<p id=”par-1_57″>When Carrie Underwood <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/carrie-underwood-american-idol.html/”>first appeared on <em>American Idol</em></a>, her performances made the audience cheer. Now that she has returned as a judge, she doesn’t always get such a warm reception. During the recent “Hollywood Week: Music City Takeover” episode, Underwood’s criticism <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/carrie-underwood-addresses-lingering-american-idol-backlash-year-controversial-performance.html/”>did not go over well</a> with the audience. Here’s what she said that resulted in boos. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-carrie-underwood-spoke-out-after-getting-booed-on-american-idol”>Carrie Underwood spoke out after getting booed on ‘American Idol’</h2>
<p id=”par-2_35″>During the “Hollywood Week: Music City Takeover” <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/american-idol-crew-happier-comfortable-carrie-underwood-katy-perry-source-says.html/”>episode of <em>American Idol</em></a><em>,</em> Underwood criticized contestant Mor for singing an original song. She seemed to know how the audience would react to her <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/tv/why-did-original-judges-leave-american-idol.html/”>judgement of the contestant</a>.</p>
<p id=”par-3_25″>“You guys are gonna boo me. You’re gonna boo me,” she said. “It’s coming. Bring it on. I love it! Your boos are feeding me.”</p>
<p id=”par-4_28″>She told Mor that “to bring an original song with that incredible band sitting behind you, twiddling their thumbs — I feel like it was a missed opportunity.”</p>
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<p id=”par-5_17″>Fellow judge Luke Bryan defended Underwood against the audience, telling them, “She <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/carrie-underwood-sweetest-diary-entry-night-she-won-american-idol.html/”>only won this</a>. She knows.”</p>
<p id=”par-6_59″>Underwood didn’t seem all that bothered by the negative reaction. In a post on <a href=”https://twitter.com/carrieunderwood/status/2028648497071690050″ target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>X</a> (formerly Twitter), she defended her commentary, explaining that “singing original music is SUCH a gamble at this stage in the competition. Don’t. Waste. The. Band. Mor’s voice and previous audition kept him in. I wanna hear his original music after he’s a big star!”</p>
<p id=”par-7_11″>“Boo me,” she wrote in another post. “I don’t care. @americanidol.”</p>
<p id=”par-8_10″>Mor was ultimately eliminated at the end of the episode.</p>