Grahn took to Threads<\/a> on Thursday after Underwood joined her fellow “American Idol” judges Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie to promote the upcoming season of the reality singing show on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”<\/p>\n “See ya next week @jimmykimmel. I refuse to even look at @carrieunderwood,” Grahn wrote.<\/p>\n ‘AMERICAN IDOL’ PRODUCER SAYS IT’S ‘GREAT’ CARRIE UNDERWOOD PERFORMED AT TRUMP INAUGURATION<\/a><\/p>\n “General Hospital” star Nancy Lee Grahn attacked Carrie Underwood in a Threads post last week. (Alberto E. Rodriguez\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n Though Grahn did not specify why she would “refuse to even look” at Underwood in the original post, several commenters, including anti-Trump comedian Kathy Griffin, suggested that Underwood was too “MAGA” for liberal fans.<\/p>\n “I\u2019ll watch ya! Yeah, no love for maga Carrie. It\u2019s not just about political disagreements anymore,” Griffin commented<\/a>.<\/p>\n After the post began going viral, Grahn wrote another post clarifying that she was not attacking Kimmel in her comment and reiterated her anger toward Underwood “for obvious reasons.”<\/p>\n “Truth matters. I LOVE Jimmy Kimmel & watch him every night. I would never ‘slam’ him. I simply said I would watch him next week because I didn\u2019t want to look at Carrie Underwood (for obvious reasons) who was his guest that night. Come on guys, I\u2019m not worth the silly clickbait,” Grahn wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n FORMER ‘VIEW’ CO-HOST SAYS JOY BEHAR CALLING CARRIE UNDERWOOD ‘UN-AMERICAN’ IS ‘SELFISH PUBLICITY GAIN’<\/a><\/p>\n Singer Carrie Underwood performs “America the Beautiful” after President Donald Trump was sworn in at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Jan. 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Saul Loeb – Pool\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n Last month, Grahn also accused Underwood of being “MAGA” while posting a video of former CNN host Don Lemon reacting to Underwood mocking the Affordable Care Act website at the 2013 Country Music Awards.<\/p>\n “I thought everyone knew Carrie Underwood was MAGA. She\u2019s American all right, but certainly no Idol,” Grahn wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n Fox News Digital<\/a> reached out to Underwood’s representative for comment.<\/p>\n Underwood previously faced backlash from liberal critics<\/a> after agreeing to perform “America the Beautiful” at Trump’s second inauguration in 2025.<\/p>\n \u2018AMERICAN IDOL\u2019 JUDGE CARRIE UNDERWOOD ADMITS IT\u2019S ‘DIFFICULT’ TO BRING FAITH INTO HOLLYWOOD<\/a><\/p>\n Carrie Underwood stood by being invited to perform at the 2025 inauguration in a statement last year. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson\/AP Photo)<\/p>\n Despite being largely apolitical in the public sphere, Underwood said in a statement that she was “honored” to have been invited to perform.<\/p>\n “I love our country and am honored to have been asked to sing at the Inauguration and to be a small part of this historic event,” Underwood said. “I am humbled to answer the call at a time when we must all come together in the spirit of unity and looking to the future.”<\/p>\n![\"Nancy](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nancy-lee-grahn.jpg\")
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