CARRIE Does Hert Way!

SHE ALIENATEDSOME FANS AND FELLOWCELEBRITIES WITH HERPRESIDENTIALINAUGURATION PLANS.BUT COUNTRY STARCARRIE UNDERWOOD ISNO LONGER INTERESTEDIN PLAYING IT SAFE.

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WHEN country music superstar Carrie Underwood announced her plans to perform at President Donald Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration, the response was divided. Fellow country musician John Rich hailed her as a "patriot," and The View'sWhoopi Goldberg said she stood behind Carrie's decision to take the stage. While many fans also applauded the "Before He Cheats" singer, others threatened to boycott the star; Whoopi's cohost Joy Behar denounced her, saying in part, "I don't understand how you say you love your country at the same time that you normalize this convicted felon."

Carrie has avoided controversy for most of her 20-year career, but she was ready to make a statement. "I love our country and am honored to have been asked to sing at the inauguration," she said on Jan. 13, adding that she was "humbled to answer the call at a time when we must all come together in the spirit of unity." Now, a source tells Star, the 41-year-old mom of two (she and her husband of 14 years, former hockey player