Singer Who Infamously Botched National Anthem Reveals Where 'Public Humiliation' Led
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Ingrid Andress is back from rehab and ready to face the public again.
Country singer Ingrid Andress, who made national headlines last year for a drunk and out-of-tune performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner” before the MLB Home Run Derby, is opening up about the toll of the “public humiliation” she endured.
“It broke my heart,” she told Rolling Stone about the response on social media. “I had to stop reading comments because I couldn’t handle how deeply it hurt.”
She added that in the middle of last summer’s heated presidential campaign, it felt like she was on the one thing Americans could agree on.
“I felt like America’s punching bag. I became a way to unite America. It was like, ‘At least we can all agree that this girl botched the anthem,’” Andress told the magazine. “I’ll be the punching bag for sure, but I didn’t commit a crime. It felt very extreme for what the situation was.”
A day after the performance, the “More Hearts Than Mine” singer admitted she was drunk, apologized for her performance and left for more than a month of rehab followed by six months of living quietly in her home state of Colorado.
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Ingrid Andress is back from rehab and ready to face the public again.
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