The marquee outside the bar where country star Morgan Wallen threw a chair from a balcony this weekend has been changed to mock the incident that led to the troubled singer’s arrest.
The marquee outside Chief’s bar in Nashville now reads: “Our pigs fly, our chairs don’t.”
Wallen was arrested Sunday night after allegedly throwing a chair from the top of the six-story Broadway bar, which had been celebrating its grand opening over the weekend. Wallen, 30, was later charged with three felony counts of reckless endangerment and one count of disorderly conduct.
The phrase on the marquee pokes fun at the disturbing incident while also highlighting items on the bar’s barbecue menu.
But the city’s nightlife director has stressed that the incident is no laughing matter.
‘I’ve thought about that all morning. How do you explain why a 30-year-old man decides to throw a stool from the top of a rooftop bar? “I’m just flabbergasted,” Benton McDonough said.
The new Chief’s bar marquee reads at the top left: “Our pigs fly, our chairs don’t,” in reference to the unfortunate incident that led to the arrest of country star Morgan Wallen over the weekend.
Wallen (right) is seen here in handcuffs Sunday night after throwing a chair from the bar’s sixth-floor balcony.
The chair Wallen threw reportedly nearly hit two officers who were standing on Broadway outside the honky tonk.
Wallen’s arrest affidavit states that the chair landed three feet from the officers just before 11 p.m. Sunday.
In security footage reviewed by authorities, Wallen is seen lunging and throwing the chair from the top of the structure.
Wallen, 30, was released Sunday night after being charged with three felony counts of reckless endangerment.
A witness told officers he threw the chair at him and laughed afterward.
The bar manager told local media. WSMV4 that the bar will not be releasing video of the incident and has no comment at this time.
The country singer was released from jail in Nashville on $15,250 bail.
According to his lawyers, he is cooperating with the investigation and is scheduled to appear in court again on May 3 at 10:30 a.m.
Wallen was supposedly youConcerned about his ex-girlfriend Katie ‘KT’ Smith’s marriage to Luke Scornavacco on April 3, what happened just five days after they got engaged.
Smith, who was at one point engaged to Wallen, spoke Monday about her ex’s arrest stemming from their marriage.
“While it may appear to be correlated due to the timeline, I have no evidence to believe that the incident had anything to do with the recent marriage announcement,” he told the Daily Beast on Monday.
‘I can’t speak for Morgan, but I pray the best for him. Praying that this was just a slip-up and that he gets back on the right path he was on before.’
The couple announced the news on their social media with a photo of Smith, 29, holding a marriage certificate from the Wilson County Clerk’s Office in Tennessee as the two smiled at the camera.
Sources told DailyMail.com: “KT’s marriage to Luke last week just crushed him.”
The source added: “Of course he knew they were engaged and would eventually get married, but he eloped just days after getting engaged?
‘Morgan has never gotten over her even though he couldn’t remain faithful to her. And now another man is going to raise his child.
“What happened in that bar had to be the reality that hit him in the face for losing the love of his life.”
The couple dated on and off from 2016 to 2019 and welcomed a son together in 2020.
Chief’s Bar is owned by country artist Eric Church and celebrated its grand opening over the weekend.
Wallen was reportedly upset over his ex-girlfriend Katie ‘KT’ Smith’s marriage to Luke Scornavacco on April 3, which occurred just five days after they got engaged.
McDonough said the bar’s nightlife staff, the Metro Beer Board, police and the fire marshal are investigating the incident.
Currently, there are no rules about netting or other safety barriers that could wrap around rooftop bars to prevent items from falling to the busy Broadway street below.
Objects falling from the rooftops and terraces of Broadway bars are not an everyday problem, but McDonough says he is committed to solving the safety problem.
“I think the wider (the roof bar shelves) are, the better it is because I think that reduces the accidental spills that we see from time to time,” he said, according to local media. WSMV4.
“It also makes it harder for someone to throw an object off the roof, and it makes it more likely that with the cameras we have, in bars and that sort of thing, we’ll be able to catch the culprit who takes it.” action.’