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It’s time for celebrity feud again.
Ethan Hawke wrote an article for Rolling Stone. The story is that an unnamed Country singer was told off by Kris Kristofferson. The incident was backstage at a 70th birthday party for Willie Nelson. As the AP tells the tale:
“In the story, Hawke claimed he witnessed the confrontation backstage at Nelson’s tribute concert for his 70th birthday at the Beacon Theater in New York. The article does not name Keith but says it was a country singer who “had a monster hit about bombing America’s enemies back into the stone age.” In 2002, Keith had the song “Courtesy of the Red, White & Blue (The Angry American)” that threatened retribution for the 9/11 attacks.
Hawke said the argument began with the “Star” telling Kristofferson: “None of that lefty (expletive) out there tonight, Kris.” Hawke said Kristofferson then angrily confronted him, and asked  if he had ever served in the military.
“Have you ever killed another man? Huh? Have you ever taken another man’s life and then cashed the check your country gave you for doing it? No, you have not, so shut the (expletive) up,You don’t know what the hell you are talking about.”
Now, this reporter was not backstage at a concert in 2003, and has never met any of the players. Kristofferson does not recall the incident. A quick visit to wikipedia will tell you that Toby Keith has not served in the military.
Mr. Kristofferson was in the Army, but evidently was not in combat. Making “Heavens Gate” and dating Barbra Streisand does not count.
There are a lot of “chicken hawks” these days. War is fine and dandy, as long as someone else does the killing. (BTW, Mr. Keith has been quoted as opposing the war in Babylon).
Mr. Keith went off on a journalist who wrote about the article, in a very public and profane way. In doing so, he both confirms that he is the unnamed musician, and that the story is true.