Singer Jewel took to Instagram on Saturday to apologize to fans for singing at Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s MAHA Inauguration Ball. Jewel made the surprise appearance and sang “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” for the incoming head of the Department of Health and Human Services. Her apology was to those to whom she “caused pain. Especially in my LGBTQIA+ community.”
“We need people from all walks of life joining together to advocate for mental health and other critical issues, so we can find a way forward together,” she said on Instagram. “Please be kind to one another in the comments. I love you all.”
In her video apology, she said: “As many of you know, I am a mental health advocate. If there’s anything that I’ve learned in the past 20 years, it’s that mental health affects everybody’s lives across party lines. 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. One in four kids—one in four kids are considering unaliving themselves, and it’s not much better for adults.
“And I believe that there are things that we can do to save lives. I believe I can help, and if I believe I can help, I have to try. And 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. I don’t think that’s how activism works, waiting until everything’s perfect enough to participate. It’s actually because things are so imperfect that we have to find ways to engage and to participate, and we have to act now. We cannot wait another four years.
“I believe there are people in the new administration that are willing to help on this issue, and I do not agree on all the politics, but if I can help shape policy, make sure mental health is in the conversation when it comes to American health, if I can help put resources or mental health tools into the hands of the most vulnerable who need it, I’m going to try, and I’m going to fight. […]
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