judge, 46, quipped of Lynch while introducing him on stage. “No one has passed more STD tests than this next gentleman, ladies and gentlemen. He got a clean bill. He does not have diseases. Give it up for Dustin Lynch!”
After the remarks received fan backlash following the event — which Bryan founded in 2015 — the “Country Girl” singer“Dustin Lynch is one of my dearest friends on the planet,” Bryan said in an Instagram video at the time. “No one respects him more than I do … My introduction of him was complete sarcasm. Those words that I used were so absurd, I figured everybody would take it as sarcasm. Obviously, some people didn’t.
While Bryan may have taken his joke a step too far, Lynch is no stranger to having a good time. The “Seein’ Red” artist is a big fan of karaoke, but his song choice depends on “how many tequilas” he’s had.