Jelly Roll Recalls Viral Moment With Garth Brooks Where He Picked Him Up (Exclusive)

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Jelly Roll is gushing over Garth Brooks! ET's Denny Directo spoke with the 38-year-old singer on Sunday, and he opened up about his first time meeting the country legend at the ACM Awards.During the viral moment, Jelly Roll met Brooks backstage and excitedly picked him up and lifted him into the air by way of introduction.«I got to see Garth Brooks at the ACM Awards and I was so excited I picked him up,» Jelly Roll told ET. «I didn't mean to and I didn't know it until the clip went viral.»After that meeting, the two men saw each other again in Las Vegas, where Jelly Roll stepped out to attend Brooks' residency, which he called the «best show ever.»«I'm watching it, I leave, I go backstage.

I get to see him again, he holds his hands out, but he goes, 'But don't hurt me this time, big fella,'» Jelly Roll recalled of Brooks, before praising the singer.«He is the sweetest guy,» Jelly Roll said. «Man, I grew up with him in my household.

He is truly, probably one of the biggest things that will ever happen for me is meeting him. [He's] just as charismatic as you think he is.

He is the man. Genuine.» ET's conversation with Jelly Roll happened at the finale, where he performed «Need a Favor» and «Save Me» with Lainey Wilson and Oliver Steele.«It was awesome.