Maren Morris on Aldean Feud: 'Going High Doesn't Work With These People'

Maren Morris is speaking out on her feud with Brittany Aldean following their spat last month.

The country music singer, 32, and wife of fellow country star Jason Aldean, 34, engaged in a social media exchange in August after Aldean posted an Instagram makeup reveal video with the caption, "I'd really like to thank my parents for not changing my gender when I went through my tomboy phase. I love this girly life."

While Morris didn't mention Aldean by name, she seemingly referenced her in a tweet.

"It's so easy to, like, not be a scumbag human? Sell your clip-ins and zip it, Insurrection Barbie," she wrote on August 26.

Aldean later said her words "have been taken out of context."

In an interview with The Los Angeles Times, Morris defended giving Aldean the moniker.

"Well, it's kind of true, because the whole conspiracy theory peddling of January 6, they totally partook in that," Morris said on September 20, referring to the attack on the U.S. Capitol following former President Donald Trump's defeat in the 2020 election.

"Look, I'm not a victim in this and neither is she. But I don't have feelings of kindness when it comes to humans being made fun of for questioning their identity, especially kids," the mom of one—who shares son Hayes Hurd, 2, with husband Ryan Hurd—said.

"The whole 'When they go low, we go high' thing doesn't work with these people. Any resistance movement is not done with kind words. And there's a lot worse things I could've called her."

Newsweek reached out to Aldean's representative for comment.

Morris said she didn't run the tweet by anyone before posting it, noting she "just shot it off."

"I hate feeling like I need to be the hall monitor of treating people like human beings in country music. It's exhausting," the Texas native said. "But there's a very insidious culture of people feeling very comfortable being transphobic and homophobic and racist, and that they can wrap it in a joke and no one will ever call them out for it. It just becomes normal for people to behave like that."

There is no suggestion Brittany Aldean or Jason Aldean have engaged transphobic, homophobic or racist conduct.

Morris, The "Chasing After You" singer, admitted she may not attend the Country Music Awards on November 9 as a result of the controversy.

"I'm very honored that my record is nominated," she said. "But I don't know if I feel home there right now. So many people I love will be in that room, and maybe I'll make a game-time decision and go. But as of right now, I don't feel comfortable going."

During a conversation with Fox News host Tucker Carlson earlier this month, Aldean doubled down on her remarks.

"I think that children should not be allowed to make these life-changing decisions at such a young age," she said.

Carlson further fueled tension by calling Morris as a "lunatic," saying he hopes she "leaves country music immediately."

As a result of his comments, Morris began selling "Lunatic Country Music Person" T-shirts, telling her 1.6 million Instagram followers and 853,000 Twitter followers, "All proceeds will be split between @translifeline & the @glaad Transgender Media Program."

Morris has since raised more than $150,000 for the organizations.

"Thank you, Tucker," she told the Times after raising the funds. "Was it funny? Sure. But if we can twist it into a charitable cause, let's do it. Then it just exploded."