Chrisette Michele: 'My Family Has Disowned Me' After Inauguration Performance

Grammy Award-winning artist Chrisette Michele accepted the invitation of President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee to perform at an inaugural ball on January 20 so long as she could sing an R&B set.


The committee wanted Michele to do a performance of the song “Intentional” with singers Travis Greene, Jonathan McReynolds and Tye Tribbett. It would be a repeat performance of BET’s “Celebration of Gospel” broadcast one year ago.

When the news started circulating that Michele, 34, would take the stage, she received massive backlash on social media from the Black community, including expressions of disappointed by her fans.

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