According to an arrest report obtained by WTVF, officers reviewed a video showing Warren “jumping off and throwing things onto the roof” of Chief's Bar, a new honky-tonk in Nashville's red-light district. That's what it means. According to witnesses listed in the report, he was seen laughing after the incident.
Warren's attorney, Warrick Robinson, said in a brief statement that Warren is “cooperating fully with authorities.”
Chiefs, which opened just last week, is a venture by Warren's friend and fellow country superstar Eric Church. (It's a few blocks from where Warren plans to open his own bar in downtown Nashville later this year.) Church and Warren recently acquired the retail brand Field & Stream and expanded their print magazine We started a business together to relaunch the magazine.
Wallen has exploded into mainstream popularity over the past few years, setting records with 2023's “One Thing at a Time” and 2021's “Dangerous” topping the Billboard charts. Established. However, his rise was accompanied by a series of public incidents.
He was arrested for disorderly conduct at another Nashville bar in 2020. Wallen later issued a public apology and shared a photo of herself smiling next to bar owner Kid Rock.
Wallen apologizes again after social media video posted of her partying without a mask during the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, an incident that led to her appearing on 'Saturday Night Live' Plans to do so were temporarily interrupted.
At one point in early 2021, Warren's career appeared to be in serious jeopardy after TMZ released footage of him calling a friend the “N-word” outside his home. Warren's record company quickly suspended him, banned him from appearing on award shows, and hundreds of radio stations removed his music.
However, the singer's career was restored after she released a statement in which she said, “I sincerely apologize for using this word,'' and promised to “do things better.'' When the Washington Post reported the start of Warren's headlining tour a year after the scandal, many fans were eager to forgive him if they thought he needed it.
It was not immediately clear what punishment Warren might face after Monday's arrest. He was released on $15,250 bail, according to WTVF. The agency noted that his next court appearance is scheduled for May 3, the same day he is scheduled to play at Nissan Stadium in Nashville.
Emily Yahr contributed to this report.