(WHDH) — Singer Rihanna reportedly turned down the Super Bowl halftime show for former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
Entertainment Tonight reported that Rihanna was the front-runner for the gig but she decided to pass because of a controversy with players kneeling during the National Anthem.
Kaepernick first knelt during the National Anthem in 2016 as a protest against racial injustice and police brutality in the United States.
He is currently a free agent.
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