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Margot Robbie accidentally gave someone a misspelled 'Suicide Squad' tattoo

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In case you didn't know, Margot Robbie does tattoos. But you may not want one from her.

The actress appeared alongside "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot" costar Tina Fey on Stephen Colbert's post-Super Bowl "Late Show" and revealed that she had inked about 26 tattoos.

"At first, I really had to beg people," Robbie said. "And then it became a thing. People ask me now."

Both Fey and Colbert said they'd get a tattoo from Robbie. That was until she revealed that she once misspelled one. "A good time to be pretty," Fey quipped.

Turns out that some of the crew on the shoot for "Suicide Squad," in which Robbie plays Batman nemesis Harley Quinn, got tattoos in honor of the movie. But they were giving it a creative spelling.

"Everyone was spelling it 'S-K-W-A-D,'" Robbie explained. "But I went straight from the 'S' to the 'W.'"

"'Swad'?" a bewildered Fey asked.

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That was enough for Colbert to change his mind about getting inked by Robbie. Hopefully, her victim – one of the cast assistants – has a sense of humor. Robbie posted the following joke on Instagram:

Open for business!

A photo posted by @margotrobbie on Aug 18, 2015 at 9:07pm PDT on

Watch her explain the mistake below:

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Zac Efron and Anna Kendrick are in a hilarious trailer for 'Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates'

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It looks like Zac Efron and Aubrey Plaza aren't done with hard-partying comedies. 

Having just done "Dirty Grandpa," they're now teaming with Anna Kendrick and Adam Devine ("Workaholics") to star in "Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates," which looks like a mix of "Wedding Crashers" and "Step Brothers."

Efron and Devine play siblings whose antics at family parties have gotten so out of hand that their parents have demanded that they find respectable dates to their sister's Hawaiian wedding. They decide to put out an online ad looking for their dates, which is spotted by two friends (Kendrick and Plaza) who are willing to look the part of respectable gals to get a free trip to Hawaii. And from there hilarity ensues (or let's hope so).

Check out the trailer here. The movie comes out July 8.

 

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This year's Super Bowl was one of the most-watched ever

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The Super Bowl ratings game may super bowlbe a tighter competition than the actual game.

In Nielsen's early overnight numbers, Sunday's Super Bowl 50 averaged a 49.0 household rating/73 share in the 56 metered markets across the country for CBS, according to Variety.

The game's ratings peaked with a 51.0/73 for the final 15 minutes (10-10:15 p.m. ET).

Separated by mere decimal points, this year's game was unable to beat the overnight numbers for NBC's broadcast of last year's Super Bowl, which averaged a 49.7 household rating in the overnights. That would mean a record national audience of 114.4 million viewers for last year's game.

As far as CBS's hope to introduce its late-show lineup to new viewers after the show, it seemed to have worked. Nielsen reported that the “Late Show withStephenColbert" averaged an 11.2/21, an all-time high for the show. And the "Late Late Show with James Corden" averaged 3.5/10, the highest ever metered rating for any “Late Late Show” broadcast since the program’s inception in 1995.

Final numbers for Sunday's game (as well as the post-game broadcasts) will be released later on Monday by Nielsen.

Advertisers, which spent about 11% or $500,000 more per 30-second spot for the game, got the extra bonus of its first live streaming. The game and all of its commercials streamed on Apple TV and Roku.

The Denver Broncos beat the Carolina Panthers 24 t0 10 on Sunday. Lady Gaga sang the national anthem, with Coldplay, Beyonce, and Bruno Mars performing in the halftime show.

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The 10 most popular commercials from Super Bowl 50

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The Denver Broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers 24-10 yesterday at Super Bowl 50. But for millions of viewers, the advertisements that play during breaks are just as exciting as the game itself.

We've already rounded up the best and worst ads of the Super Bowl, but now we're checking out which commercials were most popular with viewers.

Using data from their Unruly Viral Video Chart, ad-tracking company Unruly determined the 10 most shared Super Bowl commercials based on the number of YouTube and Facebook shares. 

