I hope most of our readers have already eaten their breakfasts, because this story will make you lose your appetite. Creed front man Scott Stapp, who previously tried to block the release of a sex tape featuring him and Kid Rock getting tandem oral sex from groupies on their tour bus in 1999, is now stating that the tape isn’t technically a “sex tape.” I guess in the strictest definition of sex as intercourse, he’s correct, but oral sex isn’t exactly playing Bingo, now, is it?

Creed frontman Scott Stapp takes issue with the perception that the tape that surfaced of him and Kid Rock receiving oral sex from groupies on a tour bus in 1999 is a bona fide sex tape. The Christian rocker — sounding a little like Bill Clinton — insists to Spin magazine that there’s no “actual sex” on the tape, and “for it to be characterized that way, I mean, that kind of sucks.” He adds that he and Rock used to be friends, but “haven’t sat down face to face since the incident.”

[From NY Post]

“That kind of sucks.” Ha ha! Oh, man, he just opened himself up for that one, didn’t he? I don’t know what the etiquette is anymore regarding oral sex. Is it “actual sex” or isn’t it? I mean, the word “sex” is right in the name. Hey, look, I’m sure Stapp is embarrassed by the whole thing and would like it to go away, but that is the chance you take when you allow people to film you in compromising situations. Stapp was abusing alcohol on a regular basis at the time the tape was made – a problem that eventually drove him out of the band and into multiple rehab stints. So it’s safe to say that at the time this video was shot, he probably wasn’t in the best state of mind to think, “Hey, this is a bad idea.” But on the bright side, there probably aren’t a whole lot of people who even care about seeing it, anyway.

Here’s Stapp performing at the Cruzan Amphitheater in West Palm Beach on September 16th. Images thanks to WENN.com .

Never did I think I’d say this, but I really heart Kid Rock. It turns out you don’t have to do much to get me to change my opinion about you – just hate something I hate and together we’ll be best buds. Or I will at least write nicer articles about you, in the case of Kid. Turns out my new BFF hates Twitter. We’re soul mates. That’s all it takes, right there. No, he seriously hates it. Like, if you ask him about it, he’s going to sock you in the face. I have the kind of ear-to-ear grin on my face that you only get with true love.

COUNT Kid Rock out as a fan of Twitter. “It’s gay. If one more person asks me if I have a Twitter, I’m going to tell them, ‘Twitter this [bleep], mother[bleep]er,’ ” the shaggy-haired rocker tells Rolling Stone. “I don’t have anything to say, and what I have to say is not that relevant. Anything that is relevant, I’m going to bottle it up and then squeeze it onto a record somewhere.”

[From Page Six]

You know how Pepe Le Pew would get those hearts in his eyes after he saw that girl cat that he thought was a hot skunk? That’s absolutely what I’ve got going on right now. Kid Rock is my hot skunk. Don’t laugh, this feels real to me.

So I was thinking… John Mayer is an epic twitterer. Kid Rock, an epic puncher. Mayer is also an attention whore, and Rock certainly has his moments. There are few things I’ve wanted more than a Kid Rock/John Mayer feud. Hopefully ending with Mayer getting socked in the eye. Or nose. Or mouth. Really, anything above the neck or below the belt would be fine.

Somehow, we need to get John Mayer to say something douchy about Kid Rock on Twitter. Then Kid, being unable to respond via Twitter – and preferring to do things old school like a real man anyway – will accost Mayer outside Pinkberry and beat him upside the head. Or just exchange scary, frightening words. Presumably TMZ will be there, since I think they keep at least two guys on the Pinkberry/Millions of Milkshakes beat at all times. John will naturally be twittering/annoying the crap out of me from the hospital, but it’ll be worth it.

Kid Rock is shown on 7/1/09. Credit: Fame Pictures

Apparently the worst-kept secret in Nashville has still been one of the best-kept secrets outside of it. According to the San Francisco Gate and general internet buzz, Kellie Pickler (of “American Idol” fame) and Kid Rock have been dating – for over a year now! While they haven’t been public, Kellie’s let the word slip a few times, including a vague mention to during a radio interview.

Rocker Kid Rock is secretly dating “American Idol” star Kellie Pickler, according to tabloid reports.

The hitmaker showed up at the recent CMT Video Awards in Nashville, Tenn., with ex-girlfriend Sheryl Crow, but he was really at the award show to be close to his new love, according to the Globe.

A source tells the publication, “The romance between Kellie and Kid has been the worst-kept secret in Nashville.”

Insiders claim Pickler was talking about Kid Rock when she recently told a radio interviewer, “I’m seeing someone. I got a man. He’s a great, great guy. We’ve been seeing each other for over a year.”

Rock, real name Robert Ritchie, has been linked to a string of lovely ladies and was briefly married to Pamela Anderson in 2006.

