SEE IT: Country music star John Rich axes Bud Light from bar after transgender partnership
Julia Johnson
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John Rich asked fans on Wednesday which beer should replace Bud Light at his bar after the beer brand was revealed to be partnering with transgender woman influencer Dylan Mulvaney.
Mulvaney revealed last week that the popular TikToker was a brand partner of Bud Light.
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“What beer should my bar in Nashville replace #BudLight with?” Rich asked on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/johnrich/status/1643715065680474112?s=20
Rich is the founder of a bar and restaurant in Nashville, Tennessee, called Redneck Riviera.
Fellow country crooner Travis Tritt also announced Wednesday that he was removing Anheuser-Busch products from his tour hospitality rider.
“I will be deleting all Anheuser-Busch products from my tour hospitality rider. I know many other artists who are doing the same,” he wrote.
https://twitter.com/Travistritt/status/1643765186736553984?s=20
He further claimed that other artists are doing the same but aren’t announcing it out of fear of being canceled.
In addition to Mulvaney’s partnership with Bud Light, which was confirmed by Anheuser-Busch in a statement, the brand also sent a custom beer can with the influencer’s face on it in celebration of Mulvaney’s one-year anniversary of “girlhood.”
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Users reacted to the partnership and commemorative can across social media. Musician Kid Rock even posted a video in response to the news. The artist filmed himself shooting several cases of Bud Light with a gun until beer was leaking onto the ground.
Amid the backlash, a seemingly unbothered Mulvaney further revealed a partnership with Nike. “Home for a moment and leaning into cozy workout wear life with @nikewomen ‘s newest Zenvy leggings and Alate bra! They’re so comfortable and buttery soft, perfect for workouts and everyday wear! #feelyourall #teamnike #nikepartner,” the influencer wrote on Instagram on Wednesday.