Kid Rock

After Bud Light sent a personalised can to transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney, Kid Rock posted a video in which he shot several cases of Bud Light with a firearm and then insulted the brand and Anheuser-Busch. The video became one of the most visible symbols of the conservative boycott and anti-transgender backlash against the campaign.

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Filmed while becoming angry with spectators using their phones, the singer repeatedly used a homophobic slur from the stage of a Tennessee bar. The video went viral and triggered renewed controversy over his public language.

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A video filmed at his Nashville bar showed Kid Rock, apparently intoxicated, making a vulgar tirade against Oprah Winfrey and Joy Behar. The footage sparked accusations of racism and a strong reaction from Detroit civic leaders. Shortly afterwards, he announced that his licensed venue 'Kid Rock's Made in Detroit' would not renew its agreement at the city's arena.

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In 2017, Kid Rock staged a possible run for Michigan's US Senate seat, with a website, slogans and merchandise, before admitting that it was not a genuine campaign. Common Cause complained to the Federal Election Commission, maintaining that his activities had triggered obligations applicable to federal candidates. The divided Commission failed to secure the votes needed to find reason to believe a violation had occurred and closed the case.

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In a political speech linked to his supposed Senate campaign, Kid Rock advocated determining toilet access according to anatomy and ridiculed policies allowing transgender people to use facilities corresponding to their gender identity.

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The Detroit branch of the NAACP's decision to honour Kid Rock prompted a demonstration because of his past use of the Confederate flag on stage and in his imagery. Kid Rock defended its use as a tribute to Southern rock and maintained that he had never displayed the flag with racist intent.

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Following a fight at a Waffle House outside Atlanta, Kid Rock pleaded no contest to one count of simple battery. Four other charges were dropped. He received one year's probation, a $1,000 fine, eighty hours of community service and six hours of anger management.

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Police cited Kid Rock for misdemeanour battery after he struck Tommy Lee during the MTV Video Music Awards in Las Vegas. The Clark County prosecutor subsequently decided not to bring criminal charges, noting in particular that Lee did not wish to prosecute and neither man had been injured.

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Kid Rock was arrested following an altercation with a DJ at a Nashville club. He subsequently pleaded no contest to an assault charge. The sentence included a suspended or conditional penalty, anger-management training and reimbursement for damaged glasses.

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