production is thrilled to have had the opportunity to develop the Duck Commander Musical at the Rio. Much has been learned from this limited engagement, and from the great support from everyone who has come to see this first staging of this completely new musical. Duck Commander will now consider several possible opportunities for the next stage in the life of the show, including extended sit-down engagements in interested cities, as well as a national tour.”

  • Sadie Robertson Saving Herself for Marriage, But Struggling

    Sadie Robertson has made it known that she is saving herself for marriage, but it seems she might be struggling with her decision. Does this mean the Duck Dynasty star and Dancing With the Stars competitor is thinking about having sex with her boyfriend Blake Coward? The two have reportedly been dating for about 10 months.

    No. Sadie and Blake seem very firm about their decision.

    “It’s something a couple really has to decide together,” Sadie said in a recent interview. “People are like, ‘It must be easy for you because you’re Christian.’ That doesn’t make it any easier for me.”

    Sadie Robertson’s parents, Willie and Korie Robertson are no doubt breathing a giant sigh of relief knowing that both Sadie and Blake are honoring their religious values.

    “I don’t really date guys who don’t feel the same way,” Sadie Robertson recently admitted. “It’s going to be way harder if we went into a relationship having different opinions about that.”

    It seems Blake Coward and Sadie Robertson were even raised in the same kind of church, so it’s likely his entire family shares the beliefs the Duck Dynasty family puts into practice on a daily basis. Sadie has honored her faith while a contestant on Dancing With the Stars by wearing reasonably modest costumes and not performing any overtly sexual dance moves.

    The Blaze points out how Sadie shows great concern and restraint regarding what the audience will see. She expressed her thoughts about this week’s rumba, and how she hoped it didn’t ‘come off as sexy.’

    “I hope this week, it doesn’t come off as sexy, but it comes off as sweet,” she said. “It’s just so awkward to me, and when I get awkward, I laugh a lot.”

    It came off as a huge hit. Check out how the judges reacted. Congratulations to Sadie and Mark on their amazing performance. And congratulations to Sadie for continuing to honor her Christian beliefs and for choosing to date someone who will honor her as well.

  • Duck Dynasty Scion John Luke Robertson Engaged at Age 19

    Sadie Robertson isn’t the only third-generation member of the Robertson dynasty to grab headlines this week. John Luke Robertson, son of Willie and Korie, is now engaged to be married, at the age of 19.

    The Duck Dynasty cast member put a ring on Mary Kate McEacharn over the weekend at his own 19th birthday party.

    As a member of a family whose every move is watched by the press, John Luke released a press statement about his engagement.

    “I am so excited to marry my best friend. I know my parents married young as well, and they have always been examples of what ‘could be’ to me,” he told E! News. “Fast-forward 22 years and they are more in love than ever, and I hope Mary Kate and I are the same way in the years to come. God has truly blessed us.”

    John Luke’s own parents, Willie and Korie, were married when they were 19 and 18, respectively.

    But this is a teenager. A press statement is one thing. Where is a teen gonna make the big announcement? Instagram, of course.

    “She. Said. Yes. @missmarymcmcmc,” the caption read.

    As for Mary Kate, she responded with a, “Happy Birthday to the boy I’m going to marry.”

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    They both went to Ouachita Christian School in Monroe, Louisiana. She is in college. He is not.

    Mama Korie hopped on her own Twitter account to pass along the news.

    Yes, it’s true @John316Luke923 proposed to this beauty @MaryKateMcE last night! We couldn’t be more excited!!

  • Sadie Robertson: Did She Spill Some ‘Duck Dynasty’ Beans?

    Sadie Robertson recently did an exclusive web interview and dished about her time on Dancing With the Stars. She might have also slipped up and divulged something about Duck Dynasty that the Robertson family–and A&E–might not have wanted fans to know. Did Sadie inadvertently spill the beans?

    Fox reports that Sadie shared that the scariest part of competing on Dancing With the Stars–at least for her–is performing live.

    “That freaks me out because I’m on Duck Dynasty, it’s like recorded way, like 3 months before it shows,” Robertson said of performing for her family’s reality show. “We get to record it like 10 different times if we mess up. This is like, you get one shot. If you mess up, 15 million people see it.”

    Very interesting–don’t you think? Does this mean that not only does Sadie Robertson get to record over her mistakes, but the whole Duck Dynasty clan does, too? That translates into the possibility of some very scripted scenes between Phil Robertson, Uncle Si, Wille Robertson, and the rest of the guys. Does this mean Miss Kay and Korie Robertson–along with Sadie–might not have so many warm or witty conversations, but perhaps study a script beforehand instead?

