All posts tagged "Vanilla Ice"

Federal contracting records show a $150,520 award for a Vanilla Ice performance at an event during Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s India trip last month, which the State Department later zeroed out, The Washington Sun reports.

The Sun says the U.S. consulate in Mumbai listed a contract on Oct. 18 with the booking firm Universal Attractions for the rapper, whose real name is Robert Van Winkle, to play a Freedom 250 event. According to a USAspending ledger the Sun cites, the award was zeroed out on Oct. 22.

Rubio and Ambassador Sergio Gor had attended a Freedom 250 reception on Oct. 20. Vanilla Ice never performed....

Reactions were rolling in Friday night after the Freedom 250 Great America State Fair cut the performance for rapper Vanilla Ice.

The 90s star was slated to play his hit songs at the event, which was reportedly having low attendance and mixed reviews.

The Freedom 250 announced the fair's pause in a post on X, adding that the event would reopen at 10 a.m. Saturday....