"The key driver of video shares is making a strong emotional connection with people," said Devra Prywes, Unruly's VP of insights. 

Doritos' Crash The Super Bowl contest produced the top-shared ad this year with 893,465 total shares for "Ultrasound." Doritos "created a spot that surprised, amused and entertained viewers," Prywes said, though the "Doritos Dogs" ad ultimately won the contest. T-Mobile and Heinz each appear twice on this list for the 30-second and extended versions of their commercials.

Check out the 10 most popular commercials below.

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10. Heinz — "Weiner Stampede"

Agency: DAVID Miami

Total shares: 111,643



9. T-Mobile — "Drop the Balls"

Agency:Publicis Seattle

Total shares: 113,668



8. T-Mobile — "Restricted Bling" (30 Sec)

Agency:Publicis Seattle

Total shares: 124,551



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Rudy Giuliani condemns Beyoncé's Super Bowl halftime performance as an 'outrageous' 'platform to attack police officers'

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Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani condemned Beyoncé's halftime performance at Super Bowl 50 as "outrageous" because of its apparent allusions to the Black Lives Matter movement and black power imagery, Media Matters noted.  

"This is football, not Hollywood, and I thought it was really outrageous that she used it as a platform to attack police officers who are the people who protect her and protect us, and keep us alive," Giuliani said on "Fox & Friends." 

Only a day prior to taking the stage in San Francisco, Bey dropped a surprise new single, "Formation," brimming with cultural and political references to the struggles of the black community.

The video for the track opens with Beyoncé crouching atop a New Orleans police cruiser, up to its tires in flood water.

A young boy in a black hoodie — much like Trayvon Martin wore on the day of his fatal shooting at the hands of neighborhood watch coordinator George Zimmerman — also appears multiple times dancing in front of officers dressed in riot gear. Even more clearly, the camera pans to the words "stop shooting us" written in graffiti on a white brick wall. 

Performing the song during halftime, Beyoncé continued the message when dozens of dancers wearing black berets, a typical accessory of the Black Panthers — a black nationalist organization formed in the 1960s and largely influenced by Malcolm X — stood behind her in an "x" formation.

Prominent Black Lives Matter organizer DeRay Mckesson tweeted his appreciation. 

When asked about his thoughts on the show during a February 8 segment on "Fox & Friends," however, Giuliani made his opinion clear with comments like: 

"[W]hat we should be doing in the African-American community, and all communities, is build up respect for police officers. And focus on the fact that when something does go wrong, okay. We'll work on that. But the vast majority of police officers risk their lives to keep us safe."

"Can't you [the Super Bowl organizers] figure out who you're putting on? I mean this is a political position, she's probably going to take advantage of it. You're talking to middle America when you have the Super Bowl, so you can have entertainment. Let's have, you know, decent wholesome entertainment, and not use it as a platform to attack the people who, you know, put their lives at risk to save us."

Watch his full comments here:

Giuliani has suggested that his administration's focus on a policing theory known as "broken windows" saved New York City. The theory, from two criminologists George Kelling and James Wilson, suggests that cracking down on minor disorder, like vandalism, can curtail more serious, even violent, crimes. Kelling, however, has admitted problems with the way New York has applied the approach, specifically its propensity to target minorities — a complaint of many police reform activists. 

Giuliani wasn't the only one with harsh words for Bey. Many people have expressed their frustration on Twitter with her song's message.

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The 39 most hilariously terrible Amazon movie reviews (AMZN)

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For the last few years, Joe Grabinksi has chronicled the most hilariously terrible Amazon reviews of popular movies.

He's good at it too. Grabinski's Twitter account, "Amazon Movie Reviews," has amassed over 150,000 followers, and even helped him launch his own podcast where he talks to filmmakers about consumer reviews of their movies

We asked Grabinksi to put together his personal favorites: the best of the bad. The ones he chose range in tone from clueless to angry to some that we truly hope were meant as a joke. One trend we noticed: parents tend to blame movies for everything.

