Kid Rock Honors Charlie Kirk (Photo by Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images) Charlie Kirk (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)
Turning Point USA CEO and conservative influencer Charlie Kirk was killed during a tour stop at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Wednesday, September 10. Kirk was debating with students during his famous “Prove Me Wrong” segment when he was killed by a gunman.
As news of Kirk’s death spread, tributes poured in, including many from members of the country music community. Among those who honored the late activist were Jason Aldean, Kane Brown, Cody Johnson, Jamey Johnson, Kid Rock, Lee Greenwood, Gary LeVox, and Parker McCollum.
An outspoken Trump supporter, Kid Rock recently appeared on Jesse Watters Primetime on FoxNews to discuss what he believed the role the media is playing as political sides spar over the potential motive behind Kirk’s killing. The rocker called the mainstream media “fricking public enemy number one right now.”
Kid Rock accused media of ignoring positive, bi-partisan news and focusing on divisive topics.
“I’m not saying there aren’t crazy right-wingers that do some of this stuff. There’s a little bit of guilty on both sides. But these people, they’re supposed to be this inclusive this, that, or the other, and they’re the ones who don’t want to talk and get along with anyone,” he told Watters.
Kid Rock stepped in for Cody Johnson as the headliner at Hondo Rodeo Fest on November 8, after Johnson canceled due to surgery for a burst eardrum. During his set, Kid Rock performed Johnson’s hit song “’Til You Can’t” and surprised the crowd by adding a new verse dedicated to Kirk.
Before performing, Rock told the audience that he felt “something was missing” from the original song and was inspired to write the new verse in Kirk’s honor.
“Now, a few weeks ago, I woke up alone early on a Sunday morning and had this song stuck in my head. And in that moment, someone or something spoke to me and told me there was still a verse missing from this song, and to get up and write it down. So I did. And now, I know exactly who was speaking to me that morning,” he said as a photo of Kirk appeared on the screens behind him.
Kirk’s photo remained displayed on the stage backdrop throughout the rest of his performance.
“There’s a book that is sitting in your house somewhere that could use some dusting off/ There’s a man that died for all our sins/ hanging from the cross/ You can give your life to Jesus/ and he’ll give you a second chance/ ’til you can’t, ’til you can’t,” he sang on the newly added verse while strumming an acoustic guitar.
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THERE seems to be trouble in paradise for Golden Bachelor Mel Owens and the woman he proposed to on his season finale, The U.S. Sun can exclusively reveal.
As fans gear up to watch the emotional season finale on Wednesday, the golden couple has apparently been battling a rocky road behind the scenes.
Former NFL player Mel, 66, documented his journey to find love this year on ABC’s second season of The Golden Bachelor.
After connecting with a group of beautiful ladies, Mel has narrowed down his final two to Cindy Cullers, a retired biomedical engineer from Austin, Texas, and Peg Munson, a retired firefighter and bomb technician from Las Vegas, Nevada.
Tonight’s finale, which will also include the live After the Final Rose portion, will show Mel getting down on one knee to propose to Peg, The U.S. Sun previously reported.
However, their engagement hasn’t been all sunshine and roses, as a production insider claimed that the couple is already enduring issues.
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“Mel and Peg are already having problems. She’s a social butterfly and loves to be extroverted and outgoing.
“He can hang, but he’s much more demure. She’s go, go, go, and he’s calm and slower paced. He prefers nights at home, and she prefers nights on the town.
“They connect over foundational things like family and morals, but personality-wise, they clash, and there’s already been cracks in the relationship,” the source spilled.
The insider claimed that there was a weekend getaway for the couple scheduled for October in a “secluded space” that would give them privacy from being caught in public, but ultimately, it did not happen.
However, the couple has since seen each other, so the relationship remains ongoing.
Despite any recent tension with the pair, they plan to come out as a “united front” on stage during the live After the Final Rose segment.
“They don’t want the fans to get a whiff of any problems as that will just add to it,” the source added.
There were a lot of questions at the beginning of the season about whether Mel would pop the question or not by the end of this journey.
“He was more difficult in the beginning, which is why everyone had doubts, but he really did allow himself to be vulnerable to the process.
“And because of that, he had a storybook ending, and producers are elated with the outcome.
“Execs were terrified he wouldn’t get down on one knee and convinced throughout most of the season it was looking like he wouldn’t,” a source previously said.
However, when things ended up working out with Peg, it was a “huge relief” to production.
“Everyone is thrilled, if not even surprised, behind the scenes.”
The insider went on to explain that ABC has “already made arrangements” for a televised wedding that will be “similar” to the one they threw for the first Golden Bachelor, Gerry Turner.
However, it’s unclear when, or if, Peg and Mel will make it down the aisle.
Mel’s season finale airs on November 12th at 8 pm ET on ABC.