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Rihanna Pulls out of Super Bowl Halftime Show in Support of Colin Kaepernick

The National Football League is a worldwide organization which is worth around $62.9 billion dollars, averaging around $1.97 billion dollars per team.  The Super Bowl is noteworthy for some of the most important moments to ever take place on a football field.  However, something that consumers pay just as much attention to as the game, is the halftime show.  Many great performers have been a part of the halftime show: Justine Timberlake, BeyoncĂ©, Lady Gaga, and Coldplay to name a few.  Ever since the Colin Kaepernick controversy( Click Here  if you want to read more about the Colin Kaepernick controversy) many famous celebrities have chosen to take a stance against the NFL. One of the worlds most famous singers, Rihanna, has publicly chosen her stance.  News broke recently that Rihanna had rejected the Super Bowl halftime show this year in support of Colin Kaepernick.  Maroon 5 is set to play at this years Super Bowl, however, many are asking them ...

Controversy On Brett Kanaugh

How Kavanaugh Nomination is Making Waves among the Younger Generation Many have been following the recent controversy over Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination by Donald Trump to a position on the Supreme Court.  Kavanaugh was nominated for the Supreme Court on July 9th, 2018.  Kavanaugh appeared in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 4th, 2018.  Less than two weeks later, Doctor Christine Blasey Ford came forward with allegations of sexual assault by Kavanaugh in the summer of 1982. Ford stated in her testimony that she did not want to publicly share this information, “I am here today not because I want to be.  I am terrified.  I am here because I believe it’s my civic duty to tell you what happened between Brett Kavanaugh and I when we were in high school.”  Ford claims she is “100%” sure that the man who attacked her was Brett Kavanaugh, as well as one of his friends.  Ford stated how a “stumbling drunk” 17 year old Kavanaugh groped h...