Monday, December 29, 2025
ADVT 
Hollywood

Singer Gets Slammed For Agreeing To Perform At Trump's Inauguration

IANS, 16 Dec, 2016 11:56 AM
    "America's Got Talent" fame singer Jackie Evancho has received backlash over social media from Donald Trump's haters as she will be singing the national anthem at the US President-elect's inauguration next month.
     
    Evancho has been slammed for supporting Trump, reports aceshowbiz.com.
     
    "Jackie Evancho thanks a lot for supporting fascist Trump! Hope your career goes down in flames," one user wrote on Twitter.
     
    Another tweeted: "Jackie Evancho no record label will touch you now, because you are tainted by Trump. This is all anyone will ever know you for now, not your squeaky singing."
     
    Jackie's transgender sister Juliet was also the target of cyber bullying. 
     
    One user tweeted: "What are you thinking? You are going to sing at the inauguration and your sister is transgender? Think of your family first!" 
     
    Another wrote: "It's strange she'd perform for someone whose entire team is anti-LGBT and her sister is transgender! That's all." 
     
    Juliet revealed she is transgender at the Global Lyme Alliance's gala in New York last year. 
     
    Speaking of the backlash, Jackie explained: "My family is kind of a big target. I have a transgender sister and so a lot of hate goes towards us. 
     
    "I also get a lot of love. So, we pay most attention to that. Sometimes we get really annoyed with the hate, everyone does, we have to admit it but we just ignore it." 
     
    Jackie is no stranger to performing for a president. She previously performed twice for President Barack Obama. First, she sang "O Holy Night" at the National Christmas Tree Lighting in 2010 and again performed for him at the National Prayer Breakfast in 2012.

    MORE Hollywood ARTICLES

    Oscars 2016: Leonardo DiCaprio Triumphs, Priyanka Chopra Makes India Shine

    Oscars 2016: Leonardo DiCaprio Triumphs, Priyanka Chopra Makes India Shine
    "The Revenant" had a golden run at the 88th Academy Awards, where its lead actor Leonardo DiCaprio broke his Oscar jinx by winning the best actor trophy and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu was named best director. 

    Oscars 2016: Leonardo DiCaprio Triumphs, Priyanka Chopra Makes India Shine

    Pakistani-Canadian Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Wins Documentary Short Oscar

    Pakistani-Canadian Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Wins Documentary Short Oscar
    The 37-year-old director claimed her second career Oscar, this time winning for "A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness" in the best short documentary category.

    Pakistani-Canadian Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Wins Documentary Short Oscar

    A.R. Rahman Meets Hollywood Composer Philip Glass

    A.R. Rahman Meets Hollywood Composer Philip Glass
      Rahman took to Facebook to share a photograph with Glass in which they are seated next to each other.

    A.R. Rahman Meets Hollywood Composer Philip Glass

    Priyanka Second Most Searched Celeb In Oscar Searches: Google

    Priyanka Second Most Searched Celeb In Oscar Searches: Google
    India although contributing about two percent of the global searches for the Oscars, still made it to the top 10 markets for Oscar searches, the company said in a statement.

    Priyanka Second Most Searched Celeb In Oscar Searches: Google

    Oprah Winfrey Reacts To Being Mistaken For Whoopi Goldberg

    Oprah Winfrey Reacts To Being Mistaken For Whoopi Goldberg
    Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey has reacted to a goof-up by a beauty website that confused her with actress Whoopi Goldberg on the 2016 Oscars red carpet.

    Oprah Winfrey Reacts To Being Mistaken For Whoopi Goldberg

    Nicki Minaj Shows Off Derriere

    Minaj's first image saw her posing with her back to the camera, showing off her buttocks as she stood with one hand on her hip

    Nicki Minaj Shows Off Derriere