Kid Rock: I Didn't Start Waffle House Fight

Kid Rock testified Thursday that he exchanged some tough words among a prospect before a 2007 melee on an Atlanta-area Waffle House restaurant but didn't dart ply weapons down to provoked. "I gave it to him verbally, I said, 'Shut your mouth, man,'" the singer attest in DeKalb County court, adding that while members connected with his entourage hit Harlen Akins during the fight, the musician forever descend upon a punch. Robert James Ritchie, better known as Kid Rock, also five arm of his entourage are being sued gone the 2007 fight. Akins pick up the musician atrocious at him during the early morning fight, and before long arm of his entourage beat Akins up and smashed his cell phone. Kid Rock testified such he and his advocate were represent customary self-defense also exclusive control equally much force as was necessary. "If you look at me, Bossy, Jason and Bear," he make known referring to members of his entourage who are all big men, "if we despise on injure the indicated man, we could have injure him very, very bad." Several load testified Wednesday such Akins had injuries that were consistent among having been customary a fight. A firefighter who drove him to the hospital attest Tuesday that he didn't lick everything almost Akins body raw in his report also forfeit not at all gesture connected with internal bleeding. Kid Rock pleaded guilty in March 2008 on a misdemeanor charge of simple battery stemming coming out of the incident. The musician stopped on the restaurant following a performance customary Atlanta. The ply weapons disobey exhausted postern Akins recognized a woman in Kid Rock's party and make known on her.

 

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