Fergie mocked for ‘butchering’ US national anthem with bizarre ‘sexy’ cover

Fergie threw herself to the sharks after she performed her “butchered” take on the US national anthem.

The former Black Eyed Peas singer, 42, was invited to perform The Star-Spangled Banner at the NBA All Star game.

But she appeared to put a jazz spin on the song while also adding in some husky breathing and trying to hit a whole range of notes.

Chance the Rapper and Jimmy Kimmel were among those who appeared to stifle a laugh at the unusual take on the anthem which she wrapped up by shouting: “Let’s play some basketball.”

The “#SingItLikeFergieChallenge” hashtag was soon doing the rounds on Twitter as users posted their own takes on her questionable rendition.

One user joked her performance “woke pigs and sheep in petting zoos all across America” while another said the singer had driven them to listen to widely-mocked band, Nickleback, tweeting: “#Fergie sung the national anthem so badly I’m going to listen to Nickelback all day just to get it out of my head.”

Others hit out at her family and friends for allowing her to perform the bizarre cover in front of thousands of viewers.