Kid Rock to Close His Detroit Restaurant Amid Backlash Over Anti-Oprah Rant
Kid Rock. Photo: Shutterstock
IBexNews - Kid Rock who loves dishing out eff-yous, finds himself not taking them so well.
The Michigan-born rocker announced Wednesday on Facebook that he will not be renewing his licensing agreement this April with Kid Rock’s Made in Detroit restaurant in the city.
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Rock, 48, appeared to take exception to criticism from Detroit residents following his profanity-laced, Oprah Winfrey-hating rant two weeks ago.
Seemingly unprovoked at a show in Nashville, Rock launched into a tirade against Winfrey, saying "F--- Oprah. Oprah Winfrey is like ‘Hey, I just want women to believe in this s---’. F--- her. She can s--- d--- sideways.”
As in the restaurant-closing Facebook post, Rock denied the hatred was racially inspired.
Rock, a dedicated Trump supporter whose legal name is Robert Ritchie, apparently disliked the criticism he received for the rant, especially that he hate he got from his native state.
He also continued his bizarre feud with the Rev. Al Sharpton in a postscript. TMZ tracked down Sharpton, who basically said “good riddance.”
This Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019 photo, shows the entrance to Kid Rock's Made In Detroit restaurant in Detroit. (Corey Williams/AP)
Kid Rock’s Made in Detroit opened in 2017 alongside Little Caesars Arena, the home arena of the NBA’s Detroit Pistons and NHL’s Detroit Red Wings.
Rock sold his home in Michigan this summer, the Detroit Free Press reported, and now spends most of his time in Nashville.
