Kid Rock out as grand marshal of Nashville Christmas Parade after controversial comments [View all]
Kid Rock is officially out as grand marshal of Saturday's Nashville Christmas Parade.
But he might show up anyway, even though sponsors have invited Waffle House mass shooting hero James Shaw Jr. to be the new grand marshal.
Late Friday three of the parade's main organizers stripped Rock of the title after the music star made controversial comments that morning, which quickly caused a public backlash and led Nashville's mayor to threaten sitting out of the event.
A split decision
But there's a split among the parade's sponsors over the decision. Steve Smith, the owner of several Lower Broadway bars that are co-organizers of the parade, vowed that Rock will be at the parade and will remain the grand marshal.
Read more: https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2018/11/30/kid-rock-out-grand-marshal-nashville-christmas-parade-after-controversial-comments/2165170002/
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