Jennifer Holliday Pulls Out of Trump Inauguration, Apologizes to LGBT Community (Exclusive)

[highplainsdem]

Source: The Wrap

Jennifer Holliday has canceled her appearance at Donald Trump’s inauguration event next week, calling her decision to perform a “lapse of judgement.”

In an open letter, provided exclusively to TheWrap, the “Dreamgirls” star apologized to the LGBT community, saying she was “uneducated on the issues that affect every American at this crucial time in history and for causing such dismay and heartbreak to my fans.”

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Holliday, considered a longtime LGBT ally, explained that she changed her mind after reading a Friday Daily Beast story titled, “Jennifer Holliday Will Perform at Trump’s Inauguration, Which Is Heartbreaking to Gay Fans.”

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“My only choice must now be to stand with the LGBT Community and to state unequivocally that I WILL NOT PERFORM FOR THE WELCOME CONCERT OR FOR ANY OF THE INAUGURATION FESTIVITIES!”

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Read more: http://www.thewrap.com/jennifer-holliday-trump-inauguration-lgbt/

[blue cat]

1. Good for her.

I was hoping she would.

[leftyladyfrommo]

2. I think I saw where Toby Keith did too. Wrong. Sorry

No. I read it wrong.

He is still in and refusing to apologize.

Sorry

[Glimmer of Hope]

4. Oh my gosh. Is anyone left?

[Fiendish Thingy]

38. Well ther's Big & Rich

Who were last seen gettin' rich at the Rocking on the River festival in the wilds of British Columbia...

[Feeling the Bern]

47. Trace Adkins, Montgomery Gentry, and the rest of Nashville's shitty musical infection

[highplainsdem]

6. I hope you're right, but I can't find anything about that via Twitter.

[leftyladyfrommo]

7. It wasn't twitter. It was some news thing.

I will go look.

[highplainsdem]

11. Most recent news I found for him says he "won't apologize" for performing for Trump

http://people.com/country/toby-keith-donald-trumo-inaguration-response/

People magazine's site, published a couple of hours ago.

[izzybella]

15. Well, I won't apologize either

when I never purchase his music again.

[NBachers]

35. Since I've never bought / listened to his music to begin with, that would be a hollow threat from me

[louis-t]

40. His nightclubs are all failing, too.

I know he just lets them use his name, but the one I worked in was half empty all of the time.

[edhopper]

9. do you have a source?

nothing on Google about this.

[Warpy]

51. Paul Anka is the one who also canceled

so some drunk in the room is going to have to sing "My Way" to Cheeto Tweeto.

It looks like the lineup will be Toby Keith, a rock act nobody heard of, and karaoke.

[Rustyeye77]

3. He can always get those USA FREEDOM GIRLS...

oh, that's right he didn't pay them either.

[Turn CO Blue]

18. Correct - they're a non-profit and Trump stiffed them $15K in expenses

[link:http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/09/06/usa-freedom-girls-sue-trump-campaign-for-stiffing-them.html|

[C Moon]

25. :D

[DK504]

5. Thank you for throwing this creep to the curb.

Why didn't she know what this pond scum was about after 2 years of his filth.

[angstlessk]

8. Not everyone follows politics, like us junkies :-)

[Turn CO Blue]

22. I'd say facing down your agent to say no to a booked gig takes a special kind of fortitude.

Trump is a puff of wind by comparison to the hurricane-force influence of a booking agent bent on getting the artist some international TV coverage.

I hope she stays safe; the Deplorables will be gunning for her twice as hard since she is both a Broadway/Hollywood-type and a POC.

[QC]

10. The Red Army Choir is probably available.

They're really good, too.

[yardwork]

13. Didn't many of them just die in a plane crash?

[QC]

17. I think that was a different arm of Putin's Military/Musical Complex.

I'm sure Comrade Vladi can pull together a few entertainers to send to his new territories, in any event.

[C Moon]

26. That looks like a comedy skit!

Like something from SCTV.

[caraher]

27. Or for the "kids.."

[rawtribe]

28. I'm sure the Tro Lo Lo guy is available

[Rollo]

31. Ah, yes, a classic Eduard Khil video...

He was actually an accomplished singer, and had many other videos which one can find on Youtube.

