TASK DEFINITION: Given a document and an entity the task is to select the author's sentiment towards the entity. Sentiments can be Positive, Neutral and Negative. Select Positive if the article expresses a positive view towards the given entity or praises its quality or skills. Select Neutral if the document expresses no clear view towards the entity or has equal amounts of positive and negative statements or expressing some fact/quote by someone else. Select Negative if the article expresses a negative view towards like harsh remarks, criticizing entities action/decision etc. Note that URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Fergie ? Fergie  apologized on Monday for  her  sultry version of the national anthem the night before that didn’t go over so well at the NBA All-Star Game  particularly on social media. Even Roseanne Barr chimed in.
 Fergie   42  acknowledged that  her  slowed-down jazzy version – as described by People magazine – didn’t strike the right note. Others described  her  take on the “Star Bangled Banner” as “sexy.”
"I've always been honored and proud to perform the national anthem and last night I wanted to try something special for the NBA "  she  said  per People. "I'm a risk taker artistically  but clearly this rendition didn’t strike the intended tone. I love this country and honestly tried my best."
"Something insane and terrible happened before tonight’s NBA All-Star Game " said Chris Thompson  a writer for sports website Deadspin. "No one will ever be able to explain it to my satisfaction. Even in the context of the NBA's disastrous  shriekingly awkward pregame nightmare   Fergie’s national anthem  was an absolute abomination. A goose being strangled in your living room would produce a much more pleasant series of noises."
Actress and comedian Roseanne Barr  whose rendition of  the national anthem  in 1990 at San Diego's Jack Murphy Stadium was roundly criticized as one of the worse  per the Sporting News  even criticized Ferguson's performance on Twitter.
Who saw  Fergie 's national anthem performance at the NBA All Star Game? I think mine was better lowkey — Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) February 19  2018
Fergie’s rendition of  the National Anthem  was originally written by Francis Scott Out of Key. — bob saget (@bobsaget) February 19  2018
 Fergie  sang  that anthem  so bad  Kaepernick stood up and told  her  stop with the disrespect. — Bãlldiñhö™ 🇧🇲 (@Balldinho) February 19  2018
Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas just gave us the drunken aunt at your wedding version of the Star Spangled Banner. Yikes. — Jason Greene (@JasonGreene17) February 19  2018

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Marco Weiss ? "Of course we are very disappointed  and I can also say in Marco's name that he feels this verdict is unjust " Weiss' father  Ralf Jahns  told reporters in the family's home town of Uelzen  Germany.
 "This verdict says nothing about Marco's guilt or innocence " his mother  Martina  said  and suggested the court's motivation had been that "the long time in investigative custody had to be justified."
 The verdict follows a lengthy trial that dragged on as the court demanded various reports on the girl's physical and mental condition from British authorities. Some prosecutors and judges in the panel of three overseeing the case were also changed  delaying proceedings. It began as a closed-door trial  with Weiss still a minor and identified only as Marco W. It was later opened to journalists.
 Weiss maintained that he and the girl became close while in the Mediterranean resort of Side  near Antalya  and one night ended up in the girl's hotel bedroom where they had physical contact but no intercourse. He also said the girl had lied about her age and said she was 15 -- the age of consent in Turkey.
 He was arrested the next day  after the girl's mother filed a complaint with Turkish police  and he was held for eight months in custody until being allowed to return home after an appeal from German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
 On his return  Weiss wrote a book -- "Marco W. -- My 247 days in a Turkish prison" -- detailing his time inside the jail in Antalya.
 WeissWeiss' lawyer said he would appeal Wednesday's conviction  arguing that his client should have been cleared on grounds of insufficient proof and shortfalls in the investigation.
 "Marco Weiss should have been acquitted " Mehmet Asim Iplikcioglu said. "We will fight for that until the end."

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Elsa ? The fervor for  Elsa  of "Frozen" to swing for the rainbow team in the next installment of the Disney franchise has reached the likes of the film's director.
According to HuffPo  the grassroots effort to "#GiveElsaAGirlfriend" began shortly after the film's release in 2013 when many SJW fans began to see the famed song "Let It Go" as a âcoming-out anthem" based on these lyrics:
Petitions soon began and the hashtag #GiveElsaAGirlfriend for the film's sequel began trending on Twitter:
#GiveElsaAGirlfriend cuz damn if there was representation when I was a kid I would have known that luv isn't only between a guy and girl â gabzy (@gabzydiana) May 2  2016
Much of the talent behind the film has supported  the idea of Elsa going LGBTQ .  Idina Menzel  the voice of Elsa   seemed to give  the idea  a thumbs up  at least tangentially. âMaybe at first I was a little surprised because itâs Disney  but I can say that Iâm excited that the conversation is happening â  Menzel  said in 2016. âI canât promise anybody that thatâs whatâs gonna happen... But deep down am I really happy that itâs causing people to talk about it and have these kinds of conversations? Yeah  I am.â "Frozen" director Jennifer Lee  who will be returning for the sequel  said the creative team behind the film has had "tons of conversations" about giving  Elsa  a girlfriend.

SOLUTION:
Neutral