Having spent nearly 20 years in the music industry, Carly Pearce is somewhat of a professional when it comes to country music. Releasing four studio albums, the country singer received more than praise for her work as she walked away with more than a few awards. But outside of the studio, Pearce also helmed her own tours and shared the road with stars like Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, and even Blake Shelton. Recently, Pearce made headlines when she decided to kick a heckler out of her show. Not backing down from the heckler, it seems Pearce received some support not from fans but fellow country singers.
The incident took place when Pearce performed at the WE Fest in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. While Parker McCollum was scheduled to headline the show, Pearce took the stage to entertain the crowd. When wanting to share a little about herself with the fans, one person yelled back that nobody cared. Although many in the crowd didn’t hear the heckler, Pearce did. And she quickly reacted with “Somebody get him out of here, I do not want him at my show. Get out of my show. If you’re gonna be an a**hole, you’re gonna have to say it to me and then get the f**k out of my show. I do not have time for dicks… see you later.”
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Carly Pearce Insists “You Don’t Have To Tolerate That”
Speaking about the moment on The Viall Files podcast with Nick Viall, Pearce revealed that after the video went viral, Lainey Wilson and Kelsea Ballerini texted her to make sure she was okay. “That’s how I knew it got viral. Because within 5 minutes of each other, Kelsea and Lainey texted me. And I was like, ‘Uh oh, this isn’t good.’ But they were so supportive and it was like, girls aligned in that moment. I think it’s great.”
With the support of Wilson and Ballerini, Pearce explained the power to comes with not being alone. “I’m going to speak to the females in country music, there’s so few of us. When you have that kind of support from people that you love and genuinely are building you up, they’re like ‘Hey, I see you.’ They understand it on a level that my girlfriend isn’t going to understand…I’m glad to know they’ve got my back too. And I hope it opened a door for people to be able to speak up. Especially girls. It’s like, you don’t have to tolerate that.”
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