Kid Rock Settles Battery Lawsuit.

22-07-2008This Month 22nd Jul 06:52

Kid Rock....

Kid Rock has been fined and sentenced to probation after pleading no contest in a battery lawsuit, following a fight in a Waffle House last year (07).The star, real name Robert Richie, and five members of his entourage were arrested and charged with misdemeanour battery after an October (07) brawl in a Duluth, Georgia restaurant.The rocker's sentence includes a $1,000 (£500) fine, one year probation, six anger management classes and 80 hours of community service.

After initially entering a not guilty plea in March (08), Richie admitted he was embarrassed by the brawl, and paid a visit to one of the restaurant's chains to greet fans at a Waffle House fundraiser.Kid Rock's new song All Summer Long has topped the European singles chart - giving the rocker his first ever mainstream number one.The hit single toppled Estelle's American Boy from pole position; the singer/rapper slips to second place.Former American Idol winner Jordin Sparks' duet with Chris Brown, No Air, is at three, while Welsh soul star Duffy's Mercy is at four, and Ne-Yo rounds out the top five with Closer.