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Rod Stewart apologizes for ‘ISIS-style’ video

Rod Stewart is in hot water after his wife Penny Lancaster posted a video that seemingly showed the musician carrying out a mock-ISIS-style “execution” in the Abu Dhabi desert before a show in the Arab Emirates. In the now-deleted Instagram clip — which has been preserved online — Stewart, 72, and a passel of friends trek across the desert before the singer makes a cutting motion across the throat of a man kneeling in front of him. Fans and non-fans alike were put off by the video, which...

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14:30 on March 3 2017

Rod Stewart Mocks ISIS Beheading in Desert (VIDEO)

TMZ — Rod Stewart says he's sorry for mocking an ISIS beheading in the desert outside Abu Dhabi, but some outraged Brits think he should pay a higher price. The video shows Rod... more info
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14:34 on March 3 2017

Rod Stewart Apologizes For ISIS-Style Execution Parody

Stereogum — Rod Stewart has apologized for a video that seemed to depict him miming an ISIS-style beheading. As Politico points out, the footage, posted to Stewart's wife Penny Lanca... more info
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16:41 on March 3 2017

Rod Stewart on mock-execution video: We were playing 'Game of Thrones'

USA Today Music — Singer apologizes after video of him re-enacting beheading scene in desert went public.             more info
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18:15 on March 3 2017

Rod Stewart apologizes for ‘ISIS-style’ video

MSN Music — Rod Stewart is in hot water after his wife Penny Lancaster posted a video that seemingly showed the musician carrying out a mock-ISIS-style “execution” in the Abu Dha... more info
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19:50 on March 3 2017

Rod Stewart apologizes for controversial mock beheading video

Consequence of Sound — The clip drew comparisons to ISIS execution propaganda. more info
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