On Sept. 29, controversial Gospel singer Kim Burrell paid a visit to The Tamron Hall Show where she tried to stir up a little drama on set with the revered talk show host.
During Thursday’s show, Burrell reflected on the epic backlash that followed after her homophobic sermon in 2017 went viral. When the damaging footage took the internet by storm, the star’s music career quickly came crashing down. Burrell was dropped from lucrative radio and TV deals and even banned from a few award ceremonies. Several celebrities also slammed the singer for her anti-LGBTQ stance.
While reflecting on the incident, Burrell said she was “disappointed” in her former longtime friend Yolanda Adams, who appeared to distance herself from the embattled star during the height of the scrutiny.
“I was disappointed, because we’ve all shared the same stage, back rooms, and green rooms, and some of their public display in conversation is somewhat opposite of what it is behind stage,” Burrell told Tamron.
“I would’ve much preferred, especially dealing with the gospel, Yolanda Adams, we’re both from Houston, Texas, to pick up the cell phone and say, ‘Hey, I have a career to save, and I can’t agree with your stance right now, I need to say something different to my public.’ I would’ve preferred that.”
Tamron, who is close friends with Adams, quickly redirected the conversation to avoid further drama.
“Let me be clear here. Yolanda is a friend of mine and I am also from Texas. I don’t know what happened behind the scenes,” the 52-year-old daytime talk show host said before she clarified her question.
“What I was asking, if you wanted more time for, you said there was more of a back story to what you said on the pulpit, not the interpersonal relationships of two people…”
After the show aired, fans of Tamron applauded the star for shutting down the conversation before things took a nasty turn.
“Tam with a sophisticated read,” wrote one stan on Instagram. While another person chimed in: “She said what ya not gonna do is come for my friend Yolanda on my show politely.” One user wondered why Tamron even invited Burrell on the show.
“This woman has a history of offending people while preaching, I don’t understand why Tamron gave her a platform!” wrote a social media user named @CallyodMedia2 on Youtube.
Kim Burrell reflects on backlash stemming from another sermon that went viral in July
Unfortunately, in July, Bossip reported that Burrell landed in hot water for another controversial sermon where she urged a group of church-goers to “choose” their friends wisely and carefully assess whether they are “broke”, “living in a trailer,” or “have a light bill in their cousin’s name.”
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