[From the San Francisco Gate via Associated Content]

As the Gate mentioned, Kid Rock has very recently been linked with longtime friend Sheryl Crow – but somehow that match just didn’t make sense. They seem firmly ensconced in platonic territory, and frankly she seems too smart to date him.

For some reason I really do like Kellie Pickler. Even though she walks a fine line between ditzy and dumb (who could forget her hilarious turn on “Are you Smarter than a 5th Grader” in which she thought Europe was a country, didn’t know that Hungary was one, and asked what country Budapest was the capital of?), you can tell she’s genuinely a sweet, good person. And given her tough upbringing, I find it impossible not to root for her.

That said, I don’t really like the idea of her and Kid. I mean he married Pam Anderson. Beat up Tommy Lee. Has done dirtier things – and there’s video to prove it – than some adult movie stars. Kellie is hot and naive, and that’s a combination that’s bound to get her into trouble. Unfortunately she’ll just have to figure that out for herself – or surprise us when it turns out just fine.

Here’s Kelly on “Are you Smarter than a 5th Grader?”

Here’s Kellie at the CMT Music Awards in Nashville on June 16th. Images thanks to Fame Pictures . Kid Rock is shown at the People’s Choice Awards in January. Image thanks to Fame Pictures .

How did Kid Rock and Pamela Anderson ever get together long enough for a quickie, let alone a drive-by marriage? They both seem to despise the very essence of what the other stands for outside of their respective celebrity. Kid Rock, avid hunter and meat eater, is the polar opposite of over-the-top PETA representative Pamela Anderson. And now, maybe out of principle, and maybe just to piss off his ex even more, Kid Rock is declaring “war” on PETA and their disapproval of his beloved fur coats.

Kid Rock has hit out at animal rights advocates – insisting their campaigns will never stop him from wearing fur.

The All Summer Long hitmaker is known for his love of hunting and frequently wears lavish fur coats during his performances.

He tells Britain’s Mail on Sunday, “I want to go to war with Peta. My biggest extravagance is fur coats – I’ve got every kind of animal in my wardrobe.”

The rocker also slams Peta’s activism tactics – which have included throwing red paint on fur-wearing stars – and urges the group to try the same protest with him.

He adds: “I’m just willing the animal rights protesters to chuck some red paint on me. I understand people’s problems with it but to throw paint on someone is just wrong. They do it to little Hollywood actresses who can’t defend themselves.”

[From Female First]

That is going to make one hell of a papparazzi payday. If Kid wills the activists into destroying one of his furs and he goes all Kid Rock on their asses the photos will end up splashed all over the internet and tabloids. Rock isn’t afraid of confrontation and he doesn’t seem to care about the repercussions, as evidenced by his VMA and Waffle House fights last year. He will certainly react differently than Lindsay Lohan did when they threw flour on her.

I think Kid Rock looks ridiculous in his fur coats. There’s something about a man in fur that is very off putting to me, in more than the whole wearing dead animals way. The only guy fur ever looked appropriate on was Huggy Bear.

Kid Rock is shown on 11/4/08 in Liverpool, England. Credit: Bauergriffin

Add Julia Roberts to the list of celebrities who think that their peers shouldn’t be too vocal about their political beliefs and affiliations. The 40 year-old Oscar winning actress and mother of three told the UK edition of OK! magazine that she sometimes gets turned off by celebrities talking about politics and can find it distracting to know too much about the actors’ opinions when she’s trying to watch a movie. Roberts is an outspoken advocate for the environment and for conservation, but she apparently thinks it’s different when celebrities get too in depth into their personal beliefs and religious convictions.

Do you feel you should now be a bit more public about your views on life
People do care what celebrities think, but it’s a such a hollow care. I’ve seen actors on TV start talking about their politics or religion, and I just think, you’re putting me off. I don’t need to know every little thing. People don’t really want to know. I’ts nice if you don’t have all those little voices in the back of your head when you’re watching somebody in a movie.

[From OK! Magazine, UK print edition, September 9, 2008]

Roberts is widely quoted as saying of President Bush “He’s embarrassing, he’s not my president. He will never be my president.” She also supposedly defended his daughter Jenna’s underage drinking by quipping “We all need to take a deep breath and think about being a Bush daughter and having that cross to bear. I’d go out and have a couple of drinks, too.”

Those quotes are listed on IMDB and it’s hard to find an exact source or date when Roberts supposedly said those things, but it’s worth noting that she’s talked politics in the past. Maybe she regrets it and is striving to just focus on environmental issues from now on.

Kid Rock is another famous person who finds it off putting when celebrities talk politics. He said last week that “I truly believe that people like myself, who are in a position of entertainers in the limelight, should keep their mouth shut on politics.” Rock maintains that he’s good at being a musician but is uneducated in political matters. He also says that he thinks “celebrity endorsements hurt politicians.”

