Singer Loomis Apologizes After Swearing on Live TV and Botching National Anthem

Singer Loomis is apologizing after she botched her national anthem performance and swore on live TV. On Wednesday, Oct. 23, the singer was performing a rendition of the star-spangled banner at the Free and Equal Elections Foundation Debate featuring third-party presidential candidates, but her voice cracked as she was belting, leading her to stop midway through. “I f***ed it up, I f***ed it up. Can I go back, please?” she asked, before someone off camera told her it was a live broadcast. She then quickly continued and finished the rest of the song, though also noted that she was “nervous.” On Saturday, Oct. 26, the artist took to Instagram to apologize in a recorded video. “First off, I would like to apologize to the Free and Equal political team for this mishap, and from the bottom of my heart I wanted to apologize. And I’m so sorry, I didn’t mean to mess up the National Anthem, and I wanted to thank you guys for giving me a chance and believing in me,” she said in part.