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Morgan Wallen revealed he “ain’t been in a bar since the last time I was in a bar that everybody knows about.”
The country star confirmed with a laugh that he hasn’t set foot in a bar since his night out at Eric Church’s bar, Chief's, last year in Nashville, Tennessee. Wallen was arrested and charged after he allegedly threw a chair from the six-story rooftop of the building shortly before 11 p.m. on Sunday, April 7, 2024. The chair landed just a few feet away from two Metro Nashville Police Department officers standing on the sidewalk below. Witnesses, including bar staff, reportedly told law enforcement officials they saw Wallen “pick up the chair, throw it over him, laughing afterward,” per previous reports.
Wallen appeared on the latest episode of This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von on Wednesday (April 2). The pair discussed the I’m The Problem artist’s level of fame, and Wallen noted, “it’s not ideal to go everywhere, and even if you don’t get bothered, you were on edge the whole time because you thought you might. there’s things that you just don’t do. There’s just things you don’t do anymore.”
When Theo Von brought up that drawing attention in bars must be a “hassle” for Wallen, Wallen replied: “It's definitely the best thing for me. I mean, if you're using a bar as a specific example…that’s definitely the best thing for me. I ain't been in a bar since the last time I was in a bar that everybody knows about. …The most public time I was in a bar? That's the last time I was in a bar.”
Wallen pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges in connection with the chair-throwing incident in December (months after he opened his own six-story Nashville bar, This Bar & Tennessee Kitchen). The singer-songwriter’s attorney, Worrick Robinson, said in a statement when Wallen pleaded guilty that the agreement “requires Mr. Wallen to spend 7 days at a DUI Education Center, be on probation for 2 years—one year for each of the misdemeanor charges for reckless endangerment—pay a $350 fine and court fees. Upon the successful completion of his probation, the charges will be eligible for dismissal and expungement. Mr. Wallen has cooperated fully with authorities throughout these last eight months, directly communicating and apologizing to all involved. Mr. Wallen remains committed to making a positive impact through his music and foundation.”
Wallen said in a statement weeks after the incident, in part, that he’s “not proud of my behavior, and I accept responsibility. I have the utmost respect for the officers working every day to keep us all safe.”