Carrie Underwood Can Take a Joke

Faith Hill must've seen the stink coming. Apparently, after her so-called "freakout" at the CMA Awards she immediately tracked down Carrie Underwood backstage to explain.

You've probably seen the footage by now. When Hill lost out to Underwood for Female Vocalist of the Year, she threw her arms in the air, mouthed "What?" into the cameras and then walked away. The reaction spawned a media frenzy, with most post-CMA news coverage focusing on whether that was Hill's true reaction or just a joke gone awry.

The very next day, Hill issued a statement saying, "The idea that I would act disrespectful towards a fellow musician is unimaginable to me. For this to become a focus of attention given the talent gathered is utterly ridiculous. Carrie is a talented and deserving Female Vocalist of the Year."

The newly-crowned Female Vocalist of the Year certainly believes in Hill's sincerity. "If I were sitting at home, I totally would have got the joke," she says. "She told me that night and wanted to set it straight right then and there and let me know that she was just kidding and it was just a joke gone bad . . . and she was really sorry for doing anything that might have seemed inappropriate."

In fact, the only thing that angered Underwood was the backlash against Hill. "Faith is such a sweet person that she shouldn't get dumped on for that," she says.

Now that everyone -- even Carrie -- is on Faith's side, perhaps this story will finally die.