Jewelapologizes to her fans and the LGBTQIA+ community after performing atRobert F. Kennedy Jr.s inauguration ball.
I am so sorry that I caused pain, she said in theInstagramvideo posted on Friday, January 24.
Especially in my LGBTQIA+ community because you guys are treasures.
(L-R) Jewel, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Donald TrumpTaylor Hill / Getty Images / Jason Mendez / Anna Moneymaker
You make the world a better place.
Youve made my life a better place.
And I will not stop fighting.
It isnt in isolation or by isolating.
It pains me, and I am so sorry.
Some of my long time fans feel that I let them down, she continued.
I want to be a ray of light in this world.
I have so much love and admiration for each of you.
I dont know if you guys know the stats, but it is bleak.
I dont think thats how activism works, waiting until everythings perfect enough to participate.
Its 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.
And I understand that my words were overly simplistic.
Half of our country feels hope right now, and I honor that.
And half of our country feels disenfranchised and scared and vulnerable, and that is unacceptable.
Watch Jewels entire message in the video below.
