Video of Beyoncé and Jay-Z sitting while Demi Lovato sang the national anthem at the Super Bowl has surfaced online. As a result, they are facing backlash on social media.
TMZ posted the video Sunday of the celebrity couple sitting along with daughter Blue Ivy at Hard Rock Stadium, where the San Francisco 49ers were playing the Kansas City Chiefs.
Jay-Z, a co-producer of the halftime show featuring Shakira and Jennifer Lopez, announced his Roc Nation company had entered a partnership with the NFL for events and social activism last year. The rapper received immediate backlash since he had become one of the biggest supporters of Colin Kaepernick, who sparked a fissure in the NFL when he decided to kneel when the national anthem was played before games to protest the killings of blacks by police officers.
Jay-Z’s response was that he still supports protesting, kneeling and Kaepernick, but he’s also interested in working with the league to make substantial changes.
Representatives for Jay-Z and Beyoncé didn’t immediately reply to emails seeking comment.
Check out the video of Beyoncé, Blue Ivy and Jay-Z sitting while Demi Lovato sang the national anthem:
Blue Ivy filming Demi Lovato's performance of the National Anthem at the #SuperBowl. pic.twitter.com/3b6TyBEQj5— Pop Crave (@PopCraveMusic) February 3, 2020
Here are some fan reactions to it:
I am so ashamed of #Beyoncé and Jay Z! They are so fortunate to live in this great country. They need to live somewhere else if they can’t bother to stand for the National Athem. #SuperBowl— gigi (@ggnalley) February 3, 2020
#SuperBowl Whilst the World watches and they sit with their daughter these two clowns show no respect What are they teaching their children ❓♀️♀️#Beyonce You are a disgrace #JayZ You are a disgrace https://t.co/LcbupAjdaZ— Misty Bella (@Misty__Bella) February 3, 2020
Anyone else catch this at the Superbowl tonight? Disgraceful. #Beyonce #JayZ pic.twitter.com/1VI71f5bad— Noah Seiter (@SeiterNoah) February 3, 2020
@Beyonce how about picking up your fat ass during our national anthem #Beyoncé #SuperBowl— TRUMP2020 (@donosteen) February 3, 2020
People who are proud of their country STAND for the anthem. This should tell you how they feel.#SuperBowl #JayZ #Beyonce— Sir Marcus Bishop (@NOLAMarcus1991) February 3, 2020
(With inputs from AP News)
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