Rihanna refuses to sing in the Super Bowl

Pop star Rihanna declined the offer to perform at the halftime Super Bowl show in support of former football quarterback Colin Kaepernick and his protest against racial injustice, according to the media.

US Weekly and other media, citing an anonymous source, said the NFL and CBS channels "really want Rihanna to be the singer next year."
However, he declined the offer of support to Kaepernick, the first player to kneel in a national anthem at an organized party to protest racial inequality and police brutality against blacks and minorities in the United States.

"They offered it to her, but she refused because of the controversy … She disagrees with the NFL's position," the source said. weekly US Weekly.

Rihanna's decision to reject the political offer came after her message posted earlier this month on Instagram urged her supporters to vote in the November US legislative elections. She is one of the many celebrities to hold political office in the vote.
The Super Bowl is the most watched television channel of the year in the United States, generally attracting more than 100 million viewers. The match will take place on February 3, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Representatives from the NFL, CBS and Rihanna were not available for comment. A spokeswoman for CBS referred the questions to the NFL.
An anonymous source told Entertainment Tonight that the NFL had preliminary discussions with Rihanna and singer Pink about the half-time show, but both decided to continue. This source stated that the Kaepernick problem did not appear in these early conversations.
Kaerpernick's decision to kneel at the national anthem in 2016 sparked a heated national debate. Some critics, including US President Donald Trump, have called players unpatriotic. The NFL yielded to presidential pressure and ordered players not to kneel on the ground during the anthem.

After the protests, Kaepernick did not find a job for the 2017 season and ruled against the NFL, accusing the owners of conspiring to turn against him. He continues without equipment.

Several media reported that the NFL chose the Maroon 5 pop band for its halftime show, but no announcement was made.
Representatives of Pink and Maroon 5 did not respond immediately to requests for comment.