Ingrid Andress Issues Statement After MLB Home Run Derby National Anthem Debacle
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Country singer Ingrid Andress released a statement after her rocky rendition of the national anthem ahead of the MLB Home Run Derby at Globe Life Field on Monday night.Â
The 32-year-old Andressâs unique performance of the âStar-Spangled Bannerâ elicited mostly negative reactions from fans, sports commentators and even the MLB players themselves.
Following her controversial national anthem rendition, Andress posted a statement on social media in which she said she was drunk during her performance and issued an apology to the MLB.
Andress wrote on Tuesday:
âIâm not going to bulls— yâall, I was drunk last night. Iâm checking myself into a facility today to get the help I need. That was not me last night. I apologize to the MLB, all the fans and this country I love so much for that rendition. Iâll let yâall know how rehab is I hear itâs super fun.
xo, Ingrid.â
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â Ingrid Andress (@IngridAndress) July 16, 2024Andress is a four-time Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter. She released her second album, âGood Person,â in 2022 and has opened for music legends Stevie Nicks and Alanis Morissette in the past year.
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KRISTEN WONG
Kristen Wong is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. She has been a sports journalist since 2020. Before joining SI in November 2023, Wong covered four NFL teams as an associate editor with the FanSided NFL Network and worked as a staff writer for the brandâs flagship site. Outside of work, she has dreams of running her own sporty dive bar.