Eminem takes a knee during halftime show; NFL denies reports it tried to stop him
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As his rendition of "Lose Yourself" ended, Eminem took a knee and held his head in his hand in apparent tribute to former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
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As his rendition of "Lose Yourself" ended, Eminem took a knee and held his head in his hand in apparent tribute to former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
By Amir Vera, Maureen Chowdhury and Deena Zaru, CNN Sunday’s Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show not only featured some of the greatest artists in hip-hop, but it also saw Eminem taking a knee. The kneeling took place after the rapper performed his 2002 hit “Lose Yourself.
This year's Super Bowl halftime show was a late nineties/early aughts throwback featuring a number of rappers whose biggest musical hits are twenty years old. Perhaps to stay relevant, one of those rappers, Eminem, took a knee during his performance.
During the Super Bowl halftime on Sunday, rapper Eminem kneeled during his performance, an apparent nod to the silent protest started by Colin Kaepernick on
Eminem, whose real name is Marshall Mathers, has previously shown support for former NFL star Colin Kaepernick, who first took a knee during the national anthem at a 2016 preseason game.
While this year’s Super Bowl was full of surprises, perhaps one of the biggest was Eminem kneeling down on one knee following his halftime show performance.
In the middle of his Super Bowl halftime show performance, Eminem took a knee and held his head in his hand -- an apparent tribute to former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. The NFL denied reports that it was attempting to stop Eminem from kneeling, claiming the league was aware he …
Pushing the limits has been a theme for the rapper, so it might have come as no surprise to some longtime fans when he knelt at the end of his performance.
The NFL was "aware" that Eminem was going to take a knee during the halftime show at Super Bowl LVI. "All elements" of the halftime show were observed during multiple rehearsals this week, a representative for the NFL told Fox News Digital.
For the first time hip-hop headlined the Super Bowl halftime show, starring Dr. Dre and proteges Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige and Eminem, who invoked a racial justice protest by taking a knee on music's…
