NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country star Morgan WallenFacing charges stemming partially from his throwing a chair from the roof of a six-story bar, says he’s “not proud” of his behavior and accepts responsibility.
The “One Thing at a Time” singer responded publicly on social media Friday evening his arrest in Nashville two weeks ago. Court records show he faces a May 3 court date after being charged with three counts of reckless endangerment and a misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct.
An affidavit said the chair within the chief's bar ended up about three feet away from officers, who were chatting with witnesses and reviewing security footage. Witnesses told officers they saw Wallen pick up a chair, throw it over the roof and laugh about it. Wallen was booked and released early April 8.
“I didn't feel comfortable coming out publicly until I made amends with a few people. I have contacted Nashville law enforcement, my family and the good people at Chief's. I am not proud of my behavior and take responsibility,” Wallen wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
Wallen, certainly one of the most important names in modern country, is currently on a stadium tour, including a concert scheduled for Saturday at Vaught Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi.
“I have the utmost respect for the officers who work every day to keep us all safe. “There will be no change regarding my tour,” his message said, signed “-MW.”
In 2021, the country singer was indefinitely suspended from his label after a video surfaced of him uttering a racial slur. In 2020, he was arrested for public drunkenness and disorderly conduct after being kicked out of Kid Rock's bar in downtown Nashville.
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