Get your popcorn ready.

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The Super Bowl's 'Woo Guy' earned the hatred of fans everywhere

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Last year's Super Bowl had "Left Shark," but this year's Super Bowl has "Woo Guy."

As Super Bowl 50 aired Sunday night, fans took to social media to air their grievances with one person in particular: "Woo Guy." This football fan spawned a Twitter hashtag (#wooguy) and tons of complaints for "woo-ing" throughout the game, which ended up on CBS's audio.

You can hear a bit of his woo below:

Not even the halftime show featuring Coldplay, Beyonce, and Bruno Mars could top his overbearing and constant woo-ing.

Though some were impressed with his ability to stay consistent.

Whatever team the "Woo Guy" was rooting for or wherever he may now be, at least he knows he earned the hatred of fans everywhere. 

 

And even Seth MacFarlane tweeted his frustration.

 

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Here's how Beyoncé's Super Bowl dancers honored the Black Panthers

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Beyoncé performed her newest single, "Formation," during the Super Bowl 50 halftime show Sunday night and honored the Black Panthers and the Black Lives Matter movement with her performance. 

Her dancers wore black berets during their performance in homage to the black nationalist organization formed in 1966.  

 

The single and video she released on Saturday feature images and symbols of black culture and the black experience in America.

Following the performance, some of the dancers paid tribute to Mario Woods, a black man killed by San Francisco police in December. (The Super Bowl was held in San Francisco.) The Justice Department has launched an investigation into the shooting following the release of video footage of the shooting. 

Last night, Beyoncé announced "The Formation World Tour," which is set to take place from April through July. 

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Oprah just bought another Southern California home for nearly $29 million

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Media mogul Oprah Winfrey is apparently doubling down on her real-estate empire. She recently picked up a $28.85 million 23-acre property in the heart of Montecito, a ritzy seaside town just south of Santa Barbara, California. She already happens to own an $85 million estate a few miles away.

The new property — called Seamair Farm — is a sprawling, ranch-style setup with full equestrian facilities. There's an avocado orchard, a fish pond, a pool, and a large, flat lawn. In fact, the property is one of the largest estates in Montecito.

The OWN magnate is on something of a buying spree. She just snagged a $14 million Telluride home in December, too.

Check out her new California digs below:

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The 23-acre Montecito hideaway is just a few miles away from the Pacific coast and the picturesque city of Santa Barbara.



Seamair Farm boasts fully equipped horse facilities, including a paddock and stables.



The simple, single-level ranch-style house was designed by renowned California architect Cliff May, who is remembered for popularizing the ranch style in the 1930s. It's a 4,750-square-foot four-bedroom with four fireplaces.



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GOP congressman releases lengthy, 5-paragraph statement denouncing Beyoncé's new video

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Rep. Pete King (R-New York) released a lengthy statement on Monday condemning Beyoncé's latest video and the media for embracing it.

"Beyoncé may be a gifted entertainer but no one should really care what she thinks about any serious issue confronting our nation," King said.

Beyoncé released her new video, "Formation," ahead of Sunday's Super Bowl halftime show, during which she performed the song.

The video featured a number of nods to the Black Lives Matter movement. It opened with the singer lying atop a police cruiser and ended with a young boy confronting police officers in formation.

These nods rankled King, a law-and-order Republican who once considered running for president.

"The mainstream media's acceptance of her pro-Black Panther and anti-cop video 'Formation' and her Super Bowl appearance is just one more example of how acceptable it has become to be anti-police when it is the men and women in blue who put their lives on the line for all of us and deserve our strong support," King said.

King took particular exception to the video apparently referencing the death of Michael Brown, the 18-year-old who was shot and killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014:

Not unexpectedly, the video makes the ritualistic reference to Michael Brown and Ferguson, Missouri by featuring a scene of innocent people with their hands raised high above their heads in surrender. This fable of an innocent Michael Brown being murdered by police while attempting to surrender, which dominated the airwaves for months in 2014, has been thoroughly discredited. In simple language it was and is a lie from beginning to end.

