“As Soon as He Said ‘Female’ I Realized What Kinda Man He Is”: Stephen A. Smith’s Controversial Take On Rihanna’s Super Bowl Halftime Show Enrages NFL Fans to the Core
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Popstar Rihanna is making a grand comeback into the world of music after a long hiatus. And she will perform at the Super Bowl halftime show next month in Arizona. Fans are already excited about Riri’s return to the stage and will wait for the big day with bated breath. But something Stephen A. Smith said about her Super Bowl performance has spoilt almost everybody’s mood.
Rihanna last released a music album in 2016. So, it has been a long time since the fans saw her in her music avatar.
Stephen A. Smith enrages the NFL world
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NFL analyst Stephen A. Smith appeared on Sherri Shepherd’s talk show ‘Sherri’. The duo talked about a lot of things including the upcoming Super Bowl halftime show featuring popstar Rihanna. Smith said that Rihanna is fantastic and even congratulated her on her motherhood. But what he said next made instant headlines.
“She is a lot of things. There is one thing she is not. She’s not Beyoncé,” Smith said on the show.
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Smith then talked about Beyoncé’s Super Bowl performances of the past. But his take did not find many supporters in the NFL world. In fact, many fans were downright angry with Smith for comparing the two music icons. And they gave the NFL analyst a piece of their mind.
A fan is really angry at Smith’s choice of words in that conversation.
as soon as he said ‘female’ I realized what kinda man he is
— SYRENA (@zetrident) January 19, 2023
This fan gave an earful to Smith on his take on Rihanna.
Anyone with a hairline like that shouldn’t be talking. Rihanna has never stood in anybody’s shadow. Let’s not start cause I got time. https://t.co/m4MulKSLoj
— Jason Lee (@theonlyjasonlee) January 19, 2023
A fan called the take classless as they both are amazing talents.
The most tackiest classless crap I’ve seen in a long time.
They are both amazing talents. https://t.co/8opAdZjmHm
— Just Logan (@SincerelyLogan_) January 19, 2023
Another fan turned the table on Smith himself.
I mean he ain’t a lot of other niggas either sooooo🤷🏾♂️ https://t.co/xEsiwZjdFc
— Sheree’s Stolen Joggers (@richyrich323) January 19, 2023
This fan says they’ll lift Smith in their prayers.
tie as crooked as his hairline. let me lift him up in prayer https://t.co/04qhOqvgJ6
— Ronta' (@rontabenjamin) January 19, 2023
A fan wants to know why people still listen to Smith’s takes.
Why do people listen to him? Ain’t he been foolish since the dawn of time? https://t.co/xcapSAteMg
— Words of MEANING and of Sweet Melodies (@mndspeak) January 19, 2023
This fan says celebrities think that they can say anything.
This was just flat out ignorant. Celebrities just feel they can say whatever https://t.co/TB4eicbrkR
— REESE (@reeserog_) January 19, 2023
The fans can’t stand someone, even of Smith’s stature, demeaning one music icon to lift up another. Both are the two modern greats in their field. And everybody is waiting for Rihanna’s first stage performance in several years.
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Rihanna to light up the Super Bowl stage
The NFL has confirmed that Rihanna will light up the stage during the Super Bowl halftime show next month. The nine-time Grammy winner will perform at the event sponsored by Apple Music on February 12.
The NFL is currently overseeing the playoffs for the season. And in the end, two teams will battle it out at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona for the biggest prize in American sports. And the fans are excited about both events.
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Rihanna, whose last music album came back in 2016, recently welcomed her first child with rapper A$AP Rocky. She will be in Arizona but which of the remaining teams will make it there?
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Edited by:
Deepika Bhaduri