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Rihanna returned to the live stage with her Super Bowl halftime show performance in 2023. As the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Philadelphia Eagles, the icon dazzled on stage while announcing her second pregnancy. However, a few people have raised questions about Rihanna's performance for being overly sexual in nature.
As per a recent report by TMZ, the 35-year-old's performance had people flooding the FCC with complaints. These complaints came from TV audiences, who might or might not have had regular interactions on social media. According to the complaints, her performance was 'too big on s**'.
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Rihanna, who was performing after seven years, arrived in a bright red outfit that proudly showed off her baby bump. The singer was on stage for a few minutes, later confirming her pregnancy. Of course, it was her decision to finally accept the NFL's Super Bowl offer.
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That being said, TMZ added that people wanted to take Rihanna's issue to the feds. Apparently, even her choreography and lyrics were called out. Some people even ended up comparing it to porn.
In total, TMZ reported 103 complaints to the Federal Communications Commission. While the complaints were about the Super Bowl, most were about Rihanna's halftime show.
Shaquille O'Neal defended Rihanna's halftime show against trolls
Along with the haters, a good number of supporters backed up the singer and applauded her performance. After all, she made her comeback with one of the most iconic stage.
NBA icon Shaquille O'Neal, while on the Big Podcast with Shaq, jumped in to defend the Queen of Pop, asking her haters to "shut the f*** up".
"All you people disrespecting Rihanna, shut your face," O'Neal said.
He added:
"She did a wonderful job. She's pregnant. She blessed it. She didn't fall. Just leave it there. All you superstars that's disrespecting and causing beef ... shut it up."
The four-time NBA icon even mentioned her pregnancy and asked people to just stop talking about her.
