Country singer Ingrid Andress is reflecting on her viral rendition of the National Anthem at the 2024 Home Run Derby last summer, saying she doesn’t deserve all the hate even though she messed up the song.
“I am sorry you had to witness that horrific rendition of our nation’s anthem,” she told Rolling Stone in a new interview, representing the first time she’s gone into detail about the incident. “Whoever that was is not an accurate representation of who I am at all,” Andress continued. “You got to see me in my worst moment, so now, everything from here will be great.”
The singer did apologize after the clip went viral and told fans she would be checking into rehab. Now she’s saying despite her mistake, the haters took it too far.
“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…
