Reports: Rihanna, Pink Turned Down Super Bowl 2019 Halftime Offers

Reports: Rihanna, Pink Turned Down Super Bowl 2019 Halftime Offers

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October 19th, 2018

Rihanna, left, and Pink reportedly turned down offers to headline the 2019 Super Bowl halftime show. The Super Bowl will be in Atlanta.

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Wondering why, according to reports, Maroon 5 will be the headliner for the Super Bowl LIII halftime show in Atlanta?

Rihanna has something to do with it.

The “Work” singer was the front-runner to headline the Feb. 3 show, according toEntertainment Tonight. But she rejected CBS and the NFL’s proposal in order to show her support for Colin Kaepernick’s decision to kneel during the national anthem.

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