title: BREAKING: BLIND OPERA SINGER Gets DEATH Threats From Left…Forced To Back Out Of Performance At Trump Inauguration [Video]
text: Opera star Andrea Bocelli backed out of singing at Donald Trump s inauguration after receiving death threats, The Mail on Sunday has learnt.The revelation came as another singer   Broadway legend Jennifer Holliday   last night pulled out of the President-elect s festivities after being threatened and branded an  Uncle Tom : They were calling me coon, calling me house n***er, calling me Aunt Jemima, calling me all kinds of names and asking me to kill myself,  the Grammy and Tony-winning singer told MSNBC s Joy Reid on this morning s AM Joy.  And that was from the black community. I wanted to sing on the mall for America    Jennifer HollidayWhen blind tenor Bocelli announced he would not sing at this Friday s celebration, it was widely reported it was because fans had said they would boycott his concerts and records.But a source said the 58-year-old had been determined to  press ahead  and sing but had pulled out on the advice of his security team after receiving threats to his life.A source close to Bocelli, a friend of Trump s, said:  Andrea is very sad to be missing the chance to sing at such a huge global event but he has been advised it is simply not worth the risk. PERHAPS THE LEFT SHOULD LISTEN TO THIS SONG:READ MORE: DAILY MAIL