Watch Ellen And Pharrell Discuss Kim Burrell’s Canceled Ellen Appearance
“There’s no space, there’s no room for any kind of prejudice in 2017,”— Pharrell.
Gospel singer Kim Burrell was removed from a scheduled appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show this week after she made homophobic comments in a church sermon. Burrell was due to perform songs from the Hidden Figures soundtrack alongside Pharrell and Janelle Monáe.
A clip from the Ellen episode is online now ahead of its broadcast on Thursday, January 5. In the clip, which you can see below, DeGeneres says of Burrell: "She said some very not nice things about homosexuals so I didn't feel that was good of me to have her on the show to give her a platform after she's saying things about me."
Pharrell replied: "There's no space, there's no room for any kind of prejudice in 2017 and moving on. She'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, colourful world and it only works with inclusion and empathy. It only works that way." He added: "Live and let live. Love and let love."
Check out the whole thing below. The Kim Burrell section begins around the 2:15 mark.