Morgan Wallen blasted as he 'accepts responsibility' for arrest over chair-throwing incident

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE: Morgan Wallen has issued a statement after his recent arrest for allegedly tossing away a chair from a rooftop bar that could have hurt two police officers.

The singer posted on X, “I didn't feel right publicly checking in until I made amends with some folks. I’ve touched base with Nashville law enforcement, my family, and the good people at Chief’s.”

Morgan Wallen says ‘there will be no change’ in his tour

He also noted, “I'm 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. Regarding my tour, there will be no change. -MW.”

On April 7, Wallen was taken into custody and slapped with “3 cts of felony reckless endangerment and 1 ct of misdemeanor disorderly conduct for throwing a chair from the rooftop of Chief's Bar Sun night,” the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said.

The statement added, “The chair landed on Broadway, close to 2 MNPD officers. His bond: $15,250.”

Morgan Wallen asked to check into a ‘rehab’

Meanwhile, the ‘Last Night’ singer’s response has attracted some negative attention online for him as an X user tweeted, “You’re still racist.”

Another user advised, “Will be at the concert, but consider sobriety and building a stable family legacy. Degenerate drinking late into life is a dark path.”

A person on Facebook said, “Publicity stunt.”

The second person shared, “Go straight to rehab, no stops.”

The third one noted, “Seems like he was just really announcing no change to the tour.”

The fourth one remarked, “What could he possibly say to justify his actions…..really?”

The fifth one added, “If one of us did that we would be in jail his music is great but his attitude and issues should be dealt with before he loses his fame ..prayers he finds his way before it's too late.”

‘Welcome to being human’

There were a few who supported Wallen as well.

“Keep your head up, king. We’ve all had a little too much fun in our youth and had to face the music sometimes. Glad to see you own your mistakes. Keep rocking!” a user on X tweeted.

Another one added, “Welcome to being human, no one on earth is unscathed and without sin and failures, lucky for us with the Lord's grace and guidance we give him the glory for dying on the cross for us. Just live & learn and move on.”

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