Josh Duhamel is supporting his ex girlfriend, Fergie, after the country is coming after her rendition of the National Anthem.

“I think she would probably admit that it was not her best work, but the girl is crazy talented. She really is. She’s an amazing woman — an amazing human being, he told Ellen DeGeneres. “It’s hard to see somebody you care about get beat up like that. That’s the business, you know? You’re in this business. You put yourself out there. Sometimes you win. Sometimes you lose.”

H/T: Us Weekly