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The FCC is surely going to get plenty of complaints about Rihanna’s Super Bowl halftime show.
On Sunday, Rihanna performed a medley of her hits in front of a record-breaking audience.
The impact of Rihanna's Super Bowl performance:
• #1 most-streamed artist globally
• 118.7 million viewers (5M more than SB)
• 17 songs in the Top 40 on Spotify
• Gained 3 million Instagram followers
• Searches for Fenty Beauty are up 833%The Super Bowl effect is real 📈 pic.twitter.com/gEBA5VF7N2
— Joe Pompliano (@JoePompliano) February 14, 2023
Rihanna’s Super Bowl halftime show drew 118.7 million viewers, 5 million more than the game. pic.twitter.com/McigtpDEL2
— Pop Base (@PopBase) February 13, 2023
During her performance, Rihanna bizarrely grabbed her crotch and sniffed her fingers afterwards.
Did Rihanna just sniff..wtf lol pic.twitter.com/FD2BDQ3VO6
— Gifdsports (@gifdsports) February 13, 2023
So is it me or did Rihanna just grab her junk and then smell it and taste it? Way to stay classy! #SuperBowl pic.twitter.com/hLyVIznYNT
— Joe Has Dementia (@RokerGlasses) February 13, 2023
It didn’t take long for angry parents to alert the FCC about Rihanna’s performance.
“@FCC i’m sure that you watch the football game in some capacity in your large offices near cushy cheers did you happen to notice the halftime show rihanna no you can’t screw on TV no sex Santini what’s your halftime performer can you scratch your snatch and sniff it in front kids”
https://twitter.com/mjpwrld312/status/1625404313957806081
Rihanna showed her lack of class all by herself. That was not a family entertainment halftime. Provocative, finger sniffing after putting it in her crotch. What is it with touching your crotch and humping like dogs on a leg. Nothing about a female, please..distasteful bottom line
— Glenda Stroobant (@gstroobant49) February 14, 2023
Others went on to call Rihanna’s performance “satanic.”
Rihanna’s performance was apparently satanic: “She’s dressed in red, and she falls from the sky surrounded by people dressed in white. Like angels? Do we know the story from the Bible? When Satan fell from heaven and he brought down those fallen angels with them? pic.twitter.com/CUy3vcscMT
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) February 14, 2023
Umm … that's a pentagram on Rihanna's belt buckle – Super Bowl halftime #satanic pic.twitter.com/9xR0fvBpED
— Linda Whaley Johnson (@whaley_linda) February 13, 2023
https://twitter.com/WgutzX/status/1624959513882251266
I mean Rihanna is literally symbolizing she was the devil and the people surrounding her were like angels. And I mean I don’t understand why people are upset when I say this. She literally says she’s a devil worshipper and every year now this is a satanic ritual
— 🍒cerezita🍒 (@sizzlincherry) February 13, 2023