Several celebs hit up Super Bowl LIII while others decided to boycott the big game in support of Colin Kaepernick. Find out who was on the scene, who wasn't and more inside...
Kevin Hart has jokes!
Super Bowl LIII went down inside the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta yesterday and there were several YBF celebs in attendance to watch the Los Angeles Rams go head-to-head against the New England Patriots.
There was also a good amount of celebrities who decided NOT to attend the Super Bowl in support of former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. More on that in a few.
The Night School actor was there to watch it go down with his wife Eniko Hart.
And to cut up on the field...again.
The comedian was "stopped" by security (again) as he and his wife tried to make their way to the Patriots' confetti party after their big win.
If this sounds familar, it is. He did the same thing last year when the Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl. However, this time, it was just a joke. He captioned, "2 years in a row .... This is a joke people. I’m fine ...Staged photo." Ha!
Other celebs in attendance included Ciara, Russell Wilson, their son Future Wilburn, Monica, Super Bowl halftime performer Big Boi and his wife Sherlita Patton, Akon, Toya Wright and her daughter Reginae Carter, Ludacris, Jamie Foxx, Keri Hilson, Kandi Burruss' husband Todd Tucker, Steve& Marjorie Harvey, Deon Cole, Holly Robinson Peete's husband Rodney Peete and their sons Rodney Peete Jr. & Roman Peete, Tyga, and YG:
Also in the mix....
Chloe x Halle kicked off the Super Bowl festivities with a performance of "America The Beautiful" and killed it. Check it out:
— chloe x halle (@chloexhalle) February 4, 2019
— chloe x halle (@chloexhalle) February 4, 2019
Grammy Award winner and Atlanta native Gladys Knight took center stage to perform the "Star Spangled Banner" despite criticism :
Gladys Knight...... that’s it. That’s the tweet. #SuperBowl53pic.twitter.com/By4Fir7qfH
— Melissa Elizabeth (@MelHoneyBee_) February 3, 2019
Thank you for allowing me this moment to honor our great nation! #SBLlllpic.twitter.com/VWRC2eOpW2
— Gladys Knight (@MsGladysKnight) February 4, 2019
Also, civil rights icons John Lewis, Andrew Young and Bernice King (Dr. Martin Luther King & Coretta Scott King's daughter) participated in the Super Bowl coin toss:
This is the symbolic coin toss, done by youngest daughter of Dr Martin Luther King Jr, Bernice King.
Rams win the toss, they will defer to second half. #SBLII#NEvsLARpic.twitter.com/vVnnOovi02
— Kento Ito (@alchemistmuffin) February 3, 2019
A significant moment. My mission is #JusticeForAll. Humanity is turning the tide and our efforts must include bridge builders, strategic negotiators and ambassadors. #SuperBowl #Atlanta#BuildTheWill#MLK90 pic.twitter.com/TrLfsmzlfX
— Be A King (@BerniceKing) February 3, 2019
While there were plenty of celebs at the Super Bowl, there was a good amount of those who DID NOT attend...
Several A-listers opted to boycott the Super Bowl to off their support of former NFLer Colin Kaepernick, using the hastag #ImWithKap. Ava DuVernay, Rihanna, Step Curry, Jesse Williams, Common, Janelle Monae, Nick Cannon, Lena Waithe, Chamillionaire and former track and field athlete John Carlos (who did the Black Power salute on the podium during 1968 Summer Olympics) offered up support via social media:
I will not be a spectator, viewer or supporter of the #SuperBowl today in protest of the @NFL’s racist treatment of @Kaepernick7 and its ongoing disregard for the health + well-being of all its players. To watch the game is to compromise my beliefs. It’s not worth it. #ImWithKappic.twitter.com/fNEeke0crs
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) February 3, 2019
“I’m no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I’m changing the things I cannot accept” Dr. Angela Davis. #ImWithKaphttps://t.co/FobilXc7J0
— COMMON (@common) February 3, 2019
#ImWithKap and have been all season . And the below are just a few reasons why . @ava said it best ! Thank you . Cc: @Kaepernick7https://t.co/1MPPUfdiH1
— Janelle Monáe, Cindi (@JanelleMonae) February 3, 2019
#ImWithKap#7Challenge! I am donating $7 to Colin’s Know Your Rights Camp. The number 7 symbolizes Kap’s jersey number. I challenge you to donate $7 to @YourRightsCamp and nominate 7 others to do the same. Go to https://t.co/Bonrfn2Jf2 and click donate. @Kaepernick7pic.twitter.com/upSma6Hcxs
— Nick Cannon (@NickCannon) February 3, 2019
Nice! Shoutout everyone still standing with Kap!
Photos: Instagram
