Stephen A. Smith clarified his reaction to Rihanna‘s upcoming Super Bowl halftime gig — and addressed those Beyoncé comparisons.The sports journalist, 55, originally faced backlash after he weighed in on Rihanna’s planned performance.“I don’t want to say I’m not excited.
She’s fantastic. That’s not where I’m going with this. She’s a lot of things. She’s spectacular,” the New York native said during an appearance on Sherri, which aired on Wednesday, January 18. “There’s one thing she’s not.
She ain’t Beyoncé. The only reason I brought up Beyoncé is because Beyoncé recently performed at the Super Bowl. And without Bruno Mars and Coldplay.”Smith later praised the “Umbrella” singer, 34, on the talk show for her “fantastic” music, adding, “I’m just telling you for me, there’s Beyoncé and there’s everybody else.”Shortly after clips from the interview went viral, Smith took to social media to issue an apology.“I’m gonna own it.
I know what y’all trying to do. But I’m going to own it because I get paid to speak for a living, so I need to be more careful,” he said in an Instagram video on Wednesday. “I want Rihanna to know: You’re a superstar, you’re sensational, you’re spectacular.
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