Julia Roberts is shown at the Kit Kittredge: An American Girl New York Premiere on 6/19/08. Credit: Anthony G. Moore / PR Photos

Question: why are we still calling him “Kid?” The white-trash rocker/rapper, whose trial is still pending from an assault charge at a Duluth, Georgia waffle house, is reportedly returning to the scene of the crime- this time for charity.

Talk about a special warm-up gig.

Kid Rock may be playing at Atlanta’s Gwinnett Arena on March 11 – but before his performance, the rocker is returning to the Duluth, Ga., Waffle House where he was arrested for battery after a fight last October to greet fans and sign autographs for charity, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reporting.

While the rocker (real name Robert James Ritchie) has pleaded not guilty to the charges, organizers say that Kid Rock’s fight is the farthest thing from their mind.

“For a while now, we’ve been working with Kid Rock’s management to try and turn a negative into a positive,” Pat Warner, a Waffle House rep, told the newspaper. “We’re hoping to raise some money for a worthwhile charity.” All proceeds from the event, which begins at 2 p.m., will benefit Nicholas House, a homeless shelter for families in DeKalb County.

Organizers expect a heavy fan turnout – and local radio stations have been promoting Kid Rock’s appearance. One rock station has auctioned off passes to the Waffle House event, as well as tickets to the concert that night and a backstage meet-and-greet.

[From People]

While the police report in Kid’s arrest doesn’t elaborate, it’s reported that the fisticuffs that led to his arrest last year involved an inebriated male diner at the Waffle House who made some unsavory remarks about a woman in Kid’s entourage. He’s been charged with misdemeanor battery, and pled not guilty last week. It’s nice that Kid is trying to repair his image and do some charity work. However, Kid does have a fondness for punching people: he assaulted another one of ex-wife Pam Anderson’s ex-husbands, fellow douchebag Tommy Lee, during a live broadcast of the Video Music Awards last September. I guess Kid’s mom never taught him to keep his hands to himself.

Kid Rock is shown at the American Music Awards on 11/18/07, thanks to PRPhotos.

Never let it be said that Kid Rock is not a gentleman. Sure he may randomly attack you at an awards show, and he and his crew may beat you up at 5 a.m. at a waffle house, but if you return expensive stuff to him, he will take care of you handsomely. Kid Rock was eating at Justin Timberlake’s Upper East Side restaurant Southern Hospitality the other day when a busboy spotted a watch on the floor. He returned it to Kid Rock, and what ensued is the stuff service worker legends are made of.

Looking out for Kid Rock sure is rewarding. When a busboy at Southern Hospitality found a $200,000 watch on the floor and returned it to Kid, the rocker gave him $1,000 cash. “The watch wasn’t even his; it belonged to one of Kid’s friends,” said our source. Rock was also throwing cash at members of his raucous crew. “He was daring his friends to drink bottles of tabasco and barbecue sauce. Two of his friends won $500 each” for stepping up to the challenge, said our source.

[From Page Six]

Alright, new life plan: quit job and follow Kid Rock and his entourage around wherever they go. Hand them back whatever random crap they drop on the ground. Reap insane rewards.

I always enjoy stories of celebrities being exceptionally cool to the rest of us “little people.” Especially when it’s people like Kid Rock, who is generally known for his excessive rowdiness/debauchery/quasi-douchebaggery. In other Kid Rock-related news, his arraignment for October’s waffle house battery incident has been postponed to February 4th. It also appears he may get out of the charges completely, pending a review of the evidence. Kid Rock also escaped charges in the beating up Tommy Lee at the VMA’s incident. I’m going to assume that none of this legal luck was influenced by $1000 bills. But it could likely have something to do with tabasco drinking competitions.

Picture note by Jaybird: The sexiness that is Kid Rock, shown as he kicked off the Detroit Auto Show with a concert and fashion show featuring celeb designers and GM cars on January 13th. Images thanks to Splash Photos.

When the story came out about Kid Rock getting caught up in a fight between members of his entourage and a guy harassing them at a Waffle House in Atlanta, it sounded like he was just at the wrong place with the wrong people at the wrong time or something. Despite Rock’s history of being an abusive bully who is all too willing to come to blows over any perceived argument, I honestly thought he wasn’t that involved in the fight. It turns out that I was wrong, according to at least one witness who says that Rock started the fight when a guy annoyed him off by talking smack to a woman he was with. Just like with Tommy Lee at the VMAs, it was Rock who threw the first punch:

After a performance at a club called The Tabernacle, Kid and his buddies strolled into the breakfast eatery in Atlanta’s Buckhead neighborhood at 5 a.m. on Oct. 21, when restaurant patron Harlen DeJon Akins made a comment to a female member of the group.

