Chrisette Michele set social media on fire yesterday when it was revealed that she will be taking to the stage to perform at Donald Trump‘s inauguration.

The US president elect remains a divisive figure thanks to his controversial views on a number of topics – especially his take on minorities and immigrants.

Said policies have seen Trump shunned by most of Hollywood, which has historically been a largely liberal institution.

It’s left many wondering who’ll serve as the entertainment at tomorrow’s inauguration ceremony.

With Michele officially in the mix, she seems to have bowed to pressure to explain her decision.

Writing on her official site, she has issued an open letter on the matter.

See what she had to say below…

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Donald Trump, the deeply divisive and KKK-approved President-elect, has found a friend and supporter in the R&B singer Chrisette Michele.

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‘And I Am Telling You’ singer Jennifer Holliday is still running the media gamut, telling any and everyone who will listen about the controversy that surrounded her decision to perform at president elect Donald Trump‘s forthcoming inauguration celebration (scheduled for January 19th).

Granted, the decision was quickly reversed, but Holliday – who took to ‘The View’ today – told viewers the harassment continued well beyond the announcement of her pullout from the showing.  Specifically pointing a finger at the “Black community” for name-calling, disparaging remarks, and even making death threats, tuck in below to hear Holliday recount the horrifying experience (again):

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“They were calling me coon, calling me house n***er, calling me Aunt Jemima, calling me all kinds of names and asking me to kill myself…and that was from the black community.”

The stinging quote above was delivered by Jennifer Holliday as she recounted the vicious backlash she received for agreeing to perform at president elect Donald Trump‘s inauguration special.  Interestingly, Holliday says it wasn’t the negative response from the Black community that acted as the true catalyst for her to reverse her decision to perform at Trump’s “Make America Great Again! Welcome Celebration” concert on January 19 at the Lincoln Memorial. Instead, it was the kick back from the LGBT community:

“All the tweets that I read from the African American community were directed directly at me. The tweets from the gay community took the issues and did not call me names. Also they have been a faithful community since Dreamgirls to me, and fed me even when the church people didn’t feed me.”

Watch her interview below for some other interesting quotes from her sit down with HLN’s ‘AM Joy with Joy Reid’:

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‘And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going’ took on a whole new meaning today.

Because, just one day after announcing a performance at Donald Trump‘s Presidential Inauguration, Jennifer Holliday has sensationally bowed out of the gig.

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Black Twitter had a thing or two to tell ‘And I’m Telling You’ singer Jennifer Holliday after the official announcement that she would be performing at president elect Donald Trump‘s inauguration next week.

Holliday, a stage and recording star best known for her portrayal of ‘Effie’ in the original 80’s stage version of ‘Dreamgirls’ (alongside Sheryl Lee Ralph as ‘Deena’ and Loretta Devine as ‘Lorrell’), came under fire for what is being perceived as her support of the president elect.

But, just as the e-battering began to reach its height and gay fans called for a boycott of her music, the singer’s publicist stepped forward to announce there has yet to be an official commitment from the singer to perform…

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It’s no secret that Donald Trump’s team has been having trouble booking an artist to perform at the inauguration. The president elect’s team has knocked on the doors of many A-list entertainers to only receive a slick stiff arm. But maybe they’ve found some salvation in British singer Rebecca Ferguson… with stipulations of course.

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Donald Trump‘s efforts to find a performer to perform at his Inaugural Ball have made been difficult now that Celine Dion has rejected his advances.

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With the eyes of the world on her, Beyonce proved why she is a legend in the making at the second-term Inauguration of US President Barack Obama.

The 31 year old megastar stunned with a stellar performance of the US National Anthem, ‘The Star Spangled Banner’.

Watch the best deliver the very best below…

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Kelly Clarkson served a rousing rendition of ‘My Country Tis Of Thee’ moments ago, in celebrating President Obama’s second Inaugural event, celebrating his second term in Office.

How did she fare?

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It’s been nearly 6 years since Chrisette Michele experienced a seismic backlash for singing at the inauguration of former U.S. president Donald Trump, but the R&B diva continues to grapple with the effects of the fall from grace.

The boycott launched against her at the time saw her music streams and sales steeply drop, which led to difficulty filling concert venues on tour and eventually saw her dropped from her record label.  As if the professional woes weren’t doing enough damage, she later revealed the impact the downfall played in the dissolution of her marriage to Doug “Biggs” Ellison.

Because action on the latter is ongoing, the Grammy-winning singer took to Instagram to describe how the process has taken an emotional toll despite her best efforts to soldier on.

Look inside to read her heartfelt words.

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