American Idol alum Fantasia
Barrino claims bloggers have misrepresented her comments on gay
marriage.
Barrino, the winner of Fox's third
season of American Idol, messaged on Instagram: “I Rise
ABOVE IT ALL!!! THE WORLD IS GONE MAD, KIDS, THE GOVERNMENT, THE
church House … Everybody Trying!!!!!! Its a lot that going on that
the Bible speaks about we should Not be doing. Weed legal in some
places, Gay Marriage Legal BUT YET IM JUDGED!!! Im not doing Nothing
for you... My Life!!!!”
On Monday, her publicist released a
statement insisting that the Grammy-winning singer is not anti-gay.
“Ms. Barrino is not now, nor has she
ever been an opponent of the LGBT community. She has supported and
performed at numerous events that are sponsored by the LGBT
community,” the statement read in part.
Barrino also put out her own statement
on Instagram.
“It has been brought to my attention
that something I said was taken out of context,” she
said under a photo lined with Hello Kitty images. “I, Fantasia
Monique Barrino, don't judge anyone because I don't want to be
judged. The gay community is one of my largest supporters. I
support the gay community as they support me. Bloggers please stop
misrepresenting the facts.”