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) also criticized the video on Monday as "outrageous" and for serving as a "platform to attack police officers."

View King's full statement below:

Beyoncé may be a gifted entertainer but no one should really care what she thinks about any serious issue confronting our nation. But the mainstream media's acceptance of her pro-Black Panther and anti-cop video "Formation" and her Super Bowl appearance is just one more example of how acceptable it has become to be anti-police when it is the men and women in blue who put their lives on the line for all of us and deserve our strong support.

Not unexpectedly, the video makes the ritualistic reference to Michael Brown and Ferguson, Missouri by featuring a scene of innocent people with their hands raised high above their heads in surrender. This fable of an innocent Michael Brown being murdered by police while attempting to surrender, which dominated the airwaves for months in 2014, has been thoroughly discredited. In simple language it was and is a lie from beginning to end.

Michael Brown was a criminal who had robbed a convenience store and then attempted to kill Police Officer Darren Wilson. Michael Brown never raised his hands above his head and never tried to surrender. He was killed in self-defense by Officer Wilson after Brown first attempted to take the officer's weapon away and then charged at him. Officer Wilson was exonerated not just by a local prosecutor but by the Justice Department of Eric Holder and President Obama. Officer Wilson should be praised, not condemned, for his courageous action against a dangerous criminal.

Yet the big lie continues by Black Lives Matter, by pandering politicians and now by Beyoncé who gets star billing at the Super Bowl.

Maybe it's because I've attended too many police funerals and because my father proudly served in the NYPD for more than 30 years but I strongly believe that this false and irresponsible narrative of police violence premised on lies and distortion endangers police officer lives, such as NYPD Officers Liu and Ramos, and is extremely damaging to our nation and to people of all races and backgrounds. For example, no organization has done more to save innocent black lives than the NYPD.

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Here are all the references in the new Beyoncé video that people are calling 'antipolice'

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Not surprisingly, the world is freaking out about Beyoncé's latest single, released with a music video on Saturday and performed at the Super Bowl on Sunday night. There was also an announcement of a Formation world tour.

But this one is getting more political heat than Beyoncé is used to.

Many are furious over what they perceive to be an antipolice message in the song and video. The video shows police in riot gear and a police cruiser sinking into water.

But "Formation" is more complicated than that. The song and video are rich with allusions — direct and subtle — to black cultural pride, the South, New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina, and the violence done to black people, as well as Beyoncé's own success personally.

There's a lot to unwrap in "Formation," so we've broken down many of the references below:

The video begins and ends with images of a police car sinking.

More than any other image, this one stands out to those calling "Formation" antipolice. Beyoncé is on top of a New Orleans police cruiser sinking into the water. But it's not really so clear-cut. The car sinks along with the houses in the background, and in the end the singer herself. Shot on location in New Orleans, "Formation" suggests a deep loss for black people, but also the community at large.



There are many references to New Orleans and Hurricane Katrina, ...

"Formation" begins with a sample of the New Orleans comedian Messy Mya, who was shot and killed, asking, "What happened at the New Wil'ins?" You can see the video of Mya here. The song and video are in many ways asking the same question about what's considered by many a massive failure of the government in the wake of Katrina. The song may also be asking about Mya's mysterious murder, for which the wrong man was held behind bars for years.

There are also images of flooded homes.



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Beyoncé once rejected a Coldplay song by telling Chris Martin it was 'awful'

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Beyoncé may love Coldplay's "Yellow" and agreed to sing with the band for the recently released "Hymn for the Weekend," but just like David Bowie, she also once rejected a collaboration with the group.

In a new Rolling Stone interview, lead singer Chris Martin says he played a song he wrote called "Hook Up" for the singer and her producer, but she turned it down and called it "awful."

"[She turned it down] in the sweetest possible way: She told me, 'I really like you — but this is awful,'" he said.

The two performed together during the Super Bowl 50 halftime show, along with Bruno Mars, Sunday night. 

