Cher Loves Osteen But Her Gay Fans More

After praising antigay preacher Joel Osteen, Cher defended herself and her gay fans.

"I love Joel Osteen, hes example of Christian!," Cher tweeted yesterday. "He makes Every1 feel welcome 2 his church no matter who they R!1st book like this I ever bought." In a seperate tweet, she writes, "I know this Sounds CRAZY Coming From ME,But he'Cool,UpBeat,wants u 2 have Fun,He'sFunny & Not Preachy! don't care if ppl think I'm UnCool!"

Cher was reminded of Osteen's antigay ways -- he calls homosexuality a sin and is quoted as saying, ''I don't believe homosexuality is God's best for a person's life" -- by a Twitter follower of hers. The superstar defended her love for her LGBT fans, devoting more Tweets to her pro-gay stances than her original pro-Osteen announcements, Instinct reports. Read the exchanges here.