Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard about Gospel singer Kim Burrell and her recent “sermon” on homosexuals. If you haven’t, here’s an excerpt:

Everybody in this room who’s filled with the homosexual spirit, pray to God to free you. You play with it! What does that mean? You’ll die from it. You’ll die! You play with it in God’s house in 2017, you’ll die from it.

You all came here to hear my cause? I came to tell you about sin…that perverted homosexual spirit, and the spirit of delusion and confusion. It has deceived many many men and women. It has caused a strain on the body of Christ and the homosexual spirit…

You cannot get instruction from God’s holiness with that much perversion. You as a man, you open your mouth and take a man’s penis in your face, you are perverted…you are a woman and will shake your face in another woman’s breast, you are perverted!

This is a good time to also mention that Burrell was a major collaborator alongside Pharrell Williams for the soundtrack to Hidden Figures. Unsurprisingly, Pharrell distanced himself from Burrell’s comments, as did Hidden Figures actress (and equally-talented artist) Janelle Monáe. In addition, Burrell — who also recently saw her radio show cancelled — was removed from a now-recent episode of Ellen DeGeneres‘ highly-rated talk show, where she was to perform alongside Pharrell. Instead, Pharrell appeared solo to perform ‘Runnin’; as expected, he also spoke on Burrell’s comments:

There’s no space, there’s no room for any kind of prejudice in 2017 and moving on… [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.

Live and let live…Love and let love.

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It’s not everyday that Ellen gets to hang out with the 6 God, Drake, so of course, she made the best of it when he stopped by the show this week. The episode, which will air this afternoon, is hilarious from the clips we have seen.

Drake stops by the show to discuss the recent release of VIEWS, hosting SNL and more. Ellen, of course, uses this opportunity to scare the living s**t out of Drake and play a game of “Never Have I Ever.” These two aspects make for one of the funniest “Ellen” episodes. Check out the video of Drake being scared half to death:

Jared Leto joins Drake for the game of “Never Have I Ever” and Ellen asks them questions like:
-Have you ever hooked up with a fan on tour?

-Have you ever sext the wrong person?

And so many other hilarious questions that will make you realize how normal celebrities actually are. Watch them play the game below:

Such a great episode and one of the best moments is when Drake talks about hosting SNL:

“It’s one of the most intense talent gauntlets I’ve ever been put through,” he said. “It really is something you only understand if you’ve experienced it.”

Don’t miss out on the episode in real time. It airs today at 4pm EST on Channel 4. Enjoy folks!

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There is nothing we love more than catching Nicki Minaj on live television discussing her music and her newest ventures. Yes, we love watching her live on stage as well but her interviews are always so interesting! And that includes her most recent one on the The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

The rapper sat down with Ellen to discuss the upcoming release of Barbershop: The Next Cut and the constant rumors she has to deal with when it comes to dating. She explained how the rumors can be quite over the top and she would rather not deal with them at all. The interview gave great insight on what Nicki as an artist AND a human being has to deal with while in the limelight.

Even after the interview with Ellen debuted, blogs/multiple sites, began to misconstrue Nicki’s words and how she described her relationship with Meek Mill. Regardless what Nicki stated, many didn’t bother to really hear everything she said. They took the bits and pieces they wanted and made it seem as if Nicki was downplaying her relationship. Well, exactly what Nicki explained about the rumors is exactly what happened right after her interviewed dropped. It’s a vicious cycle and after watching her interview, we totally understand what she means!

Take a look at some of Nicki’s interview with Ellen and tell us what you think! And if you haven’t already, make sure to buy your tickets to Barbershop: The Next Cut; it is out tomorrow!

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