The Cricket's Daily 3: No offense, says country singer

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Here's what's happening today in pop culture:

• Country singer Trace Adkins said he meant no offense when he wore an earpiece decorated with a Confederate flag pattern on NBC's Christmas special from Rockefeller Center. [AP, via Yahoo!]

• Director James Gun ("Slither"), who's making the upcoming "Guardians of the Galaxy" movie for Marvel, has apologized for a blog post that many people (like, those who read it) considered mean to women and gays. [Vulture]

• It's a tween convergence: Nickelodeon has greenlit "Sam & Cat," a spinoff of two different Nickelodeon sitcoms, "iCarly" and "Victorious." [The Hollywood Reporter]