Rihanna rejects the Super Bowl show, backs Kaepernick

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Rihanna rejects the Super Bowl show, backs Kaepernick







LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop superstar Rihanna turned down an offer to appear at a Super Bowl halftime show because she supported former National Football League quarterback Colin Kaepernick and his protest against racial injustice. , according to press reports. 











PHOTO OF ARCHIVE: The cast member Rihanna poses for the photos on the red carpet of the European premiere of Ocean's 8 in London, Great Britain, June 13, 2018. REUTERS / Simon Dawson / File Photo





US Weekly and other reports cited an anonymous source that said the NFL and the CBS Corp (CBS.N) "I really wanted Rihanna to be next year's artist."  

However, he refused to support Kaepernick, the first player to kneel when the national anthem played in a game in protest of racial inequality and police brutality against blacks and minorities in the United States.  









San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick prepares to take the field before an NFL game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, USA, October 23 of 2016. REUTERS / Loren Elliott



"They offered it, but she said no because of the knee controversy. She does not agree with the NFL's position, "the source told US Weekly. 

Rihanna's decision to reject the offer for a political issue follows her Instagram message earlier this month and urges fans to vote in the November US legislative elections. UU She is one of several celebrities who have taken political positions before the vote. 

The Super Bowl is the most watched television broadcast of the year in the United States, and regularly attracts more than 100 million viewers. The game will be played on February 3, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. 

The representatives of the NFL and Rihanna did not respond immediately to the requests for comments. A spokeswoman for the CBS addressed questions to the NFL. 

An anonymous source told Entertainment Tonight that the NFL approached both Rihanna and singer Pink at the beginning of the halftime discussions, but that both women went ahead when the negotiations took a long time. That source said that Kaepernick did not appear in those first conversations.  

Kaepernick's decision to start kneeling during the anthem in 2016 sparked a heated national debate, with critics such as the president of the United States. UU Donald Trump calling anti-patriotic players. The NFL gave in to pressure from Trump and ordered the players not to kneel on the field during the anthem. 

After the protests, Kaepernick could not find a job for the 2017 season and sued the NFL, accusing the owners of conspiring with him. It is still without equipment. 

Several media outlets have reported that the NFL has selected the pop band Maroon 5 as the part-time artist, but no announcement has been made.  

The representatives of Pink and Maroon 5 did not respond immediately to requests for comments. 





Report by Lisa Richwine in Los Angeles and Gabriella Borter in New York; Edition of Bernadette Baum and Marguerita Choy.





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