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Nation singer Ingrid Andress launched a press release after her rocky rendition of the nationwide anthem forward of the MLB House Run Derby at Globe Life Area on Monday night time.
The 32-year-old Andress’s distinctive efficiency of the “Star-Spangled Banner” elicited principally damaging reactions from followers, sports activities commentators and even the MLB gamers themselves.
Following her controversial nationwide anthem rendition, Andress posted a press release on social media during which she stated she was drunk throughout her efficiency and issued an apology to the MLB.
Andress wrote on Tuesday:
“I’m not going to bulls— y’all, I used to be drunk final night time. I’m checking myself right into a facility right now to get the assistance I would like. That was not me final night time. I apologize to the MLB, all of the followers and this nation I really like a lot for that rendition. I’ll let y’all understand how rehab is I hear it’s tremendous enjoyable.
xo, Ingrid.”
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— Ingrid Andress (@IngridAndress) July 16, 2024
Andress is a four-time Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter. She launched her second album, “Good Individual,” in 2022 and has opened for music legends Stevie Nicks and Alanis Morissette prior to now yr.
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KRISTEN WONG
Kristen Wong is a employees author on the Breaking and Trending Information staff at Sports activities Illustrated. She has been a sports activities journalist since 2020. Earlier than becoming a member of SI in November 2023, Wong lined 4 NFL groups as an affiliate editor with the FanSided NFL Community and labored as a employees author for the model’s flagship web site. Outdoors of labor, she has goals of operating her personal sporty dive bar.