    Fox 411 reports that viewership of Duck Dynasty has dropped by close to 50 percent from season five to season six. Season five saw 8.5 million viewers, whereas the number dropped to just 4.3 million the following season. Could the drop be due to these allegedly scripted scenes?

    Do you think Sadie Robertson spilled the beans about Duck Dynasty being a scripted show, and not the actual day-to-day life as lived in ‘reality’ by the Robertson family? Will the Duck Dynasty family come to regret Willie and Korie Robertson’s decision to allow Sadie to compete on Dancing With the Stars?

  • ‘Duck Dynasty’ Patriarch Phil Robertson Okay After Hospital Visit

    Duck Dynasty star and patriarch Phil Robertson is doing just fine following a visit to an L.A. hospital a few days ago.

    The Epoch Times reports that Phil Robertson’s undisclosed illness caused the cancellation of a Duck Dynasty appearance by two other members of the Robertson family at the Bloomsburg Fair, and that it caused some concern for granddaughter Sadie Robertson following her appearance on Dancing With the Stars.

    “We are sorry to have to announce that the Evening With The Robertson’s Show at the 159th Annual Bloomsburg Fair has been cancelled due to an unexpected conflict in scheduling,” the fair announced. “The Evening With The Robertsons was to feature A & E’ Duck Dynasty stars Willie & Korie Robertson, who were going to answer questions submitted by local fans of the show, who wanted to know how the Robertsons as a couple have raised their children, operated a successful business, dealt with celebrity status, and maintained successful, loving marriage for many years.”

    Conflicting reports say Willie and Korie backed out because Sadie Robertson was appearing on Dancing With the Stars. Sadie was noted to have said, however, following her performance this past week, that her grandfather was hospitalized.

    “My grandpa actually had to go to the hospital tonight. So a lot of them are with him,” Sadie reportedly told Life & Style following the results show on Wednesday.

    No word on what the Duck Dynasty star was hospitalized for or what his present condition is made news this weekend.

    Sadie Robertson did say on Wednesday following the results show that her grandfather is ‘going to be fine.’

    Do you suppose Phil Robertson and more of the Duck Dynasty gang will show up to watch Sadie’s second week on Dancing With the Stars?

    Will Phil make a full recovery?

  • ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Season 19 Premiere

    ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Season 19 Premiere

    Dancing With the Stars premieres its 19th season on Monday evening, and the cast members are reportedly ready–and very excited–about their first forays across the dance floor.

    Thirteen ‘stars’ will compete for that coveted mirrorball trophy throughout season 19. This season’s contestants include Jonathan Bennett, Tommy Chong, Randy Couture, Betsey Johnson, Lolo Jones, Bethany Mota, Janel Parrish, Alfonso Ribeiro, Sadie Robertson, Antonio Sabato, Jr., Tavis Smiley, Lea Thompson, and Michael Waltrip. Of course each of these contestants is paired with a dance professional. This season’s pros include Mark Ballas, Cheryl Burke, Sharna Burgess, Witney Carson, Artem Chigvintsev, Valentin Chmerkovskiy, Tony Dovolani, Allison Holker, Derek Hough, Keo Motsepe, Peta Murgatroyd, Emma Slater, and Karina Smirnoff.

    Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba return to the Dancing With the Stars judges’ desk. They are also joined this season by two-time mirrorball trophy winner and film star Julianne Hough–whose brother Derek is one of the pro dancers.

    USA Today reports that some of these ‘stars‘ are amateurs at best, and that it really is quite a stretch to call them stars. Since the show is called Dancing With the Stars, however, the producers had to do what they could to come up with contestants who could somewhat fit that criteria.

    Duck Dynasty star Korie Robertson is already soliciting votes for daughter Sadie Robertson.

    Will you be tuning in to the season 19 premiere of Dancing With the Stars on Monday evening, September 15th, at 8PM? Dancing With the Stars airs on ABC.

    Which of the ‘stars’ might you be rooting for during season 19?

  • Duck Dynasty’s Sadie Robertson and DWTS Partner Mark Ballas Share Ridiculously Cute Video

    Duck Dynasty‘s Sadie Robertson is in full rehearsal with her Dancing with the Stars pro partner, Mark Ballas, in preparation for Season 19 of the popular dancing competition.

    It has been a longtime dream of Sadie’s to compete for the coveted mirror ball trophy on the show, and now that her dream is being realized, she is having a blast.

    First order of business for the pair — coming up with a nickname for their team.

    The 17-year-old and her dance partner posted a video on Instagram announcing, “Quack Attack! Be a part of the Quack Pack.”

