MLB fans have ripped into Patti LaBelle’s ‘disrespectful’ performance of the national anthem ahead of the All-Star Game on Tuesday evening.
The 82-year-old took to the stage ahead of the first pitch at Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, where she performed a unique rendition of The Star-Spangled Banner.
The ‘Godmother of Soul’ put her own twist on the national anthem, which proved divisive among fans – who rushed to social media to make their feelings known.
Responding to a clip of LaBelle’s performance, one disgruntled user on X said: ‘It was horrible. Completely disrespectful to our anthem’.
Another wrote: ‘That was terrible, couldn’t bring back the singer from yesterday?? What an embarrassment for the troops who fight for the country’.
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