Watch: Madonna, Minaj, M.I.A. Perform Super Bowl Halftime Show, Controversy Follows

Who’d have thought it - you put M.I.A. in front of a huge TV audience, one famed in recent times for ‘controversy’, and she does something controversial. Kind of.

Performing Madonna’s new single as part of the Super Bowl halftime show alongside Nicki Minaj, M.I.A. finished her verse with the line ‘I’mma say this once, yeah I don’t give a…’ and made what some would call an ‘obscene gesture’ to the camera. We’re assuming this is what all the fuss is about, and not the appearance of LMFAO elsewhere in the show.

If you want to see the gesture in question (trust us, blink and you’ll miss it), you can check out a video below:



Both the NBC and NFL have issued statements about the incident, according to Entertainment Weekly. The broadcaster blamed a failure in it’s delay system, also noting ‘the NFL hired the talent and produced the halftime show’.

You can watch the full Super Bowl halftime show below: