Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals fans have come together to slam NBC for misidentifying Mickey Guyton as Jhené Aiko at the Super Bowl LVI on Sunday.Ahead of the 38-year-old rising country star's performance ofthe national anthem, the network erroneously labeled her Aiko, 33, on the jumbotron.At the time of the mix-up, both women were standing on the field of Sofi Stadium in Los Angeles as theSativa singer beltedAmerica the Beautiful.
Disappointing: Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals fans have come together to slam NBC for misidentifying Mickey Guyton (pictured) as Jhene Aiko at the Super Bowl LVI on Sunday Controversial: Mickey Guyton was shown during the broadcast with a Jhene Aiko chyronImmediately,NBC Sports released an apology on Twitter, which read: 'We incorrectly showed Mickey Guyton and misidentified her before showing Aiko’s performance.
We apologize to both artists for the error.' The glaring error immediately prompted viewers to vent their frustration on social media.'There is nothing more American than the NFL getting a lineup of all women of color to sing before the game just for the cameraman to not even bother to learn the difference between Jhene Aiko and Mickey Guyton,' one Twitter user fired.
Major fail: Ahead of the 38-year-old rising country star's performance of the national anthem, as she stood the network labeled her Aiko, 33, on the jumbotron Sorry: Immediately, NBC Sports released an apology on Twitter, which read: 'We incorrectly showed Mickey Guyton and misidentified her before showing Aiko’s performance.
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