Watch the video for "Hymn for the Weekend" below: 

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Lady Gaga has been gone for 3 years — now she's poised to make a huge comeback

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In 2008, "Just Dance" and "Poker Face" made Lady Gaga one of the biggest pop stars on the planet. Her next album, "Born This Way," was also a success. But her third, "Artpop," couldn't catch on in the same way.

But a Golden Globe, an Oscar nomination, and a terrific performance singing the National Anthem at the Super Bowl later, Lady Gaga is back in a big way.

Story by Jacob Shamsian and editing by Ben Nigh

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Sylvester Stallone offered to boycott this year's Oscars in solidarity with 'Creed' director

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Sylvester Stallone was ready to boycott this year's Oscars in solidarity with his "Creed" colleagues.

“I remember I spoke with ['Creed' director] Ryan Coogler when this happened and I said, ‘How do you want to handle this? Because I feel like you are responsible for me being here,'” Stallone told TheWrap at the luncheon honoring this year’s Oscars nominees on Monday.

Coogler, who is African-American, and "Creed" star Michael B. Jordan were both passed over for Oscar nominations this year. Stallone, though, was nominated for reprising the role of Rocky Balboa in the film — and he's currently favored to win.

Stallone, who also served as a producer and writer on "Creed" remembered, “I said, ‘If you don’t want me to go, I won’t.’ He said, ‘I want you to go.’ That’s the kind of guy he is. He wanted me to stand up for the film.”

Many members of the entertainment community have spoken up against the Oscars' absence of major nominations for black people — including the second shutout for black actors in two consecutive years.

Spike Lee, Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, and George Clooney are among the many celebrities who expressed their anger over the lack of diversity in the Oscar awards nominations.

In response, the Academy reiterated its intention to make diversity a priority, and is changing some rules to do so.

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21st Century Fox says it's expecting hardly any earnings growth this year, shares tank (FOXA)

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Shares of 21st Century Fox fell by as much as 4% in pre-market trading on Tuesday after the company said the strong dollar will gobble up some of its profits this year.

During the earnings call on Monday, chief financial officer John Nallen said fiscal-year profits would increase slightly or be flat, but Wall Street analysts had been expecting profits to rise by nearly 5%, according to Bloomberg.

Nallen said the strong dollar, and weakness in its film business, would impact profits in a way that would make it hard to hit the forecast.

The strong dollar, which weakens the value of foreign earnings, is expected to reduce profits by about $350 million, the company said.

In the earnings statement, the company said its quarterly revenues were boosted by higher incomes from cable network programming and TV segments, but dampened by lower home entertainment revenues.

The media conglomerate owned by Rupert Murdoch reported adjusted earnings per share of $0.44, in line with expectations. Revenues fell 0.7% to $7.38 billion, missing the forecast for $7.52 billion.

Cable TV revenues jumped 9.4% to nearly $4 billion, while cable advertising increased 3% compared to the same quarter in the prior year. 

Here's a chart showing the drop in shares pre-market on Tuesday:

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Hasbro brought in $500 million from 'Star Wars' (HAS)

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"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" has generated over $2 billion in box office revenue and it's helping buoy financial fortunes even outside the theater.

According to Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner, the franchise generated revenues "very similar to 2005, the last movie year."

Based on Hasbro's annual report from that year, the company brought in $494 million in "Star Wars"-related sales.

Not only did the company bring in a huge haul in 2015, but with the release of "Star Wars: Rogue One," Goldner said they are expecting the same next year.

"So what we talked about was that in 2015 Star Wars performed like a movie year, like other movie years, so it was very strong for us," said Goldner in the company's earnings call Monday.

"And we also believed that Star Wars can be equal in 2016 obviously rolling through the Force Awakens home entertainment window and then in to Rogue One. So we believe similar revenues."

According to Goldner, "nearly half" of that half-a-billion dollar haul came during the fourth quarter around the release of the movie and the holiday shopping season. 

This caps a huge year for the toy-maker as they not only generated revenue from Star Wars, but also toys related to other billion dollar movies: "Jurassic World" and the second "Avengers" movie.

