Jewel apologizes for disappointing fans by performing at RFK Jr.’s inauguration event: ‘I’m so sorry’

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.‘s ball honoring Donald Trump’s inauguration, explaining that her commitment to addressing the nation’s mental health crisis transcends political divides.The 50-year-old singer-songwriter took to Instagram on Friday to share a video defending her performance at RFK Jr.’s “Make America Healthy Again” ball (aka MAHA), which took place in Washington, D.C., days earlier, while also apologizing to her “longtime fans” because she “caused pain.”At the event, Jewel sang “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” for RFK Jr., 71, a vocal vaccine skeptic selected by President Donald Trump to head the Department of Health and Human Services.In her video, Jewel addressed her fans, apologizing to those who may have been disappointed by her actions.

She shared that she felt it was more important to “act now” and work with Trump’s administration on mental health issues rather than wait for a political administration with which she fully aligns.“As many of you know, I am a mental health advocate.

If there’s anything I’ve learned in the past 20 years, it’s that mental health affects everybody’s lives across party lines,” she explained in the video. “I reached out to the last administration, spoke with the surgeon general about the mental health crisis that’s facing our nation.

I don’t know if you guys know the stats, but it is bleak.”Jewel expressed that she believes she can make a difference and feels compelled to help.“If I wait to try until I agree 100% with the people that might be willing to help me, I’d never get off the bench.