National Anthem Singer Launches Incendiary ICE Protest at Dodgers Game

Singer Nezza has claimed the LA Dodgers tried to stop her singing a Spanish rendition of the American national anthem Saturday night, before she stunningly defied their request as a show of solidarity with ICE protestors in the city.

Nezza, whose real name is Vanessa Hernandez, planned the poignant tribute on the day of ‘No Kings’ protests across the United States over Donald Trump’s controversial immigration policies, which comes after a week of unrest in Los Angeles.

Yet much to her dismay, she was told by the Dodgers to perform the anthem in English ahead of their game against the San Francisco Giants.

In a shocking post on TikTok, the R&B artist shared a clip of what she says was a Dodgers official, from off-camera, telling her that she was required to forget the sing the anthem in English.

‘We are going to do the song in English today,’ the woman can be heard saying in the footage, to which Nezza looks visibly surprised.

However, the clip goes on to show her defying the request at Dodger Stadium.

‘Watch the Dodgers tell me I can’t sing the Spanish Star-Spangled Banner that Roosevelt literally comissioned in 1945,’ she captioned the post. ‘So I did it anyway,’ she added as an extra comment when the video eventually shows her singing on the field.

The 30-year-old, who wore a Dominican Republic jersey for her performance, then shared an emotional second post explaining her version of events from the day.

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‘I am proud of myself for doing that today because my parents are immigrants. I just can’t imagine them being ripped away from me, even at this age. Let alone little kids, what are we doing?

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{snip} According to The Athletic, she was not punished for ignoring the team request and is not banned from Dodger Stadium in the future.

In the video Nezza shared, the end of her performance can be heard getting loud cheers from the crowd in attendance for the game against San Francisco Giants, which the Dodgers won 11-5.

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