Rihanna stands with Kap. The “Work” singer declined an offer to
headline the Super Bowl LIII Halftime Show because she “supports Colin
Kaepernick,” a source tells Us Weekly exclusively.
“The NFL and CBS really wanted Rihanna to be next year’s performer in
Atlanta,” the insider reveals. “They offered it to her, but she said no
because of the kneeling controversy. She doesn’t agree with the NFL’s
stance.”
Kaepernick, who once admitted to having a crush on Rihanna, was
the first NFL player to kneel during the national anthem in protest of
police brutality and racial inequality. The former San Fransisco 49ers
quarterback, 30, has not played since stirring controversy during the
2016 season. He filed a grievance against the league and its owners in
November 2017, accusing them of colluding to keep him off the field.
After Rihanna, 30, rebuffed the halftime offer, the NFL extended it to
Maroon 5. Us Weekly broke the news in September that the Adam
Levine-fronted pop-rock group gleefully accepted.
Multiple sources later told Us that Cardi B may be a special guest
during Maroon 5’s set at the 2019 championship game at Atlanta’s
Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
“She is definitely being considered, but it’s obviously way too early
to say for sure,” one insider revealed. Another source said, “Pepsi, the
NFL and Cardi are all interested in her performing more than just her
‘Girls Like You’ verse.”
https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/rihanna-declined-super-bowl-liii-halftime-show-offer/
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