Ingrid Andress Says ‘I Was Drunk’ During Home Run Derby National Anthem Performance, Is Checking Into Rehab
variety.comChris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Country star Ingrid Andress has made a startling revelation on her social accounts, admitting that she was intoxicated while singing the National Anthem before baseball’s annual Home Run Derby on Monday night, and saying she is planning to check into a rehab facility in the wake of the tumult over her disastrous performance. “I’m not gonna bullshit y’all, I was drunk last night,” she wrote on Facebook, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter). “I’m checking myself into a facility today to get the help I need.
That was not me last night. I apologize to MLB, all the fans, and this country I love so much for that rendition. I’ll let y’all know how rehab is.
I hear it’s super fun.” She signed the missive “xo, Ingrid.” Speculation had privately run rampant that Andress seemed to be suffering from more than just in-ear problems during her performance at the Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, which caused many viewers to say it was the worst version of “The Star-Spangled Banner” they’d heard prior to a major sports performance.
Her rendition seemed wildly off-key from the moment she hit the microphone and never recovered — a performance highly out of character for a singer-songwriter known for being an accomplished pro.
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