Rod Stewart Under Fire For 'Inappropriate Video On Social Media

<div><p>Sir Rod Stewart is in some hot water after his wife shared a video online of the singer mimicking an ISIS execution in the desert. </p><p>Rod is with a bunch of people in Abu Dhabi desert when he can be seen making a cutting gesture across a person's throat while the person kneels in front of him. </p><p>The video appeared online and seemed to be a full re-enactment of the ISIS beheading videos. </p><div><amp-twitter height="472" width="375" layout="responsive" data-tweetid="837594360531271681"></amp-twitter></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>The full video was deleted, but that doesn't mean people aren't talking about it. </p><p>The widow of David Haines, who was murdered by Jihadi John in 2014, called this video "disgraceful" and "appalling."</p><p> "[Rod's] 72-years-old. That's pretty brainless. I don't understand how someone could do something like that. It's disgusting," Mrs. Haines said. "I think they should apologize to all the families. We're not trying to forget, because we can never forget. But being constantly reminded, it's not helping."</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/maxresdefault-2.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/maxresdefault-2_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/maxresdefault-2_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/maxresdefault-2_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/maxresdefault-2_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/maxresdefault-2_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/maxresdefault-2_GH_content_1050px.jpg 1050w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/maxresdefault-2_GH_content_1150px.jpg 1150w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/maxresdefault-2_GH_content_1250px.jpg 1250w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/maxresdefault-2_GH_content_1350px.jpg 1350w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/maxresdefault-2_GH_content_1450px.jpg 1450w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/maxresdefault-2_GH_content_1550px.jpg 1550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/maxresdefault-2_GH_content_1630px.jpg 1630w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center">David Haines, his wife Dragna</figcaption></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>Stewart released a statement regarding the video, saying "From re-enacting the Beatles' Abbey Road crossing to spontaneously playing out Game Of Thrones, we were simply larking about pre-show. Understandably, this has been misinterpreted and I send my deepest apologies to those who have been offended."</p><p>The singer claims he was just re-enacting a scene from the show <em>Game of Thrones</em>, but he is still being labelled as "deeply stupid" and "clueless."</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/rod2-large.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/rod2-large_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/rod2-large_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>The video has since been edited to take out the execution scene and has been re-posted online. </p><p>Do you think Rod Stewart crossed a line with his ISIS-style video, or are people just over-reacting to something harmless he did with friends? Let us know in the comments!</p></div>