Kim Burrell speaks out after her controversial church sermon went viral

There’s no silence when it comes to Kim Burrell. The gospel singer has stepped forward to appear on the ‘Tamron Hall’ show to speak out following a controversial church sermon going viral.

It’s more than just KB. The legendary MC Lyte also pulls through and talks about the passing of hip-hop icon Coolio. Peep the details and keep scrolling to see both ladies speaking out.

On today’s “Tamron Hall,” pastor Kim Burrell, known for musical collaborations with some of the biggest names in hip-hop and R&B, joined the show to discuss the sermon she gave that went viral and opened the floodgates to criticism against Burrell for her choice of words. Also, rapper MC Lyte reacts to yesterday’s untimely passing of rapper Coolio and spoke about her career and her new ALLBLK series. 

Pastor Kim Burrell on how she’s feeling in the wake of controversy surrounding a recent sermon she gave: 

“I feel great because my intent to what I was speaking to –  first, thank you for allowing me to come on and asking me to come on and taking into consideration that there's always more than one side – there's a jargon that happens in church, that the charismatic Black church, there's a lingo and certain things we say that we fully understand, which it almost feels like when you see those cameras in church now it's an intrusion upon that because for those who don't understand it, they're going to misinterpret what it means. I've been in church too long, I've held on to my faith too long to deliberately hurt people. I'm not in any way mentally, spiritually, physically challenged to the degree that I have to choose people to be mean to. So overall, when you have more than one person giving their opinion about one other person, the majority probably is going to win. A lot of people get on the bandwagon. So when you asked me ‘how do I feel?’ Do you mean about my words now or about how it made people feel?” To which Tamron responded, “About your words now.” Burrell continued, “I feel the same way I felt that night. My intentions were pure. I was making an analogy, actually, I was honoring the Pastor about being there. And I was making an analogy about his personality. I just didn't word it to where as they would understand it.”

Burrell on how she believes her words were misinterpreted: 

“It was completely ad-libbed. Yeah, I didn't have a plan to talk to a certain thing. It was a form of encouragement, is what it was, for those who can hear in that way. There are some people who go, ‘You telling people not to live in a trailer home.’ That's not what I said. I compared a trailer home to mansion living. I was metaphorically speaking. Everybody wanted to turn my words into accusing people that if you have a certain kind of financial status that I was speaking against that, which is so far from the truth.”

MC Lyte on her response to the death of fellow rapper Coolio, who passed away yesterday: 

“Well, I've had - the funny thing about all of us in this hip-hop culture is we may not get to spend a lot of time together but the time that we spend is very poignant. And I just remember speaking with him, he had a television show that he wanted me to come down and make an appearance on. And he was just telling me about all the things that he was doing. Now he was executive producing his show way before I even fathomed that I’d do my own. So he was just an inspiration to me in that capacity. And I just thought, wow, too soon.”

 And everything else on deck for the coming days? We gotcha on the details.

Following are highlights for Tamron Hall for the remainder of the week and next week. Please note: the lineup is subject to change. 

Friday, September 30: A Seat at the Table: Supermodel, philanthropist, and entrepreneur IMAN discusses the importance of her upcoming YouTube docu-series, “Supreme Models,” which is the first-ever documentary devoted to top Black models past and present. Plus, New York Times best-selling author CHLOE GONG will share details about her latest book, “Foul Lady Fortune.” 

Monday, Oct. 3: How a Bad Thing Turned into My Best Thing: Actor and comedian, ROY WOOD JR. joins the conversation about how an arrest at 19 years old completely changed his life. He also talks about starring in the long-awaited reboot “Confess, Fletch.” Then, STEPHEN "STEVE-O'' GLOVER, best known for his role on “Jackass,” opens up about how overcoming his addictions led him to an even better self and helped him find his life partner, in his new book, “A Hard Kick in the Nuts: What I’ve Learned From A Lifetime of Terrible Decisions.”

Tuesday, Oct. 4: Everything and More: In a special daytime exclusive episode, Tamron sits down with NIECY NASH-BETTS and her "hersband,” JESSICA BETTS. The couple shares their journey to finding each other, acceptance within their families and being the first same-sex couple to grace the cover of Essence Magazine. Plus, Jessica Betts performs the song that started their love story, “Catch Me.”  

Wednesday, Oct. 5: The multitalented KAL PENN joins Tamron to discuss his impressive journey from former White House staffer and actor to author, and why he chose to share details about his engagement to his fiancé, Josh, in his book, “You Can’t be Serious.” He will also chat about his latest film, “Smile.” 

Thursday, Oct. 6: Tamron welcomes actress and dancer JENNA DEWAN who opens about how she prepared for the role in the Lifetime movie “Let’s Get Physical,” which is inspired by actual events. Plus, WENDELL PIERCE makes history by starring in the revival of Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman,” becoming the first Black actor to take on the classic role of Willy Loman on Broadway. Then, actor and author JUSTIN BALDONI discusses his newest book, “Boy Will Be Human.”

Friday, Oct. 7: Stop the Shaming: Co-founder and lead guitarist of the GRAMMY®-nominated rock band “Fall Out Boy,” JOE TROHMAN, reveals details about his successful 20-year career in the music industry in his first book, “None of This Rocks.” And award-winning journalist BETH MACY discusses the drug overdose crisis in her new book, “Raising Lazarus: The Search for Hope and Justice, and the Future of America’s Overdose Crisis.”