Broadway star pulls out of Trump inauguration performance after backlash

Published January 14, 2017 6:02pm ET



Award-winning singer Jennifer Holliday will no longer be performing at President-elect Trump’s inauguration celebration on Thursday after receiving backlash following the announcement.

Holliday announced in an open letter on Saturday that she’s decided against performing and apologized to her fans.

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