
Child Rock. Dia Dipasupil/Getty Photos for Chruchill Downs
Child Rock has seemingly modified his tune with regards to his beverage of alternative.
The rocker, 52, was noticed sipping on a cold Bud Light whereas attending a Colt Ford live performance in Nashville on Thursday, August 17, in line with images obtained by TMZ. Rock regarded relaxed as he drank the alcoholic refreshment and laughed with associates, who additionally loved the blue-canned beer.
Rock went viral in April when he shared a video of himself taking pictures a number of circumstances of Bud Mild in response to the model rolling out a collection of cans with delight colours to have a good time the LGBTQ+ group.
“Grandpa’s feeling just a little frisky right now. Let me say one thing to all you and be as clear and concise as potential,” Rock mentioned within the Twitter clip earlier than taking intention on the drinks with a firearm. He then turned again to the digital camera, stating, “ F—ok Bud Mild and f—ok [brewing company] Anheuser-Busch.”
Two days previous to Rock’s outburst, influencer Dylan Mulvaney, who is transgender, appeared in sponsored submit for Bud Mild as a part of the corporate’s March Insanity marketing campaign. The following backlash led to “extra bullying and transphobia than I ever may’ve imagined,” she mentioned in an Instagram video the next month.
Weeks after Mulvaney’s submit — during which she promoted Bud Mild’s contest to win $15,000 — Anheuser-Busch CEO Brendan Whitworth issued an announcement saying the corporate “by no means meant to be part of a dialogue that divides folks.”
“Because the CEO of an organization based in America’s heartland greater than 165 years in the past, I’m answerable for making certain each shopper feels happy with the beer we brew. We’re honored to be a part of the material of this nation,” Whitworth mentioned, including that as a substitute of any division, “we’re within the enterprise of bringing folks collectively over a beer.”

Mulvaney, for her half, revealed nobody from Anheuser-Busch reached out to her over the controversy regardless of the fact that she was receiving violent threats from folks. She additionally famous that “for a corporation to rent a trans particular person after which not publicly stand by them is worse, in my view, than not hiring a trans particular person in any respect.”
“The hate doesn’t finish with me,” she continued. “It has critical and grave penalties for the remainder of our group.”
This wasn’t the first time Rock has sparked controversy over his conservative beliefs. The musician got here beneath fireplace in March 2020 when his Nashville eatery, Child Rock’s Large Ass Honky Tonk Rock N’ Roll Steakhouse, stayed open after Mayor John Cooper asked the city’s bars and restaurants to close because the Coronavirus pandemic exploded. (The restaurant briefly closed its doorways in Might 2020 after initially resisting.)
In December 2016, he bought live performance T-shirts that supported then–President Elect Donald Trump at his live shows, together with one which labeled the states that had voted for Hillary Clinton “Dumbf—kistan.”