Kid Rock was recorded using a homophobic slur during a performance Saturday in Tennessee.
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The musician, whose real name is Robert James Ritchie, apparently lashed out at audience members at the FishLipz Bar & Grill in Smithville who were recording the show on their phones,Ritchie's representatives did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the video on Tuesday. Ritchie, whose lyrics are laced with vulgar language, has long drawn scrutiny for public behavior that critics find offensive.disparaging Oprah Winfrey,"The View" co-host Joy Behar and television personality Kathie Lee Gifford in profane terms while on stage at his Big Ass Honky Tonk Rock N' Roll Steakhouse in Nashville.
In the wake of that outburst, Ritchie was reluctantly escorted offstage by the venue's security team.
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