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La’Porsha Renae, who came in second place on the final season of American Idol, is under fire for comments she wrote on Twitter about how she “chose to be heterosexual after being homosexual for 2 years.”

The 23-year-old singer sent out a bunch of tweets after someone accused her of being homophobic.

“Phobia is a fear. I’m not afraid of homosexuals, nor do I hate them. I respect and love EVERYONE,” La’Porsha wrote. “Go educate yourself on my statement and come correct or don’t come at all.”

One Twitter user then wrote to her and said, “you do believe they’re choosing it and that’s wrong I watched my brother grow up gay he was born that way.”

“You’re wrong to think it’s not a choice for some….because it was for me. #Truth,” La’Porsha responded. “And the bigger picture of my statement was that homosexuals should be loved and respected, not dehumanized…not whether/not it was a choice.”

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American Idol‘s final runner-up La’Porsha Renae is clarifying comments about the LGBT “lifestyle” that have placed her in hot water.

The 22-year-old singer, who came in second place on the show’s farewell season, was asked to comment about the anti-LGBT bill passed into law in her home state of Mississippi.

“This is how I feel about the LGBT community: They are people just like us. They’re not animals as someone [Manny Pacquiao] stated before. They’re people with feelings. Although all of us may not agree with that particular lifestyle for religious reasons, whatever the reason is, you still treat each other with respect. Everybody is a human being. We should be able to coexist with one another,” La’Porsha said (via Gossip Cop). “I am one of the people who don’t really agree with that lifestyle. I wasn’t brought up that way. It wasn’t how I was raised. But I do have a lot of friends and a lot of people that I love dearly who are gay and homosexual and they’re such sweet, nice people. We should just respect each other’s differences and opinions and move on.”

La’Porsha later took to her Periscope account to say she “didn’t mean to hurt anyone” with her comments.

“I tried to be as open and honest and neutral as possible, but that’s the way interviews go. Sometimes when you do interviews, it gets twisted up,” she said. “I can understand when I read it back why people were offended, and for that I deeply apologize. I wasn’t trying to offend anyone. I was just trying to honestly answer a question that caught me off guard. It was supposed to be an interview about singing, and it became political and I’m not a political person at all.”

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The results are in and we know who won season fifteen of American Idol, the farewell season of the smash hit singing competition series.

The final two contestants this year were La’Porsha Renae and Trent Harmon. They both sang their hearts out during the performance episode the night before and the judges commented that this could be the closest vote in the show’s history.

The finale featured performances from nearly every memorable contestant from the show’s fifteen years on the air!

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La’Porsha Renae and Trent Harmon hit the stage together during the American Idol series finale on Thursday (April 7) at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

The two finalists for the show’s farewell season sang the classic song “It Takes Two,” the same song that the first final two – Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini – sang on the first season finale.

“Hey @JustinGuarini remember when they told us we were gonna sing this duet right before the show started 14 years ago hahaha!! #idolfinale,” Kelly tweeted during the performance.

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Earlier in the night, La’Porsha and Trent walked the red carpet together.

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The final two contestants this year are La’Porsha Renae and Trent Harmon. The judges predicted that this could be one of the closest calls in the show’s history as both singers deserve to be victorious.

During the performance episode last night, La’Porsha and Trent both got to sing three songs, including an original one released on iTunes.

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La’Porsha Renae takes the stage for her final few performances during the American Idol Top 2 finale show on Wednesday night (April 6) in Los Angeles.

The 22-year-old singer first performed her potential coronation song, titled “Battles.” Watch below!

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She then impressed with “A House Is Not A Home,” which was chosen by creator Simon Fuller.

Finally, La’Porsha finished out with a killer rendition of Rihanna‘s hit “Diamonds.”

In case you missed it, find out who was sent home and who made the final two!

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La’Porsha Renae takes the stage for a stunning performance on American Idol‘s Top 3 show on Thursday (March 31) in Los Angeles.

The 22-year-old singer closed out the evening with her rendition of Adele‘s smash hit song “Hello” and judge Harry Connick Jr. held her daughter in his lap throughout the performance!

La’Porsha‘s two other songs on the show that evening were John Legend and Common‘s “Glory” and Lorraine Ellison‘s “Stay With Me.”

“Your gift is so strong and so pure. It’s such a beautiful thing watching you perform… I don’t even feel like we’re critiquing. We’re just watching you perform,” Keith said while giving her a standing ovation for her first performance.

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