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Craig Morgan performs on stage during the Hometown Holiday show on Dec. 10, 2014 in Kent, Washington.Mat Hayward—Getty Images by [Danielle Anderson / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Danielle Anderson / People Jan 22, 2015 12:00 AM UTC Country music artists are notoriously patriotic, so it should come as no surprise that they don’t take kindly to insults to the military. Just ask [Blake Shelton](http://www.people.com/people/blake%5Fshelton), Craig Morgan and Charlie Daniels. After actor [Seth Rogen](http://www.people.com/people/news/category/0,,personsTax:SethRogen,00.html) compared the film _American Sniper_ – which tells the story of Chris Kyle, widely regarded as the deadliest sniper in U.S. history, to a scene in Quentin Tarantino’s _Inglourious Basterds_ where a German sniper kills allied soldiers – Morgan, a 10-year Army veteran, lashed out. “This is in response to the comments made by Seth Rogen in a recent tweet. I am sure he doesn’t care and normally I don’t comment on such statements however, this time I am,” Morgan wrote on Facebook. “Seth Rogen you don’t know me nor did you know Chris Kyle (who was a Great American). I would be interested to know if you have a relationship with any American who served honorably in its military … You are fortunate to enjoy the privilege and freedom of working in and living in the United States, and saying whatever you want (regardless of how ignorant the statement) thanks to people like Chris Kyle who serve in the United States military. Your statement is inaccurate and insensitive to Chris and his family.” Rogen later clarified his remarks, posting, “I wasn’t comparing the two. Big difference between comparing and reminding. Apples remind me of oranges. Can’t compare them, though. I just said something ‘kinda reminded’ me of something else. I actually liked _American Sniper_. It just reminded me of the Tarantino scene.” And after director Michael Moore stated that [snipers were cowards](http://www.people.com/article/michael-moore-explains-snipers-tweets-american-sniper) on his Twitter feed, Daniels responded by Tweeting a photo of himself performing for the troops along with the message, “Hey Michael Moore These are the guys who defend the right for you to say the stupid things U say U might say thanks.” Meanwhile, Shelton weighed in with his thoughts on the negativity surrounding _American Sniper_. “Sickens me to see celebrities or anybody slam the very people who protect their right to talk s—. #truecowards,” tweeted Shelton. _This_ [_article_](http://www.people.com/article/country-stars-slam-american-sniper-critics?xid=IFT-Trending) _originally appeared on_ [_People.com_](http://www.people.com)_._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3677670/country-stars-american-sniper-critics/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3677670/country-stars-american-sniper-critics/"},"headline":"Country Stars Slam American Sniper Critics","datePublished":"2015-01-22T00:00:31.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T03:46:08.819Z","description":"Blake Shelton, Charlie Daniels and Craig Morgan took to social media to defend the film","url":"https://time.com/3677670/country-stars-american-sniper-critics/","keywords":["celebrities","Seth Rogen","American Sniper"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4b03fa58149c2337/69877b35cd1bba651a6f4c7a/craig-morgan.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Danielle Anderson / People"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4b03fa58149c2337/69877b35cd1bba651a6f4c7a/craig-morgan.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"100.7 The Wolf Hometown Holiday 2014","caption":"100.7 The Wolf Hometown Holiday 2014","creditText":"Mat Hayward—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3677670/country-stars-american-sniper-critics/","name":"Country Stars Slam American Sniper Critics"}}]}] ```