    Seems appropriate since the budding model rose to fame as the heiress of the Duck Dynasty dynasty on her family’s A&E show, which follows the Robertson clan and their hugely successful Duck Commander duck-call business.

    It wouldn’t be surprising if the dancing duo become fan favorites this season, especially after viewers check out their adorable “quack attack” video.

    Sadie’s dad, Willie Robertson, says he is excited for his daughter, but also a little nervous.

    “She came and asked me could she do it, and I said ‘Yes,’ and she started dancing right there… dancing all around the house. As a parent, you’re nervous… but I love her partner, love her dance partner,” the Duck Commander CEO told Fox & Friends.

    Sadie’s mom, Korie Robertson, must be thrilled as well. Before the cast was announced, she told Us Weekly that her daughter has always wanted to be on the dance reality TV show.

    “I think that our kids are really natural in front of the camera and they have fun with it,” said Korie. “Sadie I think wants to maybe be in a talk show and she wants to be on Dancing with the Stars!”

    Season 19 of Dancing with the Stars premieres 8 p.m. ET Monday on ABC.

  • DWTS Season 19 Cast Leaked: ‘Duck Dynasty’ Star Sadie Robertson Reportedly Among the New Cast

    The Dancing With the Stars Season 19 cast was recently leaked, and it looks like it will be a great season.

    Duck Dynasty star Sadie Robertson, 17, will reportedly have her chance to fulfill her dream to compete with other stars for the Mirror Ball Trophy when the new season premieres Sept. 15 on ABC.

    Korie Robertson, the mother of the teen and wife of Willie Robertson, told Us Weekly that her daughter has always wanted to be on the dance reality TV show.

    “I think that our kids are really natural in front of the camera and they have fun with it,” said Korie. “Sadie I think wants to maybe be in a talk show and she wants to be on ‘Dancing with the Stars!’”

    Joining Robertson is Janel Parrish, who plays Mona on Pretty Little Liars, confirmed by Us Weekly.

    Others competing on the new season of DWTS are Olympian Lolo Jones and Antonio Sabato Jr., a former Calvin Klein model and former General Hospital actor.

    Former pro-dancer Julianne Hough — and brother of pro-dancer Derek Hough — will also be returning to the reality show for Season 19 as a fourth judge, joining returning judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, and Bruno Tonioli.

    “I’m so excited to be back with my Dancing with the Stars family again on a regular basis,” said Hough in a press release.

    The list of pro-dancers includes DWTS veterans Cheryl Burke and Mark Ballas. It has also been confirmed that Derek Hough will be returning to the show, as well as Val Chmerkovskiy, Tony Dovolani, Emma Slater, Peta Murgatroyd, and Witney Carson.

    Reportedly joining the returning pros this season are new pro-dancers Artem Chiqvintsev, Keoikantse Motsepe, and Allison Holker.

    The Dancing With The Stars complete celebrity roster will officially be revealed on Good Morning America on Thursday. The leaked list, as reported by The Christian Post, looks like this:

    Olympian Lolo Jones; partnered with Keo Motsepe
    Tommy Chong of Cheech and Chong; partnered with Peta Murgatroyd
    Duck Dynasty star Sadie Robertson; partnered with Mark Ballas
    Actor Antonio Sabato Jr.; partnered with Cheryl Burke
    YouTube star Bethany Mota; partnered with Derek hugh
    Actor Jonathan Bennett; partnered with Allison Holker
    MMA Champion Randy Couture; partnered with Karina Smirnoff
    Pretty Little Liars star Janel Parrish; partnered with Val Chmerkoskiy
    Fresh prince of Bel-Air star Alfonso Ribiero; partnered with Witney Carson
    Designer Betsey Johnson; partnered with Tony Dovolani
    Race car driver Michael Waltrip; partnered with Emma Slater
    Actress Lea Thompson; partnered with Artem Chigvintsev

  • Phil Robertson Stands By His Faith, Says Son Willie

    Duck Dynasty star Willie Robertson stands by his faith, and his father.

    His dad, Phil Robertson, was famously suspended from the family’s hit A&E reality show in December after controversial comments he made about race and sexuality during a GQ Magazine interview.

    Willie and his wife, Korie, spoke about his dad during an interview with CNN‘s Kyra Phillips.

    “(Phil) made Christmas very interesting for us,” said Willie lightheartedly.

    Willie said he believed the GQ interviewer asked questions that would lead Phil to say what he did.

    According to Willie, the interviewer “had what he wanted to put, and he was specifically asking this and that.”

