An opening act at the Northwest Ohio Rib Off, Rodney Parker and Liberty Beach, has been removed from the list of performers.

13abc was alerted to a statement posted on Rodney Parker's Facebook page.

Parker shared a video of a crowd of protesters destroying a confederate statue online along with the comment, "Antifa, Black Lives Matter, Communists, Socialists; PURE TRASH, PERIOD. Certainly, in the face of this ongoing, relentless behavior from these leftist agitators, White Nationalists (who're NOT White Supremacists, just so we're clear) TOTALLY have a legitimate right to SPEAK, BE HEARD and retaliate," Mr. Parker wrote on his Facebook page. "Mainstream media wants to manipulate and keep you timid and full of white guilt, and that empowers these leftist . Do NOT fall for that communist tactic EVER."

After organizers were made aware of the post, Parker and his band were informed they would not be allowed to perform at this Friday’s Rib Off event. The Blade reports that Parker says he is no way racist. The Blade quotes him as saying, "The claims of racism against me are as false as dentures, period; end of story," he said. "There's nothing else to say at this point. It's very unfortunate that this happened. It's unfortunate people are so hysterical and willing to accept lies over truth."