NFL Denies Report That They Told Eminem Not to Kneel During the Super Bowl Halftime Show

A report came out prior to the Super Bowl that the NFL told Eminem not to kneel during the Super Bowl Halftime Show.  Eminem did take a knee during the performance.

A behind-the-scenes clash over the Super Bowl halftime show is a case study in the N.F.L.’s effort to protect its brand through a draconian playbook. As Dr. Dre and Eminem have learned, Republicans buy League Pass too.@eriqgardner with a halftime report:https://t.co/hL2Y66fxeF

— Puck (@PuckNews) February 13, 2022

Eminem took a knee at the Super Bowl. Good. pic.twitter.com/mvI2qrRgbr

— Scott Dworkin (@funder) February 14, 2022

Those reports might have not have been entirely true.  The NFL's Vice President of Communications, Brian McCarthy, was asked about the report and denied it.

NFL's Brian McCarthy on the report that the league told Eminem not to kneel during the halftime show: “Report was erroneous. We watched all elements of the show during numerous rehearsals this week.”

— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) February 14, 2022

It's unclear if Eminem was kneeling in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick and the former NFL quarterback's police brutality protests or if he was kneeling in support of domestic violence victims.