Gospel singer, Kim Burrell’s has been experiencing a myriad of public condemnation as a result of her recent homophobic comment. The after effect of her rant is that “Bridging the Gap”, her radio show has been canceled after a video surfaced in which the singer and preacher makes homophobic comments
The Houston University announced the cancellation in a statement, saying, “The Kim Burrell show is no longer airing as part of KTSU Radio programming.”
In the viral video of Burrell preaching at a Houston church, the singer said, “The perverted homosexual spirit and the spirit of delusion and confusion … has deceived many men and women.” She later claimed that homosexuals would “die in 2017.”
On Facebook Live, the talented vocalist defended her comments after blaming her “enemies” for spreading only a portion of her sermon and saying, “To every person that is dealing with the homosexual spirit that has it, I love you ’cause God loves you. But God hates the sin.”
Another harsh implication of her rant is that she was removed from performing a song she co-wrote with Pharrel titled: I see a victory.Ellen DeGeneres removed Burrell from the performance following the controversy.
Pharrell appeared on Ellen and continued to distance himself from Burrell’s comments during an interview with DeGeneres. “There’s no space, there’s no room for any kind of prejudice in 2017 and moving on,” he said. “[Burrell]’s a fantastic singer. I love her, just like I love everybody else, and we all got to get used to that – we all have to get used to everyone’s differences and understand that this is a big, gigantic, beautiful, colorful world, and it only works with inclusion and empathy.”