Kid, 36, argued with Akins, 39, and before long the rocker was throwing punches. But Kid was on the losing end of the brawl – and he would have been pummeled if his buddies hadn’t jumped in to save him, say eyewitnesses.

“Kid started the whole thing,” one witness told The Enquirer. “He threw the first punch and kept swinging, but Akins was whipping him bad until Rock’s buddies piled in.”

[From The National Enquirer, print edition, November 5, 2007]

It sounded like the witness may have been biased toward the other side, though, as they are quoted as saying that he was a “wussy” and “a little punk” and that “if his buddies hadn’t saved him, Akins would have wiped the floor with him.”

It’s true that Rock did start the fight, no matter how biased the Enquirer’s source may be. They say that a police spokeswoman confirmed that Rock threw the first punch. The guy Rock was fighting with may be charged with second degree criminal damage, which is a felony, for breaking the window of the restaurant during the fight.

Meanwhile Kid Rock has caught a break for his fight with Tommy Lee at the VMAs. Cops have decided not to charge him with battery, and Tommy Lee may have had something to do with it. He requested that no charges were brought against Rock. TMZ notes that he could still be charged with misdemeanor battery for the Waffle House beat-down.

Kid Rock is shown performing on 10/18/07. Thanks to PRPhotos.

Kid Rock took a bunch of his estranged wife Pamela Anderson’s friends to Hawaii in early December, and ever-reliable source The Globe reports that they gossiped about Pam during the vacation. They claim that Rock suspects that Pam faked her brief pregnancy, which ended in a miscarriage while she was filming Blonde and Blonder in Canada with Denise Richards. A supposed source says that Pam is “devastated” and thinks that Rock is trying to win her friends over to his side:

A source tells me that in early December, Kid sent his soon-to-be-ex a beautiful bouquet of flowers to let her know that he still loves her. Then days later, he whisked a bunch of her close pals, including L.A. socialite Diana Jenkins… David Space, and… Cindy Crawford and her hubby… to Hawaii for a U2/Pearl Jam concert and put them up at the luxurious Halekulani Hotel in Waikiki, where they dished the dirt – mostly about Pam! “Among other things, the Gang discussed Kid’s suspicions that Pam faked her pregnancy, her hard-partying ways and stupidity for not signing a prenup,” says the insider. “Needless to say, Pam is absolutely devastated. She believes that Kid is trying to influence her friends and turn them all against her. She feels deserted, as well. She especially doesn’t like the way Diana, who served as one of her two bridesmaids during her wedding bash in St. Tropez, has jumped in and started cozying up to Kid. it is a real slap in the face to her – and the ultimate betrayal.”

[From Globe print edition January 7, 2007]

Pam struck out at Kid’s earlier claim that she was partying and neglecting her two children during their brief marriage. She said that he was lying when he claimed that she was out drinking every night, and that it was Rock that was away from home while she watched his son.

Both Pam and Kid Rock hosted parties in Las Vegas for New Years. Pam was at Tao at the Venetian and was seen getting cozy with Chuck Zito. Rock was at Jet at the Mirage.

Pictures of Pam on New Year’s Eve are from Splash News.

It looks like Borat is the reason behind the breakup of Pamela Anderson and Kid Rock’s less than four-month marriage. Pam screened the movie for Kid, in which she makes a cameo as herself with Borat throwing a bag over her head and chasing her around. She looks like she’s really bothered by the whole thing and is caught offguard, but word is she was in on the joke. Kid was so upset at her performance that he called her a slut in front of everyone. That’s pretty much when their really solid marriage broke down:

“Ron Meyer held a screening of ‘Borat’ at his house for a bunch of people, including Pam and Bob,” says an Anderson pal. “It was the first time Bob [Kid Rock] had seen the movie, and, well, he didn’t like it.”

The hugely popular film shows Sasha Baron Cohen – in character as Borat Sagdiyev – falling in love with Anderson after seeing her in a “Baywatch” rerun, then driving across America in order to propose marriage to her.

Her friend tells Page Six, “Bob started screaming at Pam, saying she had humiliated herself and telling her, ‘You’re nothing but a whore! You’re a slut! How could you do that movie?’ – in front of everyone. It was very embarrassing.

“Pam thought he could have a sense of humor about the movie. She was in on the gag from the very beginning and loved doing the movie. And on the eve of what was supposed to be a very positive thing, he made it an awful night.

“Ever since that night, it has been icicles between them,” the friend relates. “Bob is just a very unhappy and angry man. Pam is very disenchanted and sad. You know, there are reasons why she never married him before. Those reasons disappeared while they were together on a boat in St. Tropez, but she knows now that they never went away. The reality is he is an insecure, angry man….

“Pam is just very happy to not be in the same house with so much passive-aggressive hostility in it,” the friend adds.

My husband would be overjoyed if Borat stalked me and I made it into a movie. Kid Rock must have a real problem.