Call him Kidder Rock.
After his pistol-packing protest of Bud Light’s partnering with trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney last year — in which he shot up cases of the beer in a viral display that sparked a boycott of the brand — Kid Rock is now saying that he was firing blanks, not bullets.
“So, what’s it like being the dude who took out Bud Light?” Joe Rogan asked the country-rocker on his podcast “The Joe Rogan Experience.”
“Man, I was just having fun, to be honest with you,” Rock, 53, responded.
“I was pissed, but it wasn’t like it was going to wreck my day, let alone my life. I was just kind of like, ‘What the f–k are they doing?’ ”
But after Mulvaney posted a video promoting Bud Light as part of the company’s March Madness campaign last April, Rock let it rip on social media: “f–k Bud Light and f–k Anheuser-Busch.”
That led to massive Bud Light losses, with many refusing to drink or even stock the beer.
But while Rock insists that he wasn’t the “Pied Piper” of the boycott, he admits that he was the “face” of it.
“Throwing a tantrum with a machine gun? ‘Wah, wah, they wanna let guys play in girls’ sports, wah,’” said Rock, then imitating the sounds of an automatic weapon.
But since the whole brew-haha, the “Picture” singer said that he’s actually become friends with Bud Light CEO Brendan Whitworth — and the two have even partied together.
“We’ve become friends. He’s a great guy — after five minutes of talking to him,” Rock said.
And who sparked this unlikeliest of lovefests? Former president Donald Trump — back when Rock asked about Whitworth at a UFC event last year.
“I’m like, ‘Dude, you seem like somebody I’d f–kin’ be friends with, that I’d hang out with,’” recalled Rock. “And he’s like, ‘You would, that’s what I’m sayin’.’ And I’m like, ‘Well, come to Nashville, come visit me.’ F–kin’ did! Came with his top team … we broke bread, got f–ked up on Bud Light, f–kin’ bowled, did all this fun s–t.”
[Notigroup Newsroom in collaboration with other media outlets, with information from the following sources]
