A weekly Nashville magazine apologized to readers Monday after promoting a Fox News sponsored New Years Eve event that will not require guests to wear masks, present a negative COVID-19 test or show proof of vaccination to partake.
“Due to a communication breakdown, a Nashville Scene marketing email went out this morning promoting a Fox News-sponsored event at Wildhorse Saloon requiring no proof of vaccination or negative COVID test. We regret this error and apologize to our readers. It won’t happen again,” Nashville Scene said on Twitter.
Due to a communication breakdown, a Nashville Scene marketing email went out this morning promoting a Fox News-sponsored event at Wildhorse Saloon requiring no proof of vaccination or negative COVID test.
We regret this error and apologize to our readers. It won't happen again.
— Nashville Scene (@NashvilleScene) December 27, 2021
A photo of the email, which clearly shows Nashville Scene’s logo and endorsement of the event, circulated online.
The event will be held at The Wildhorse Saloon.
“Join us for FOX News All American New Year live from the Wildhorse!” the venue’s website says. “Featuring performances by Eddie Montgomery of Montgomery Gentry, John Elefante former lead singer of Kansas, Ken Block & Drew Copeland of Sister Hazel, BBR Music Group recording artist Lindsay Ell, Sixwire, Brother Maven and Whiskey, Cash & Roses!”
Still, the Wildhorse said it is “following federal, state and local government Covid-19 protocols, which may be subject to change at any time.”
Radio show host and founder of outkick.com Clay Travis suspects there might have been a different motivation behind the newspaper’s apology.
“Every bar & restaurant in Nashville allows all to enter without proof of vaccination or a negative test. So will you be apologizing for all bar & restaurant advertisements or are you just mad [Fox News] is coming to town and throwing a New Year’s Eve party?” he asked the publication on Twitter.
Every bar & restaurant in Nashville allows all to enter without proof of vaccination or a negative test. So will you be apologizing for all bar & restaurant advertisements or are you just mad @FoxNews is coming to town and throwing a New Year’s Eve party? https://t.co/Ky2x68tyg6 https://t.co/es0W9q7HYh
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) December 28, 2021
COVID-19 concern has risen in the United States, as the public health apparatus and media outlets warn about the Omicron variant of the virus.
Still, the new variant of the illness is considered to be far less deadly than previous variants, and despite the fact that cases of COVID-19 are surging, hospitalizations and deaths from the new variant have remained low.
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Pete D’Abrosca is a contributor at The Tennessee Star and The Star News Network. Follow Pete on Twitter. Email tips to [email protected].
