Eminem takes a knee at Super Bowl half-time show despite being told not to by NFL

dailystar.co.uk:

Eminem took the knee at the Super Bowl half-time show despite being told not to.In a display of defiance against the NFL, the rapper took the knee at the end of a rendition of “Lose Yourself”.

He was joined on stage by Dr Dre, 50 Cent, Mary J Blige, Snoop Dogg and Kendrick Lamar. The 49-year old Lose Yourself singer had mentioned the idea of kneeling during his performance but had been asked to avoid doing so.In his short medley performance he performed a snippet of ‘Forgot About Dre’ as well as ‘Lose Yourself’.At one stage he dropped to one knee in the style that has become symbolic of the Black Lives Matter movement.The form of protest was brought to the NFL by quarterback Colin Kaepernick.Eminem’s move came amid widespread reports that he and fellow headliners Dr Dre, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J Blige, Snoop Dogg and 50 Cent were being heavily censored from making any political statements.Fans were loving his actions too and flocked to Twitter to let their feelings be known.One Eminem fan wrote: "Eminem is the man.

Great to see him take the knee after his performance. #SuperBowl #PepsiHalftime"Another wrote: "Y’all saw it correctly, #Eminem took a knee.

Respect! #SuperBowl," A third penned: "That was easily the greatest halftime show of all time."The Super Bowl half-time performance was a reunion for Dre with Eminem and Snoop Dogg, after he helped to launch their music careers.