Sir Rod Stewart and his son have pleaded guilty to battery over an altercation with a security guard at a hotel in Florida in 2019. The singer and son Sean were accused of assault after they were refused access to a private event on New Year's Eve, according to a police report.

Sir Rod Stewart has defended his support of Ukraine, after he was apparently booed at a concert in Germany on Friday night. The music legend was performing in Leipzig when the Ukrainian flag appeared on a video screen, followed by an image of President Volodymyr Zelensky.

A plea deal between British rock icon Rod Stewart and Florida prosecutors fell through Friday, meaning he and his adult son are again scheduled to stand trial on charges they battered a security guard during a New Year’s Eve bash nearly two years ago.

As the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar approaches later this month, Rod Stewart claims he turned down a large paycheck to perform in the nation last year amid criticism regarding human rights in the territory. "I was actually offered a lot of money, over $1m, to play there 15 months ago," Stewart, 77, told The Sunday Times in a new interview.