PETA WATCH

IN AN ESCALATING war of words outspoken singer Kelis has branded the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) as terrorists and says it is her right to eat and wear what she wants.

Earlier this year the singer responded to a harping letter by the lobby criticizing her diet and clothes by declaring on her myspace site that she would '... eat pterodactyl if you found some and you told me it was meaty and delicious'.

She also said PETA Founder Ingrid Newkirk was 'batty and certifiably insane'.

Revisiting the sentiments she has told USA Today that the lobby is a terrorist group and is muscling in on her individual rights.

'At the end of the day, they're terrorists and that's my issue. I don't think anybody's beliefs should be forced on anyone like that. I'm an American; I live here. It's my right, and that's my stance on it,' she said.

She also issued a warning to the group not to vandalize her furs with red paint.

'I wouldn't suggest that someone do that because you terrorize me, I'll terrorize you, basically.'