Jewel defends RFK Jr. MAHA ball performance, says Trump administration willing to help on mental health crisis

Jewel is defending herself aft fans voiced their disappointment implicit her determination to execute astatine the MAHA Inaugural Ball for Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

Following her astonishment show of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" for Kennedy and his wife, histrion Cheryl Hines, astatine the ball, galore fans took to the comments conception of her caller Instagram posts to stock that they were upset with her determination to execute astatine the ball.

"Incredibly disappointed. Jewel is MAGA. Unfollow," 1 instrumentality wrote successful the comments conception of a station shared by the singer-songwriter connected Monday. "You are a immense disappointment. I was a instrumentality for decades but present volition ne'er perceive to your euphony again oregon wage immoderate wealth to spot you execute live," different follower added.

In a video posted to her Instagram connected Friday, the 50-year-old shared her reasons for choosing to execute astatine the ball.

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Jewel performed an acoustic rendition of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" astatine the MAHA Inaugural Ball successful Washington, D.C., connected Monday. (Aurelia D’Amore)

"As galore of you know, I americium a intelligence wellness advocate. If there’s thing that I’ve learned successful the past 20 years, it’s that intelligence wellness affects everybody’s lives crossed enactment lines," Jewel said astatine the commencement of the video. "I reached retired to the past administration, spoke with the surgeon wide astir the intelligence wellness situation that’s facing our nation. I don’t cognize if you guys cognize the stats, but it is bleak."

The performer went connected to accidental that she believes determination are galore things we arsenic a nine tin bash to help, adding, "I judge I tin help, and if I judge I tin help, I person to try."

Jewel has been precise vocal astir her passionateness for expanding consciousness surrounding the intelligence wellness situation among children and adults successful the state and moving towards making intelligence wellness resources disposable to everyone who needs them. 

Jewel addressed fans who were upset that she chose to execute astatine the ball, saying, "If there’s thing that I’ve learned successful the past 20 years, it’s that intelligence wellness affects everybody’s lives crossed enactment lines." (Getty Images)

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Her passionateness led her to go the co-founder of the Inspiring Children Foundation, a non-profit which helps children at-risk successful Las Vegas. Jewel besides co-founded Innerworld, a virtual reality-based escaped wellness halfway which offers intelligence wellness tools.

Jewel's quality connected Monday was a surprise. (Jessica Kraus/Instagram)

"If I hold to effort until I hold 100% with the radical that mightiness beryllium consenting to assistance me, I’d ne'er get disconnected the bench. I don’t deliberation that’s however activism works, waiting until everything’s cleanable capable to participate," she continued successful her video to her fans. "It’s really due to the fact that things are truthful imperfect that we person to find ways to prosecute and to participate. And we person to enactment now. We cannot hold different 4 years."

Jewel echoed this sentiment successful the caption of her post, wherever she explained that "we request radical from each walks of life" to enactment unneurotic erstwhile it comes to advocating for a greater accent connected "mental wellness and different captious issues, truthful we tin find a mode guardant together."

While Jewel admits she does "not hold connected each the politics," she thinks determination are those successful the caller Trump medication who "are consenting to assistance connected this issue." 

"If I hold to effort until I hold 100% with the radical that mightiness beryllium consenting to assistance me, I’d ne'er get disconnected the bench. I don’t deliberation that’s however activism works, waiting until everything’s cleanable capable to participate."

"If I tin assistance signifier policy, marque definite intelligence wellness is successful the conversation… If I tin assistance enactment resources oregon intelligence wellness tools into the hands of the astir susceptible who request it, I’m going to effort and I’m going to fight," she said. "And I recognize that my words were overly simplistic. Half of our state feels anticipation close now, and I grant that. And fractional of our state feels disenfranchised and frightened and vulnerable, and that is unacceptable."

Jewel hopes radical tin enactment their differences speech and enactment together. (Getty Images)

Later successful the video, the Grammy-nominated artist apologized to her fans for immoderate symptom she whitethorn person caused them by performing astatine the ball, addressing her LGBTQIA fans specifically, telling them that "you've made my beingness a amended place."

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Jewel further noted that she volition "never halt fighting" and thinks that "having hard conversations" is the lone mode to make change. She said she hopes that someday "we tin propulsion done our wounded and determination toward knowing connected some sides."

"I privation to beryllium a ray of airy successful this world. I effort hard to beryllium a ray of airy successful your lives," Jewel said. "I cognize that successful times of acheronian we indispensable turn light, and truthful I volition aftermath up again time and effort again. And I volition number connected each of you to bash the same."

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House Inhabit laminitis Jessica Kraus told Fox News Digital that Jewel's show ewas a astonishment to everyone astatine the ball, including Hines, who became visibly affectional during the opus and was seen wiping distant a teardrop from her eye.

Cheryl Hines was flooded with emotion during Jewel's performance. (Jessica Kraus/Instagram)

Hines shared pictures from the evening successful an Instagram post connected Wednesday. In the bid of photos, the "Curb Your Enthusiasm" histrion tin beryllium seen posing alongside her hubby successful a stunning one-shoulder Romona Kaveza gown and greeting guests.

"Oh what a night! The MAHA shot successful DC was sooooo fun!" the histrion captioned the post, besides thanking and giving recognition to the designers and stylists who contributed to her look.

Cheryl Hines said the MAHA shot was "sooooo fun." (Aurelia D'Amore)

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