Jay-Z and Beyoncé sitting during the Super Bowl’s national anthem

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Jay-Z’s controversial partnership with the NFL has led to scrutiny of why he and Bey opted not to stand.

Super Bowl Sunday ended with the Kansas City Chiefs winning their first Super Bowl in 50 years, after a J.Lo-centric halftime show whose quality was never in doubt. Meanwhile, one of the more controversial moments of the evening came when two celebrities decided to remain seated.

According to a video published by TMZ, Beyoncé and Jay-Z did not stand for the national anthem when it was sung at the start of the game by Demi Lovato.

The high-profile couple has not commented on why they remained seated during Lovato’s performance, but the act is being interpreted as a show of solidarity with Colin Kaepernick. Kaepernick, a former quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, was at the center of a nationwide debate in 2016 after he started kneeling during the national anthem before games, in protest against police brutality.

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Music stars like Rihanna and Cardi B., among others, have said they will no longer perform for the NFL because of the way it treated Kaepernick — Kaepernick filed a lawsuit, which was eventually settled in 2019, accusing the NFL of colluding against him to keep him off the field due to his protests.

It would not be surprising for Jay-Z and Beyoncé, who have championed social causes in the past, to support Kaepernick.

But on the other hand, Jay-Z entered a controversial partnership with the NFL in 2019. And it’s that partnership that has encouraged scrutiny of why he and Bey opted not to stand during the national anthem at this year’s Super Bowl. Critics have wondered whether it’s an instance of Jay-Z playing both sides — nodding to injustice while also collecting a paycheck from the league that punished others for doing the same.

Read: https://www.vox.com/2020/2/3/21119709/jay-z-beyonce-sitting-national-anthem-super-bowl-2020

 

[ElectricKing 9,405]

I thought this would've been posted by Bambino 

[weed 72,669]

only 4 years too late. Maybe they were protesting Demi herself 

[HoneyB 27,672]

1. Who cares

2. As they should!

3. Half of America probably wasn’t standing up they were probably on their couch drinking beer and eating nachos or whatever the heck you’re supposed to eat for the Super Bowl idk

[FfFfFfFF 54,991]

They really do have the habit of sitting when everybody stands up.

[Regina George 59,387]

1 minute ago, Talenti said:

1. Who cares

2. As they should!

3. Half of America probably wasn’t standing up they were probably on their couch drinking beer and eating nachos or whatever the heck you’re supposed to eat for the Super Bowl idk

I'm not here for B and Jay but I agree with what @Talenti said.. Like who cares? 

[S0436 10,215]

If they are so against it, why turn up?  Oh yeah, because he has a stake in the NFL.  Money, baby.

[Jewels n Drugs 4,629]

People still stand for that? 

[Kimmo 80,120]

They really take themselves that serious huh... 

[Andreu 37,216]

i only care for the sixnine news on that video luv

[gagaxsebert 5,804]

Gurl didn’t Bey sit or do something like that at the Golden Globes. Who cares tbh

[Thomas P 18,479]

9 minutes ago, FfFfFfFF said:

They really do have the habit of sitting when everybody stands up.

Tell me why I cackled 

[Bambino 24,139]

17 minutes ago, Faded said:

I thought this would've been posted by Bambino

What is y'all problem with me lately?

[Twitter 14]

Who cares?

[Rio 5,088]

27 minutes ago, kyanewest said:

Jay-Z’s controversial partnership with the NFL has led to scrutiny of why he and Bey opted not to stand.

Super Bowl Sunday ended with the Kansas City Chiefs winning their first Super Bowl in 50 years, after a J.Lo-centric halftime show whose quality was never in doubt. Meanwhile, one of the more controversial moments of the evening came when two celebrities decided to remain seated.

According to a video published by TMZ, Beyoncé and Jay-Z did not stand for the national anthem when it was sung at the start of the game by Demi Lovato.

The high-profile couple has not commented on why they remained seated during Lovato’s performance, but the act is being interpreted as a show of solidarity with Colin Kaepernick. Kaepernick, a former quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, was at the center of a nationwide debate in 2016 after he started kneeling during the national anthem before games, in protest against police brutality.

(...)

Music stars like Rihanna and Cardi B., among others, have said they will no longer perform for the NFL because of the way it treated Kaepernick — Kaepernick filed a lawsuit, which was eventually settled in 2019, accusing the NFL of colluding against him to keep him off the field due to his protests.

It would not be surprising for Jay-Z and Beyoncé, who have championed social causes in the past, to support Kaepernick.

But on the other hand, Jay-Z entered a controversial partnership with the NFL in 2019. And it’s that partnership that has encouraged scrutiny of why he and Bey opted not to stand during the national anthem at this year’s Super Bowl. Critics have wondered whether it’s an instance of Jay-Z playing both sides — nodding to injustice while also collecting a paycheck from the league that punished others for doing the same.

Narcissists.