Vanilla Ice Defends Plans to Perform at Trump White House’s ‘Freedom 250’: ‘I’ll Go Play for Putin and I’ll Play in Iran if You Want’

Multiple artists have dropped out of the Donald Trump-backed “Freedom 250” festival this summer. But Vanilla Ice is sticking to his guns and plans to keep his gig at the D.C. event. According to Vanilla Ice, “music is not political” — and he said he would perform for Russian president Vladimir Putin if given the […]

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Vanilla Ice is staying true to his roots by performing at Trump's 'Freedom 250' despite the backlash. He even said he’d play for Putin if asked. Is music truly apolitical? #CelebrityNews #Entertainment

Key Points

• Multiple artists have dropped out of the Donald Trump-backed “Freedom 250” festival this summer.
• But Vanilla Ice is sticking to his guns and plans to keep his gig at the D.C.
• According to Vanilla Ice, “music is not political” — and he said he would perform for Russian president Vladimir Putin if given the […]

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