Kim Burrell slammed for homophobic statements, gospel singer addresses comment

Gospel singer and pastor Kim Burrell has been the subject of much criticism since a video of her making homophobic statements came out but now, the "I See Victory" singer has spoken up about her statement in an effort to make people understand the context of her comment.

"So many people seem to be affected by something that is such a lie. I never said that all gays were going to Hell. That never came out of my mouth. Y'all quit spreading that. I was addressing church people. See? See how misconstrued y'all got it? I was addressing church people. And let's get even more specific-ones who were in my church," Burrell said in a Complex post.

The singer drew flak for her comment that implied that homosexuality was perverted, which she delivered while she was in her church.

Burrell was supposed to perform her single "I See Victory" along Pharrell on the Ellen DeGeneres before the gig was cancelled amid outrage from the show's fans about Burrell's guesting, Vulture reported.

Her collaborator for the song, which will be featured in the Hidden Figures soundtrack, Pharrell has tweeted his condemnation of hate speech of any kind and called on his fans to promote inclusion and love for all humanity.

Ellen, who is herself part of the LGBT community also expressed her disappointment over the statement, seeing as she has also been subject to similar criticism due to her gender, a separate report from Vulture  said.

"As someone who has received a lot of hate and prejudice and discrimination because of who I choose to love. It gives me more empathy. I don't want anyone to feel hurt because they're different," she said.

Burrell was not spared by people who worked with her on Hidden Figures as she was also slammed for her comment by Janelle Monae, who retweeted Pharrell's post on hate speech, and Frank Ocean's mother Katonya Breaux, even though Burrell has worked with Ocean in one of the track in his album.

Singer and pastor Shirley Caesar, on the other hand took her side and instead blamed President Obama for making homosexuality acceptable, The Root reported.