Carrie Underwood - Carrie Underwood Addresses Christian Fans In Gay Marriage Row

The Jesus Take The Wheel singer publicly offered her support of same-sex marriage during a recent interview with British newspaper The Independent, stating, "I definitely think we should all have the right to love, and love publicly, the people that we want to love," - but her comments have incensed many God-fearing devotees.

One former fan called the star a "disgrace" in a recent tweet, while others have accused her of having links to the devil.

Addressing the backlash in a statement released on Thursday (21Jun12), Underwood says, "I was asked a difficult question in the last five minutes of an interview and I answered it the best way I knew how... I generally try to stay out of any kind of controversy.

"I just really try hard to do what I do and try to be nice to people and make great music and if people think they can look up to that, that's wonderful. If not, that's OK too."