In all, the company increased profits 9% in 2015 compared to the year before, to $451.8 million from $415.9 million. Revenues jumped 4% to $4.45 billion from $4.28 billion, with a $345 million drag from foreign exchange. 

According to Goldner of all of those products Hasbro sells, even homegrown toys such as NERF products and "Transformers," "Star Wars" is the largest brand in their portfolio.

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The Oscars will have one big change this year that should make the awards more fun to watch

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At the annual Oscar nominees luncheon on Monday in Beverly Hills, California, the producers of this year's telecast introduced the roomful of Oscar hopefuls and press to a new feature of this year's acceptance speeches: a thank-you scroll.

According to Mashable, nominees will be required to submit a list before the ceremony of whom they would like to thank, which will then scroll at the bottom of the screen after the announcement of the winner.

Adam B. Vary of BuzzFeed took a shot of an example the producers gave of how it would look on Oscar night:

The producers hope this will encourage the winners to have more heartfelt and interesting acceptance speeches in the allotted time and not just a long rundown of their agents, managers, publicists, and studio heads.

But winners are definitely not barred from doing that, so don't be surprised if you still hear names being shouted one after another.

It's obvious the producers of the Oscars, which this year air on February 28, want to make room for more moments of high drama, such as, in last year's Oscars, the #StayWeird speech from "The Imitation Game" screenwriter Graham Moore and Patricia Arquette's demand for wage equality, which both went viral.

And with the #OscarsSoWhite discussion still very much on the minds of many in Hollywood, this would open the door for some impassioned acceptance speeches.

Also, expect some very creative memes to come out of the inclusion of a bottom scroll.

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'The Daily Show' shut down critics of Beyoncé's Super Bowl performance

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"The Daily Show" correspondent Jessica Williams fired back at those who are criticizing Beyoncé's Super Bowl halftime performance of her new song, "Formation."  

During Monday's episode of "The Daily Show," Williams praised the release of "Formation," and its corresponding video, which took on themes of black pride and struggle.

"It was awesome because there was so much in this video about black female empowerment, but it's not just about self-love," she said. "She calls out police brutality and the constant fear that black people have of the police. She even threw back to Hurricane Katrina."

beyonce super bowl 50Conservative pundits including Rudy Giuliani, Fox News host Stuart Varney, and Rep. Pete King have criticized the singer for her song and halftime performance, during which her dancers paid tribute to the Black Panthers and the Black Lives Matter movement. Some people have even called for a boycott.  

In a clip from Fox News, Varney asked, “Is there anything in America that can exclude race? Why is race brought in at the halftime show of the Super Bowl?”

Williams responded, “Race was brought in because Beyoncé was brought in. And brace yourself, because you might want to sit down for this, but Beyoncé is black.

"As a black person, you walk around every day constantly reminded that you are black," Williams continued. "We’re more likely to get paid less, we’re more likely to get sent to prison, and we’re more likely to win a dance competition,” she jokingly added. “What? It’s not all bad.”

She pointed out that musicians have always used their music to spread their messages, mentioning that Chris Martin, Coldplay's lead singer, wore a Global Citizen armband during his performance to promote the fight to end worldwide poverty.

Another clip showed Giuliani saying “decent, wholesome entertainment” for Middle America was expected of halftime shows.

“First of all, are you saying you can’t talk about race issues to Middle America?" Williams said. "What are they, so delicate and unaware, and maybe so white, that Beyoncé is too much for them?”

“You know what’s right in the middle of America? Ferguson, Missouri," she said. "And furthermore, I’m sorry this wasn’t wholesome enough for you. I didn’t realize that singing about race was equivalent to Janet Jackson getting her titty pulled out at the Super Bowl. But you’re right. You know what? The fans deserve wholesome entertainment, like watching 300-pound men give each other concussions while a crowd cheers like we're extras in the movie 'Gladiator.' So what is wrong with Beyoncé, everyone? Were you not entertained?”

Watch the full clip below:

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