US rock outfit 3 Doors Down are getting skewered by fans online after promoting their upcoming performance at Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony this week.
After sharing the post on Saturday, the band were hit with nearly 6000 comments, with the majority of the posts being overwhelmingly negative about the gig.
"The level of respect that I had for 3 Doors Down is one," one user wrote.
"You have chosen to back a racist, misogynistic, liar who treats everyone with nothing but disrespect unless they follow all that he says.
"I'm extremely disappointed and disgusted."
Another wrote, "You guys were literally a bottom-of-the-barrel choice for this desperate attempt at a washed up celebratory circle jerk.
"You will never be able to look back on this moment with pride or fulfillment.
"Hope your quick paycheck was worth it you fucking American Nickelback."
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The wave of criticism comes as another act booked for the ceremony, Bruce Springsteen cover band, B Street Band, announced they have pulled out of the line-up.
As Pollstar reports, band member Willie Forte said the decision was made "soley on the respect and gratitude we have for Bruce and the E Street Band", given that Springsteen has publicly expressed his disdain for Trump.
The President-elect's camp has had a tough time recruiting names for the event, having been knocked back by names such as Elton John, KISS and Celine Dion.
Acts confirmed to perform at the event on Thursday include Toby Keith, Jon Voight, DJ Ravidrums, The Piano Guys and more.
UPDATE:
Another act who called off her performance at Donald Trump's inauguration, Jennifer Holliday, has claimed she did so because she and her family had received death threats.
According to TMZ, the actress and singer was also copping criticism from the LGBT community.
"She wasn’t scared to perform," a rep for Holliday said.
"She didn't want to put her family at risk based on the death threats and she also didn’t want to offend the LGBT community which was especially upset that a past ally would perform on a program with President-Elect Donald Trump."
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