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Country music stars Jason Aldean and Morgan Wallen, who have been targeted by cancel culture in the past, are being defended by fellow singer Trace Adkins.
Adkins defends Aldean
During an appearance on Bill Maher's “Club Random” show, Adkins defended Aldean against the backlash he received for filming his anti-woke anthem “Try That in a Small Town” at the Maury County Courthouse in Tennessee, where a black man named Henry Chute was lynched . In 1927. Despite what other liberals say, Maher admitted that Aldean likely did not know the history of the building when he filmed there.
“He had no idea,” Adkins agreed. “Grievance junkies turn on someone and try to cancel them, and all it's going to do is they're going to sell more records than they've ever been before, and it's going to make them bigger than they've ever been. … He had no idea, man.
He continued, “Do you know how many music videos I've shot that I even called the director and said, 'Man, what about this location where we're shooting this thing?'” “And if I did, it was only because I didn't know where to go. He [Aldean] He has no idea. This director chose this location because it had the look he wanted. It was just a small town court, that's all. It happened to be nearby.
When CBS News asked him last November if he would film in a courtroom again, Aldean replied: “Knowing what I know now, probably not.”
“But it's also — I'm not going to go back 100 years and check the history of this building because, frankly, if you're in the South, you're probably going to go to any small-town courthouse, it's going to be hard to find someone who hasn't had some racial issues,” he added. Over the years at some point.” “That's just a fact. “For anyone who thinks we chose this building specifically for that reason, because there was a lynching, whatever.”
Check out the music video for yourself below.
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Adkins stands by And yen
Maher later brought up Wallen, who was targeted by the cancel culture mob in 2021 after he was caught dropping the N-word while returning home from a drunken night out with friends. Despite this, Wallen continued to dominate the charts as his loyal fans stood by his side.
“He sold two nights in a row, over 55,000 tickets each night,” Adkins said, before adding with a laugh: “Oh my God… cancel it.” I“.
When Maher challenged the left, saying he did not believe Aldean and Wallin were racist, Adkins was quick to agree, saying: “I've been around those two guys. They're good guys. There's no… they're not racist.”
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Adkins proudly supports Trump
Adkins knows a thing or two about cancel culture, having been targeted by liberal mobs in the past for his conservative views. During a 2022 interview with Maher, Adkins defiantly refused to back down from supporting former President Donald Trump.
“He's always been good to me,” Adkins said of Trump, according to The Hill.
Adkins went on to express his regret at how divided America has become.
“Once each side points at the other and calls the other evil, once you get to that point, if you really believe that, then compromise is off the table,” he said.
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With so many celebrities turning their backs on Aldean and Wallen, it's refreshing to see Adkins standing by their side. What are your thoughts on these country music stars? Let us know in the comments section.
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