NBA Legend Charles Barkley Calls Bud Light Boycotters 'A**holes' In Blunt Speech: 'Y'all Can't Cancel Me'

Basketball icon Charles Barkley has vocally defended Bud Light amid criticism over its partnership with trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney, The Hill reports.

During a celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe, California, Barkley addressed the crowd at a local bar.

“All you rednecks or a**holes who don’t want to drink Bud Light, f*** y’all. Hey, y’all can’t cancel me!” he declared amidst mixed reactions.

Controversy and Backlash: Bud Light faced backlash from conservatives following an Instagram ad featuring Mulvaney. The controversy has been a “wake-up call” to how things can get “divisive and controversial so easily,” according to Anheuser-Busch's global chief marketing officer, Marcel Marcondes.

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Mulvaney, in a recent TikTok video, accused Anheuser-Busch of not supporting her amid the right-wing backlash.

“For a company to hire a trans person and then not publicly stand by them is worse in my opinion than not hiring a trans person at all,” she stated.

Barkley was an 11-time NBA All-Star, an 11-time member of the All-NBA Team, and the 1993 NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP).

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