FERGIE has received praise from fans for her MTV VMAs performance after facing backlash for her performance of the National Anthem.
The star has been out of the spotlight in the wake of the drama.
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Fergie surprised MTV VMA viewers with a surprise performance at the awards show.
She took the stage alongside Jack Harlow, performing her hit single Glamorous.
Fans watching along seemed to approve of her singing, praising her on Twitter.
The pop star hasn’t performed live since she was slammed for her unconventional singing of the National Anthem.
One user tweeted simply: “THEY GOT FERGIE,” adding heart emojis.
Another tweeted: “Yes Fergie!! The Glamorous.”
A third added: “Fergie tearing the house down.”
A fourth fan gushed: “Great Opening by Jack Harlow and Fergie.”
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ANTHEM BACKLASH
In 2018, Fergie was selected to perform the National Anthem during the NBA All Star basketball game.
Celebrities, including Beyonce, were looking on from the sidelines.
Fergie’s performance fell flat, and she was slammed online by viewers as a result.
Following her performance at the Los Angeles’ Staple Center on Sunday, the pop singer admitted she was a “risk taker” but insisted: “I honestly tried my best.”
She told TMZ: “I’ve always been honored and proud to perform the national anthem and last night I wanted to try something special for the NBA.
“I’m a risk taker artistically, but clearly this rendition didn’t strike the intended tone. I love this country and honestly tried my best.”
Stars have been known to make the performance their own and Fergie, who has sold millions of records as a solo artist and with the Black Eyed Peas, decided to put a jazz spin on hers.
Waving her arms energetically, she sang breathily into the microphone before belting out what many have described as “flat notes”.
Her performance drew giggles from the likes of Chance the Rapper and some of the players ready to take to the court.
At the time she seemed very pleased with her performance, but social media users were unsurprisingly merciless in their assessment.
Some joked even Colin Kaepernick, the NFL quarterback who famously knelt in protest during the anthem, stood up and told her “not to disrespect it”.
Meme account “Girl Posts” took inspiration from Will Smith’s iconic character in Men in Black, sharing a GIF of Agent J holding a device which erases people’s memories.
The caption read: “Everyone who saw Fergie sing the National Anthem please look directly into your phone… You’re welcome.”
The late Bob Saget held nothing back, tweeting: “Fergie’s anthem woke pigs and sheep in petting zoos across America.”
Chris Franjola said: “Now I know what the National Anthem would sound like if Carol from accounting sang it after five mango daiquiris.”
Several players and celebs could be seen laughing and nervously trying to avoid the camera’s gaze as Fergie belted out her version of the patriotic song.
Golden State Warriors player Steph Curry was even caught “liking” tweets mocking the performance while his Western Conference teammates appeared on the court.
The drama, for Fergie, isn’t just about her performances.
MOVING ON
The songstress and husband Josh Duhamel called it quits in 2017.
Roughly two years later, in January of this year, the actor announced that he was engaged to girlfriend Audra Diane Mari.
The Transformers star took to his Instagram to share the news with fans alongside a photo of him and Audra on a beach.
In the snap, Josh holds a crumpled piece of paper that read: “Audra Diane Mari, will you marry me?”
Audra is standing behind him smiling and pointing as her soon-to-be husband is doing the same.
Josh captioned it: “It’s on!! She found a message in a bottle that washed ashore and said YES!!”
People were quick to send nothing but praise as they took to the comments section to react.
One person wrote: “Congratulations! Many blessings on your marriage!” while another added, “Cute!”
Josh and Fergie tied the knot in 2009.
They released a statement in 2017 confirming their split to People.
The statement read: “With absolute love and respect we decided to separate as a couple earlier this year.
“To give our family the best opportunity to adjust, we wanted to keep this a private matter before sharing it with the public.
“We are and will always be united in our support of each other and our family.”
Fergie later told Wendy Williams about the split: “It wasn’t my plan. I wanted to stay together forever.”
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