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BY CODY LAGROW
ANCHOR LAUREN ZIMA
Trips, middle finger slips and just moving the lips -- all three were part of Madonna’s Super Bowl halftime show. Metro gives us a peek.
“Madonna had a ‘choreography malfunction,’ falling off stage during a dance routine.”
LMFAO, Nicki Minaj, M.I.A. and Cee Lo Green joined Madonna on stage. The New York Times praises the halftime spectacle, saying...
“Madonna went all out ... a queen on her throne, a homecoming queen strutting in the bleachers, a church singer fronting a choir.”
Not everyone in Hollywood vogued along with Madge. Yahoo! News says some celebrities wanted more.
“Sharon Osbourne tweeted, ‘Madonna is back! She’s the queen. Just sensational!’ Piers Morgan responded to Mrs. O saying, ‘Queen of what? Lip-synching?’”
And People Magazine says British rapper M.I.A. stole the show from Madonna by flipping the bird to network cameras.
“The Queen of Pop was upstaged by her collaborator M.I.A. who flipped off the camera at one point during the performance. … There were no reports of fines … as of Monday morning."
Both NBC and the NFL released statements apologizing for M.I.A.’s mistake. Rolling Stone explains.
The NFL pointed the finger directly at NBC saying, “There was a failure in NBC’s delay system. The obscene gesture in the performance was completely inappropriate, very disappointing, and we apologize to our fans.”
NBC fired back, “The NFL hired the talent and produced the halftime show. Our system was late to obscure the inappropriate gesture and we apologize to our viewers.”
M.I.A. did not comment on her middle finger malfunction—but a source close to the singer tells the Daily Mail why it happened.
“She wasn’t thinking. … She was struck with a case of adrenaline. It wasn’t any kind of statement.”
Madonna sang her new single “Give Me All Your Luvin’” from her upcoming album “MDNA” as part of the show. It’s her twelfth studio album.
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