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Apparently Kevin Bacon is not above bribery when it comes to Footloose. A Reddit post claimed that the actor who is widely known for his role in the hit 1984 film pays wedding DJs to avoid playing the song of the same name at weddings he attends. The actor indeed confessed in numerous interviews that he would pay the DJ to not play Footloose by Kenny Loggins. The song is associated with a famous dance that took place during the film: In a 2013 interview with late-night television host Conan O'Brien, he said that people often expect him to recreate the dance sequence from the movie. I go to the disc jockey and hand him $20 and say, 'Please don't play that song.' Because, first off, a wedding is really not about me, it's about the bride and groom and it's embarrassing, he said. You can watch the full interview here: He repeated the story for a 2020 Barstool Sports podcast Pardon My Take, at around the 54-minute mark. During the podcast he also made numerous jokes about paying the DJ: Given that Bacon himself has confirmed the story, we rate this claim as True.
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