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Rihanna reportedly turned down Super Bowl halftime show in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick
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Us Weekly reports Rihanna declined an offer from CBS and the NFL to headline the Feb. 3 Super Bowl LIII halftime show because "she supports Colin Kaepernick," the quarterback who has been out of the NFL for nearly two years after kneeling during the National Anthem. Maroon 5 has reportedly landed the halftime gig instead, but the NFL has yet to make a formal announcement. “The NFL and CBS really wanted Rihanna to be next year’s performer in Atlanta,” an insider tells Us Weekly. “They offered it to her, but she said no because of the kneeling controversy. She doesn’t agree with the NFL’s stance.”
TOPICS: Super Bowl LIII, CBS, Colin Kaepernick, Rihanna, Maroon 5, National Anthem Protests, NFL
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