The "Trololo" song has an interesting background as well. Originally it was written as a tune sung by an American cowboy riding out West. Naturally the Soviet art bureaucracy thought this was too dangerous, so the composer changed it to a song without words. You can still hear the musical interpretation of a trotting horse and the cowboy yells.

A lot of people made fun of Khil and his performance in this, but he was just another artist struggling to do his craft under difficult political circumstances.

And he died few years back, grateful to the last for the fame this video got him.

[NBachers]

37. I forgot about that guy - I had to watch the video again.

[QC]

50. And this guy might do it.

[Blue_Warrior]

12. She should have made that decision the first time around...

But better late than never.

[a kennedy]

14. hey, good answer Blue_Warrior, and welcome to DU

[iluvtennis]

16. +1000 nt

[mobeau69]

29. She is older now and was probably preyed upon by the Nazi maggot team.

You have loved me faithfully and unconditionally and for so many years you provided me with work even though my star had long since faded. - JH

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

19. Yes!!!!

[central scrutinizer]

20. So many people to insult at 3am

Cue the twitter splutter ...

[tclambert]

21. I wish they would all wait until the last minute, then cancel.

Let Donald sit there watching an empty stage because they couldn't find last-minute replacements for the no-shows.

Though, if they called me, I would gladly sing the Russian National Anthem for them. (I only know the words to the first verse, but I think that would make the point.)

[3catwoman3]

34. Canceling at the last...

...minute would be fabulous.

[louis-t]

41. Surely he would sue them all.

[mobeau69]

23. Thank God!

I can listen to Jennifer again!

[nolabear]

24. My LGBTQ friends cut her dead. I'm glad she wised up.

People can see the light, even if it has to be blasted at them.

[Rustyeye77]

30. New Marching Group enters inauguration

[mobeau69]

32. Cancelation Confirmed by NBC

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jennifer-holliday-backs-out-trump-inaugural-performance-n706931

[3catwoman3]

33. ...uneducated on the issues that affect every American at this crucial time in history..."

Has she been living in a cave?

Good decision, nonetheless.

[forgotmylogin]

48. I could possibly understand it if she's busy and not generally a follower of politics.

Her agent might have just automatically booked it for her (who wouldn't want to sing for a President under normal circumstances) and she agreed, not realizing the baggage that doing so carried.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

36. Brava! This takes courage. The fact that it is so difficult for most people to admit

a mistake and sincerely apologize is an indictment of our society.

I highly reccommend this book on the topic:
Mistakes Were Made, But Not By Me
Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, And Hurtful Acts

[Danascot]

39. I hope Jackie Evancho

reconsiders in the next couple of days. She even has a trans sister.

[obamanut2012]

43. ugh for real

I don't get folks.

[ananda]

42. Yeah, I wondered how long it was gonna take ..

.. once the pressure mounted, as with that opera singer.

[underpants]

44. Andrea Bocelli

He openly said it was a business decision. Massive backlash on his website and social media.

[davsand]

45. This guy might be free to perform

[underpants]

46. I think we're getting into Ken Bone territory

[forgotmylogin]

49. Dude.

Someone shouldn't need to explain to you that singing your harmony part of a quartet is never a good idea.

Did he stop the other telemarketers making calls to put on this little show?

[TexasBushwhacker]

53. Wow!

[NastyRiffraff]

52. She'd better watch for Dump's lawsuit

He'll try to do to her as he did to that chef who pulled out of a restaurant in his stupid hotel.

[Gothmog]

54. I heard that she will be on AMJOY tomorrow

[Tarheel_Dem]

55. Well, Jennifer, your fans of color weren't thrilled with you participation either, but whatever....

it took to bring you around I'm ecstatic. I'm willing to bet that unless there's a contract issue, Steve Harvey won't be invited to host any more black awards events. I'm so disappointed to learn he's a conservative Republican.

[Branmerr]

57. Steve Harvey

He had Hillary on his show and told her he was voting for her. He is a Democrat. Just because he met with Trump does not make him a conservative Republican. Do I think he should work with Trump and meet with Trump? No

[UCmeNdc]

56. I wonder how out of touch some people are. This should be an automatic no to anyone that disagrees

with Donald Trump's agenda.

By performing there you are saying directly and indirectly you as a person agree with Donald Trump's agenda. There is no other way to view this.

[ChazII]

58. Death Threats?

Who would send her death threats? There are stories on FB that she withdrew because of the death threats as well.