    “Phil just said what he thought, what was on his heart,” said Willie, defending his dad’s intentions.

    Willie conceded that his father “did some paraphrasing there,” referring to Phil’s comments while paraphrasing a verse from Corinthians: “Don’t be deceived. Neither the adulterers, the idolaters, the male prostitutes, the homosexual offenders, the greedy, the drunkards, the slanderers, the swindlers — they won’t inherit the kingdom of God. Don’t deceive yourself. It’s not right.”

    “You have to read the Bible and make up your own mind,” he said. “You have to decide, and God will ultimately decide then. We don’t profess to be God, and we certainly don’t profess to be perfect. Because we have our own sins that we deal with.”

    “I believe what the Bible says,” says Willie.

    Phil’s daughter-in-law, Korie, defended the family’s patriarch.

    “Anybody who knows (Phil) … any gay, straight, black, white, anybody who knows Phil knows that he is about love and his message is about God’s love, God’s grace and his forgiveness, ultimately,” Korie said.

    Ratings for the reality show have been declining in recent weeks, but the family doesn’t give it a second thought.

    “We were able to use that platform to get out God’s message, and if it ended right there, it ended right there,” Willie Robertson said. “I felt like that was pretty much what God prepared us to do.”

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  • Phil Robertson: ‘Duck Dynasty’ Star Defended by Son

    Phil Robertson of Duck Dynasty fame was defended recently for his anti-gay and racist remarks by his son Willie Robertson and Willie’s wife Korie. The younger Robertson and his wife were interviewed by CNN recently. They both star in the new Christian film God’s Not Dead.

    Willie Robertson told the CNN host that he believes the GQ interviewer (Phil Robertson’s questionable remarks appeared in an issue of GQ magazine) already “had what he wanted to put” in the article.

    “Phil just said what he thought, what was on his heart,” Willie said, although he does admit that his father “did some paraphrasing there.”

    When pressed by CNN about the Bible verse that Phil Robertson paraphrased–the one from Corinthians that compares homosexuals to prostitutes, adulterers, idolaters, the greedy, drunkards, slanderers, and swindlers, and stated they would all go to Hell–Willie Robertson didn’t feel the need to defend what his father said.

    “I believe what the Bible says,” he stated.

    Korie Robertson defended Phil Robertson–her father-in-law–as well.

    “Anybody who knows [Phil] … any gay, straight, black, white, anybody who knows Phil knows that he is about love and his message is about God’s love, God’s grace and his forgiveness, ultimately,” she said.

    Phil Robertson was temporarily suspended by A&E after the GQ article hit news stands back in December.

    “(Phil) made Christmas very interesting for us,” the younger Robertson joked.

    Willie Robertson shared his excitement about the premiere of God’s Not Dead earlier this week via Twitter.

    It will be interesting to see if God’s Not Dead draws the same kind of huge numbers that Duck Dynasty does. Are people really drawn to Phil Robertson and his family because of their devout beliefs or because the TV show portrays a redneck family that has struck it rich selling duck calls?

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  • Phil Robertson’s Son, Willie, Sticks Up For His Dad

    It’s been nearly three months since the A&E network reinstated Phil Robertson, the dad of the Duck Dynasty clan, who was suspended for making comments that some people believed were anti-gay.

    And since then he and the rest of the Robertson family have tried their best to remove themselves from the controversy and get back to focusing on their hit television show, but in an interview with CNN, one of his sons, Willie Robertson, stuck up for his dad and said he was just stating his beliefs.

    “Phil just said what he thought, what was on his heart. He did some paraphrasing there,” said Willie. “I believe what the Bible says….you have to read the Bible and make up your own mind.”

    Willie’s wife said that people love her father in-law, and anyone who comes in contact with him–regardless of their sexuality or race–is treated equally by him, and Phil tries his best to live a life of unity.

    “Anyone who knows [Phil], any gay, straight, black, white, anybody who knows Phil knows that he is about love and his message is about God’s love, God’s grace and his forgiveness, ultimately,” said Korie Robertson, who’s also her husband’s business partner.

    But did Phil’s comments hurt the show? Because according to reports, Duck Dynasty is suffering from the lowest ratings since the show began. However, that could easily be due to the show just running its course, because most reality shows start getting a little repetitive and predictable after the first few seasons.

    However, Willie said if Duck Dynasty did end tomorrow, he would have no regrets, since he and his family got to share their beliefs with everyone, which was always their main goal. “We were able to use that platform to get out God’s message, and if it ended right there, it ended right there,” he said. “I felt like that was pretty much what God prepared us to do.”

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