Kid Rock Jokes About Waffle House Fight....

Kid Rock poked fun at his recent Waffle House scuffle in Atlanta during an appearance on pal Ellen DeGeneres' chat show - by presenting her with a T-shirt from the restaurant.The rocker/rapper was arrested and charged with a misdemeanour of simple battery after the scuffle early on Sunday (21Oct07).But the Devil Without A Cause hitmaker was all smiles as he showed off his scarred knuckles to DeGeneres after presenting her with a Waffle House `Eat My Grits' T-Shirt.Speaking publicly for the first time since the incident, he said, "We were celebrating, we had a great show that night. We were hungry, it was late at night, we had been doing some drinking."I know people work hard at the Waffle House, so I tipped people behind the counter, I gave them $300 (£150) to split up, bought everyone breakfast in there."We were having a good time and this one kid just started... and then one thing led to another and windows were broken, you know, cussin' and fussin' in the mud, the blood and the beer".Rock, real name Robert Ritchie, knew he was heading for trouble when the youth who started on him said he was hoping for a fight - so he could sue the star.He adds, "I said, 'Take a number!'" The singer meanwhile hates picking fights - because he doesn't want to be labelled a troublemaker.

The rap/rocker scrapped with former love rival Tommy Lee at the Mtv Video Music Awards last month (Sep07) and was arrested following a scuffle at a Waffle House restaurant in Georgia on Sunday (21Oct07).

But Rock insists he isn't always looking for trouble.

He says, "The last thing I want is that reputation... I believe in just standing up for things I believe in and being honest, and sometimes it gets me in a little bit of trouble.

"Contrary to headlines, I'm normally very gentle and friendly to everybody".

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