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Jason Aldean has made headlines for his controversial habits simply as typically as he’s launched music.
The nation star first drew backlash when he admitted to dishonest on his first spouse, Jessica Ussery, in 2012 — with now-wife Brittany Aldean (née Kerr). Jason filed for divorce from Ussery, with whom he shares two daughters, seven months later.
“She is going to all the time be essential to me as a result of she is the mom of my kids, and I do know that we are going to each all the time make our daughters our No. 1 precedence,” he mentioned in a press release on the time.
Greater than a decade later, Jason got here underneath hearth for his tune “Attempt That in a Small City,” which he launched in Might 2023. Many deemed the observe not simply controversial, but additionally racist. Aldean, for his half, defended the tune in a prolonged put up on social media.
Preserve scrolling for Jason’s most controversial moments through the years:
Dishonest Scandal With Brittany Aldean
After he was photographed getting cozy with Brittany in September 2012, Jason launched a press release acknowledging their PDA.
“The reality is that I screwed up. I had an excessive amount of to drink, let the get together get out of hand and acted inappropriately at a bar,” he wrote by way of Fb on the time. “I left alone, caught the bus to our subsequent present and that’s the top of the story. I finally ended up embarrassing my household and myself. I’m not excellent, and I’m sorry for disappointing you guys. I actually recognize with the ability to work by means of this privately with my household and for all of your continued assist.”
Jason and Ussery cut up quickly after. He filed for divorce in 2013.
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COVID and Vaccination Drama
Jason has made no secret of his conservative political opinions, however he induced a stir when responding to a California mandate that kids required COVID vaccines to attend faculty.
“So let me get this straight! It’s now not our choices as dad and mom (or free Individuals) to make choices about our children, [Governor of California] Gavin Newsom makes these choices for us now?? You gotta be kidding me!” Jason posted by way of Instagram in 2021. “Folks in California needs to be outraged and other people in all places else higher begin standing up and talking out NOW. This isn’t how America and being free works.”
Maren Morris Feud
Whereas Morris’ August 2022 beef was extra with Brittany than Jason, his assist of his spouse put him in sizzling water as nicely.
On the time, Brittany got here underneath hearth for sharing a transphobic message whereas making a magnificence vlog. “I’d actually wish to thank my dad and mom for not altering my gender after I went by means of my tomboy section,” she captioned the video. “I really like this girly life.”
Morris wasted no time in hitting again. “It’s really easy to, like, not be a scumbag human?” she wrote by way of social media in response. “Promote your clip-ins and zip it, Riot Barbie.”
Jason, for his half, defended Brittany amid the drama, calling her “MY Barbie” in an Instagram remark.
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‘Attempt That in a Small City’ Racism Accusations
Jason confronted allegations of racism after the 2023 launch of his tune “Attempt It in a Small City.”
“Cuss out a cop, spit in his face / Stomp on the flag and light-weight it up / Yeah, ya suppose you’re powerful,” Jason sings on the observe. “Effectively, attempt that in a small city / See how far ya make it down the highway / Round right here, we deal with our personal / You cross that line, it received’t take lengthy / So that you can discover out, I like to recommend you don’t.”
He additionally confronted backlash for his pro-gun stance. “Bought a gun that my granddad gave me / They are saying sooner or later they’re gonna spherical up / Effectively, that s—t would possibly fly within the metropolis, good luck,” he crooned.
Jason hit again by way of social media in July, defending the tune. Regardless of his protection, the tune was dropped by CMT.
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“Previously 24 hours I’ve been accused of releasing a pro-lynching tune (a tune that has been out since Might) and was topic to the comparability that I (direct quote) was not too happy with the nationwide BLM protests. These references usually are not solely meritless, however harmful,” he tweeted on the time. “There’s not a single lyric within the tune that references race or factors to it- and there isn’t a single video clip that isn’t actual information footage -and whereas I can try to respect others to have their very own interpretation of a tune with music- this one goes too far.”