Kid Rock Strikes Back Over Detroit Arena Split: 'Trying To Label Me Racist Is A Joke'

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Unsurprisingly, Kid Rock doesn't go quietly after an announcement that he and Illitch Holdings end a tenant-landlord deal next spring. (Our news story is below this update.)

The rapper posts Wednesday morning on Facebook that he "will not be renewing my licensing agreement for my Made In Detroit restaurant this April."

" learned long ago [to] go where you're celebrated, not tolerated.

"I guess the millions of dollars I pumped into that town was not enough. . . . I may be guilty of being a loud-mouth jerk at times, but trying to label me racist is a joke and actually only does a disservice to the black community, which I have supported my entire life."

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The Detroit News jumps into the fray with an editorial headlined: "Hey, Kid Rock, Detroit is done with you."

The paper's editorial board praises the Ilitch organization for "a smart business decision."

No organization wants its name associated with an individual who dips into racism and sexism. . . .

He's gone out of control. Bad boy charm has given way to oafish crudity. He's getting too old to get by with simply saying "I was drunk." Being stinking pie-faced is not an alibi, it's part of the offense.

Detroit is a city striving toward unity and inclusiveness. It doesn't need public representatives who are determined to pull people apart.

Read more: https://www.deadlinedetroit.com/articles/23853/kid_rock_strikes_back_over_detroit_arena_split_trying_to_label_me_racist_is_a_joke