Broadway Singer Jennifer Holliday Drops Out of Trump

Inauguration
"I apologize for my lapse of judgment, for being uneducated on the issues that affect every American at this crucial time in
history," singer says.

A day after Jennifer Holliday was listed among the artists participating in Donald Trump's Make America Great Again!
Welcome Celebration, the Broadway star announced that she was dropping out of the inauguration performance following
criticism from her fans.

A day after Jennifer Holliday "I was honestly just thinking

was listed among the artists that I wanted my voice to be a
participating in Donald healing and unifying force for
Trump's Make America Great hope through music to help our
Again! Welcome Celebration, deeply polarized country,"
the Broadway star announced Holliday wrote. "Regretfully, I
that she was dropping out of did not take into consideration
the inauguration performance that my performing for the
following criticism from her concert would actually instead
fans. In an open letter to
be taken as a political act
Holliday's "beloved LGBT
against my own personal
community" that she provided
beliefs and be mistaken for
to the Wrap, the Dreamgirls
singer explained that she support of Donald Trump and
agreed to the performance Mike Pence."Pence, as governor
because of her reputation as a of Indiana, signed the
"bi-partisan songbird." controversial Religious
Freedom Restoration Act,
Holliday, a longtime star on Broadway, admitted that the response from whichthe targeted
LGBT the rights of LGBTQ
community to her performance including a Daily Beast article titled "Jennifer Holliday
people.

Will Perform at Trumps Inauguration, Which Is Heartbreaking to Gay Fans" convinced

her to pull out of the Make America Great Again concert.
"I sincerely apologize for my lapse of judgment, for being uneducated on the issues that affect every
American at this crucial time in history and for causing such dismay and heartbreak to my fans," Holliday
wrote.

Holliday, a longtime star on Holliday's exit is the latest in

Broadway, admitted that the a string of embarrassments
response from the LGBT for Trump's inauguration
community to her committee: Members of the
performance including a Rockettes and the Mormon
Daily Beast article titled Tabernacle Choir have voiced
"Jennifer Holliday Will their frustration about
Perform at Trumps performing for Trump, while
Inauguration, Which Is the inauguration team has
Heartbreaking to Gay Fans" had difficulties attracting A-
convinced her to pull out of list talent to the event.
the Make America Great
Again concert.

Holliday was scheduled to

join 3 Doors Down, Toby
Keith, Lee Greenwood and
other artists at the Make
America Great Again!
Welcome Celebration on the
steps of Washington, D.C.'s
Lincoln Memorial on January
20th.