Kid Rock had a message for all of his critics as he slammed Live Nation and corporate greed.

On Monday, March 16, the 55-year-old country rap star appeared on Fox News‘ Fox & Friends, where he got heated while discussing leaked messages that revealed Live Nation staffers mocking his fans, calling them “stupid” and bragging about “robbing them blind.”

“Trolls and the media and everybody, they can come after me all they want, I could care less. Sticks and stones,” Kid Rock challenged. However, it’s a different thing when the singer’s critics go after his fans. This comes after Oscars host Conan O’Brien took a brutal swipe at Kid Rock’s Turning Point USA show.

He added, “You come after my fans, who are arguably outside of our military, the best this country has to offer. Hardworking people who just want to have fun. And they’re laughing about screwing them over.

“Charging them $250 to park. Doing a stupid platinum ticketed thing, where they’re r—– them for $1,200 a ticket, so I can make a couple more extra bucks. I mean, this is a joke.”

The MAGA supporter concluded, “You can’t put anybody in your building unless I show up there. Unless we show up there. So let me dictate how I want to sell my tickets, who I want to sell those tickets through, and how I want to sell them.”

Bloomberg reports that two Live Nation ticketing directors bragged about “robbing” fans blind and “taking advantage of them” with high fees in recently unsealed message records connected to the company’s antitrust lawsuit.

The chats were sent between Ben Baker and Jeff Weinhold, who were serving as regional directors of ticketing for Live Nation amphitheaters at the time.

The pair appeared to be discussing “ancillary fees” for parking and VIP access, rather than service fees directly tied to tickets.

Baker said, “I gouge them on ancil prices” to make up for changes in the base prices for seats.

In a January 2022 message, Baker shared a screenshot of data about a Kid Rock show in Tampa, Florida, and commented, “These people are so stupid.”

He also wrote, “I have VIP parking up to $250 lol” and “I almost feel bad taking advantage of them,” followed by an all-caps “BAHAHAHAHAHA.”

The pair then spoke about raising parking prices for another Kid Rock show in Virginia. Weinhold appeared to show a screenshot of parking prices, also up to $250.

“For one parking spot lol,” Weinhold wrote.

In a separate conversation about parking, also from January 2022, Weinhold spoke about raising the price of reserved parking to “$30 above” the minimum, adding, “I’m done asking people for permission … I just do it now.”

Baker then said, “I charge $50 to park in the grass lmao. I charge $60 for closer grass.”

Baker then shared a screenshot of a spreadsheet showing that Premier-Parking’s gross revenue increased from about $470,000 in 2018 to about $666,000 in 2021. He commented, “Robbing them blind baby That’s how we do.” Weinhold replied, “lol.”

Kid Rock was possibly going to testify at the Live Nation trial before the company announced a tentative settlement with the government earlier last week.

In a statement, Live Nation said the exchange “absolutely doesn’t reflect our values or how we operate. Because this was a private Slack message, leadership learned of this when the public did, and will be looking into the matter promptly.”

“Our business only works when fans have great experiences, which is why we’ve capped amphitheater venue fees at 15 percent and have invested $1 billion in the last 18 months into U.S. venues and fan amenities,” the statement added.

The statement described Baker and Weinhold as “one junior staffer” and a “friend,” but it’s unclear who is who. It is clear that at the time the messages were sent, both Baker and Weinhold were working for Live Nation.

Baker has gone on to become head of ticketing for Venue Nation, the division that oversees Live Nation’s venues, including amphitheaters. Weinhold serves as the senior ticketing director for the Washington, D.C., area.

The Live Nation case is currently on hold following last week’s settlement, which likely ends the company’s legal battle with the federal government.