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We're just waiting on an official statement from M.I.A. (though we wouldn't be too surprised if she didn't give one).
But until then, we're just gonna have to rely on a source close to her…
While there are plenty of reasons why M.I.A. could have told millions to eff off, according to this source, she did it because:
Adrenaline and nerves, caught up in the moment, wasn't an attempt to make any kind of statement.
Inneresting… but didn't she sign those papers binding her to fines if she did anything inappropriate??
If that's the case and she really did it because she just wasn't thinking, then that's just plain stupid!! What?? It is!!
We all make mistakes, sure, but this was a BIG ONE!! And ya don't have to be a holier than thou prude to know that!!
If she wants this to blow over asap, she should just come clean and offer a legit apology… and maybe a big donation to a children's charity.
We know she's a badass but there has to be a children's organization she loves, LOL!!
M.I.A. Will Have To Pay Any Fines Charged For Flipping Off Millions Of Super Bowl Viewers!!
Okay, SURELY by now all of U are well aware that M.I.A. flipped a camera off in the middle of the Super Bowl halftime show — causing such a shizstorm!!
The Parents Television Council has demanded punishment for the televised shenanigans, and they sound super serious about it!!
NBC fumbled and the NFL lied because a performer known as M.I.A. felt it necessary to flip off millions of families. Last week the NFL formally told the PTC – and the American public – that the Super Bowl halftime show would be appropriate. Most families would agree that the middle finger aimed directly at them is not appropriate, especially during the most-watched television event of the year.
Oooh but it gets better!! To elaborate on some HIGHlights we posted earlier, they also state:
It is unfortunate that a spectacular sporting event was overshadowed once again by broadcasting the selfish acts of a desperate performer. They chose a lineup full of performers who have based their careers on shock, profanity and titillation. Instead of preventing indecent material, they enabled it. M.I.A. used a middle finger shamelessly to bring controversial attention to herself, while effectively telling an audience filled with children, 'F– you.'A simple apology rings hollow after yet another slap in the face to families. Either the NFL and NBC will take immediate steps to hold those accountable for this offensive material in front of a hundred million Americans, or they will feebly sit back and do nothing. The nation – and the PTC – is watching.
And as we wonder which kind of punishment would satisfy the PTC, sources close to the NFL say M.I.A. will be the only one paying fines if it comes to that.
Apparently she signed a contract prior to the Super Bowl, agreeing to pay any money the NFL may be charged with for actions taken by the singer herself.
So if she signed that piece of paper, why in the world would she do it?? Maybe she thought the attention she could get from this would help sell enough albums to cover fines and then some!!
M.I.A.She'll Be Left Holding the BagIf NBC Gets Fined
M.I.A. will end up paying any fines imposed on NBC as a result of her finger wag during the Super Bowl halftime show ... sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ.
Our sources say ... the NFL has indemnified NBC ... because the NFL is responsible for the halftime content.
But the NFL was smart, given the history of performers who wanted to do something shocking to get attention during the biggest TV event of the year. So we're told ... M.I.A. signed a contract with the NFL for the halftime performance, and in that contract M.I.A. agreed to indemnify the NFL for any money it might be forced to pay if the FCC comes down on the Peacock Network.
Remember, CBS was hit with a $550,000 FCC fine after Janet Jackson's famous wardrobe malfunction, but that fine was thrown out by a federal appeals court.
Sources tell us ... aside from the fact that the NFL doesn't want to pay a huge fine, the organization wants to send a message to performers -- don't you dare screw with us.
We don't know if the NFL got a similar indemnity clause from Madonna.
Madonna — Super Bowl Halftime Show
That woman has some serious energy! (Must be all the MDNA.)
