Eminem kneeled on stage during his Super Bowl 2022 halftime show performance, despite apparent objections from the NFL to the act that has been used as a form of protest against police brutality and racial inequality.
According to a report from Puck, the rapper was at odds with the NFL over kneeling “Colin Kaepernick-style” during a star-stubbed halftime show that also featured Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar and 50 Cent.
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But NFL reps denied the league had any differences with Eminem before his performance. In a statement to the Post the reps said that players have been taking knees since 2016 without sanctions, so musical talent wouldn’t be held to a different standard.
League officials also knew going into Sunday that the rapper would take a knee because officials “watched it during rehearsals this week,” an NFL spokesman told The New York Times.
The report from Puck says league organizers “also flagged something that Snoop Dogg was set to wear as possibly appearing gang-related.”
Dr. Dre had a lot of back-and-forth aggravations in planning his set, according to the report.
The report cites a source close to Dr. Dre as saying the rapper felt “disgustingly censored.”
Source: Eminem kneels during Super Bowl 2022 halftime show after rumors of NFL controversy
