Stephen A. Smith posted a 3-minute apology video to Rihanna after he said “she ain’t no Beyonce” while discussing her upcoming Super Bowl halftime performance.
Smith said he noticed he made headlines for his comments about Rihanna after he finished taping Wednesday’s installment of ESPN’s “First Take.”
“… I’m a Beyonce fan,” Smith said in his apology video. “I think that Beyoncé is not only a phenomenal performer, butphenomenal performer. The only reason any kind of comparison came into play is because Beyonce performed at halftime at the Super Bowl, not just by herself [in 2013], but one separate performance with Bruno Mars and Coldplay [in 2016] — and I thought those were two of the greatest shows that I’ve ever seen.
Rihanna performs during the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Madison Square Garden on Jan. 28, 2018 in New York City.“… I meant it as no disrespect to Rihanna. I know she is phenomenal and she is my sister. Nothing but love for her, but Beyonce is my sister too. I got love for the both of them. I just think that Beyonce is the greatest performer out there today. That’s me, that doesn’t mean I’m hating on anybody else and that doesn’t mean I’m damn well wishing for Rihanna to fail.
Smith then apologized to Rihanna and wished her luck before she takes the Super Bowl halftime stage next month in Arizona. “Rihanna, go do your thing,” Smith said. “I apologize for creating whatever brouhaha comes of this. I gotta be more careful, where people twist it and turn it into something it ain’t. My bad on that.”
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