Rihanna Turned Down Super Bowl LIII Offer in Solidarity With Colin Kaepernick

Rihanna has reportedly turned down a chance to headline the Super Bowl LIII halftime show in a sign of solidarity with exiled former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

According to US Weekly, the singer was offered the gig at the big game in February 2019, but she declined due to disagreeing with the NFL's stance on players taking a knee during the National Anthem. The movement that was started by Kaepernick in 2016 as a symbol of protest against racial injustice in America. A source says, "the offer and exposure would have been great for Rihanna as she's planning a new album and tour but she stuck to what's right in her eyes."

Maroon 5 have been tapped to play halftime at the game on Feb. 3.