Toby Keith Stiffs Children's Hospital Charity Event, Refuses To Sign Guitar, Says Fundraiser

Aug. 1 2012, Published 4:30 a.m. ET
By Amber Goodhand - Breaking Celebrity News News Editor
Toby Keith refused to sign a guitar that was going to be used in a fundraiser for the St. Jude Children's Hospital, a charity organizer tells Breaking Celebrity News exclusively.
Joel Bieschke, Vice President of Creative Adventures, teamed up with local Nebraska country radio station KRNY Y102 to bring fans to Toby's June 22 Nebraskaland Days concert in North Platte where they claim they got the okay from someone on Toby's team to have him sign a guitar — but were gravely disappointed when the Red Solo Cup singer didn't follow through.
"One of the radio station program directors got meet-and-greets and permission to get a guitar signed for St. Jude's 2013 radio fundraiser. People donate to win a guitar signed by their favorite artist on the air and the money goes to help the children at St. Jude," Joel exclusively told Breaking Celebrity News.
"But when we got face-to-face with Toby in the meet-and-greet line he refused to sign the guitar and his crew told us to leave or else they were going to call security."
Joel tells Breaking Celebrity News he's been working with local radio and television stations doing these fundraisers for more than 20 years and has never had this happen before.
"It would have