Kid Rock is returning to the Waffle House restaurant where he was arrested for battery last year – to sign autographs for charity.

The star and five members of his entourage were arrested and charged with misdemeanor battery after an October brawl in the Duluth, Georgia restaurant. A not guilty plea was entered on Kid Rock’s behalf in a DeKalb County State Court last week.

According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution newspaper, the musician has now decided to make amends by greeting fans and signing autographs at a Waffle House fundraiser for local homeless shelter charity Nicholas House.

The event will take place at the restaurant on March 11th before Kid Rock performs at the nearby Gwinnett Arena. Waffle House spokesperson Pat Warner says, “For a while now, we’ve been working with Kid Rock’s management to try and turn a negative into a positive. “We’re hoping to raise some money for a worthwhile charity.”

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Kid Rock has pleaded not guilty to a battery charge following a fight in a Waffle House last year. The star and five members of his entourage were arrested for misdemeanor battery after a brawl in an Atlanta restaurant in October following a concert in the area.

Rock – whose real name is Robert James Ritchie – wasn’t at the DeKalb County State Court. His lawyer Darryl Cohen waived an arraignment hearing and entered a not guilty plea on the 37-year-old’s behalf.

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Kid Rock’s arraignment for battery charges relating to an October 2007 incident at Atlanta, Georgia’s Waffle House has been postponed. The rocker/rapper – real name Robert Ritchie – was arrested and charged with a misdemeanor of simple battery after the scuffle on October 21st. He was due to be arraigned in Dekalb County in Georgia on Monday, but the case has been postponed until February 4th. And there’s good news for Rock – he could escape the charges altogether, depending on further evidence, according to the Dekalb County Solicitors Office.

The other man involved in the fight has been charged with a felony count of second degree criminal damage to property after breaking a window in the incident.

For the second year in a row, Kid Rock spent his Christmas performing for US troops overseas. This time he was joined by fellow celebrities such as Robin Williams, Lance Armstrong, Lewis Black, & Miss USA 2007 Rachel Smith for an eight-day, seven-country tour. It’s great to see that Kid was back again this year showing his support for all our forces overseas and joined by such a stellar group of stars. We love these celebrities even more when they’re spending time bringing love and entertainment overseas. Of course, our thoughts, hearts, and holiday wishes go out to every single one of our troops.

What a guy!

Kid Rock was arrested early Sunday after a brawl at a restaurant and spent about 12 hours in jail before being released.

The musician stopped at the Waffle House restaurant shortly after 5 am after his performance at The Tabernacle in Atlanta, authorities said.

“He and five members of his entourage were involved in a fight with a male customer inside the Waffle House,” said Mekka Parish, a spokeswoman for the DeKalb County Police Department.

The customer recognized a female with Kid Rock’s party and exchanged words with her.

“It escalated to a physical altercation between Kid Rock and that male customer and moved outside to the parking lot,” she said. At some point the customer punched out a restaurant window, she said.

Kid Rock left in his tour bus and was stopped by police about a mile from the restaurant, Parish said.

The musician and five members of his entourage were taken into custody on a misdemeanor charge of simple battery.

The other customer was charged with criminal damage to property, a felony, Parish said.

Kid Rock was released from the county jail on bond about 5 p.m.

A telephone message left with Kid Rock’s publicist was not immediately returned. The other customer was treated at a hospital for cuts and bruises. No one in Kid Rock’s group was hospitalized, police said.

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Kid Rock wants the $500,000 wedding ring he gave to ex-wife Pamela Anderson back.

The rocker – who split from the former ‘Baywatch’ babe in 2006 – wants Pamela to give back the expensive piece of jewelery now since she has married husband #3 Rick Salomon.

Kid quipped: “Maybe she’ll send my ring back. I doubt it, but, boy, that would be nice.”

He also offered some words of advice for Rick, saying: “Why buy the cow, when you get the milk for free?”

This is true and it made me laugh really hard upon reading it!  Man Pamela is just the picture of classy isn’t she? She’s looking rather weathered these days!

“I knew what I was getting into with the whole Pam fiasco. Thank God I made my mark, and music, before I got into that shit storm. I’ve made certain moves I gotta live with the rest of my life, but I’m not gonna bitch about it. I think I can bring it back to the music now.

I thank God I got out of that. In hindsight, it was the best thing for my son and I that I ever did. Now my friends are speaking out, saying “Good move.” But I had to touch the stove to know, and it burned the fuck out of me.”

Rock also went on to talk about the paparazzi:

“I say if you do interviews with Us Weekly, don’t be pissed off when they photograph you out at the park with the family, shopping or whatever. You can’t have it both ways. I have no sympathy.”