Vanilla Ice Defends Freedom 250 Gig at 58 as Artists Quit Over Backlash
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 4
Vanilla Ice Defends Freedom 250 Gig at 58 as Artists Quit Over Backlash
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 4
Summary
Vanilla Ice, 58, said he will stay on the Freedom 250 lineup, calling the America 250 concert a “once in a lifetime event” and rejecting pressure to drop out.
On Fox's “The Story,” he said his decision rests on patriotism, arguing entertainers should not be shamed for celebrating the country or honoring U.S. soldiers.
The backlash intensified after the Great American State Fair announced the lineup on May 29, with Martina McBride, Bret Michaels, Young MC, the Commodores and Morris Day later withdrawing.
In Instagram posts and a Monday interview, he framed the show as an apolitical 250th-birthday celebration meant to “bring us all together,” even as critics tied it to President Donald Trump’s administration.