Singer apologises for swearing after asking for re-do during live national anthem performance

A singer has apologised to fans after dropping multiple expletives during a performance of the US national anthem before asking to start over.

Singer Loomis is apologising after dropping multiple expletives during a performance of the national anthem last week at the Free and Equal Elections Foundation Debate featuring third-party presidential candidates.

“When I realised I messed up, I panicked and cursed,” she said in an emailed statement to Fox News Digital. “I was so nervous and that’s when you all saw everything that happened. It’s the National Anthem, my family was watching, especially my Dad,” who is an Army veteran.

“I didn’t mean to. But I was reacting in the raw and unfiltered way that I am,” she added.

On social media she extended a greater apology and explained more of the situation to her followers.

“I want to take a moment to apologise to the amazing team at @FreeAndEqualElections, their incredible production crew, and all of you who were watching!” she wrote as the caption for a video of her apologising on Instagram.

“I was a little late there and didn’t have a clear cue, which left me flustered when we went live! I know it wasn’t my best, and I’m truly sorry if it didn’t hit the mark.”

Last Wednesday, Loomis was tapped to perform The Star-Spangled Banner on a live C-SPAN broadcast of the debate between third party candidates for president. Featured in the debate were Green Party nominee Jill Stein, Libertarian Party nominee Chase Oliver and Constitution Party nominee Randall Terry.

Loomis dropped multiple expletives as she performed the US national anthem last week.

Loomis’ voice cracked as she tried to sing, “And the rocket’s red glare,” which immediately embarrassed the singer.

“I f***ed it up. I f***ed it up. Can I go back? Can I go back, please?” she pleaded in a video that subsequently went viral on social media.

Loomis was quickly informed by someone out of frame that the performance was live, much to her obvious horror. She then immediately resumed her performance, but then interrupted herself to explain that she was “nervous,” before continuing.

“I take full responsibility on my part and ask that you don’t use this incident to reflect on the artist [I] am and trying to be,” she wrote in the caption to her apologetic Instagram post.

“I’m taking this as a lesson learned, and I can’t wait to come back even stronger!”

Loomis has since apologised on Instagram for her performance at the Free and Equal Elections Foundation Debate.

In the accompanying taped video, Loomis begged for absolution.

“Please, please, please forgive me,” she said, before leaving some advice. “Always turn lemons into lemonade and turn negative into positive.”

While some people online empathised with the singer’s situation, social media predominantly erupted with criticism of Loomis.

“Who the hell picks these untalented squawkers to butcher our National Anthem?? Absolutely inexcusable and so disrespectful!!” one person complained.

“Just awful. No other description is necessary,” another said.

Loomis has been slammed online for her “horrible rendition”.

“That was a horrible rendition. I wish we could all go back,” someone else posted.

Others online made reference to pop singer Fergie’s infamous national anthem performance at the NBA All-Star game in 2018, contemplating if this was worse.

“And here’s me thinking nothing could be worse than Fergie’s rendition of the US national anthem,” one person wrote. “I know Fergie is somewhere grinning ear to ear right now because she no longer has the worst national anthem performance in history,” another teased.

Loomis is originally from Pacoima, California. Throughout her career, she has collaborated with several Grammy Award-winning producers, including Timbaland, Bobby Ross Avila and Battlecat.

This article originally appeared in Fox News and was reproduced with permission

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