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Kelly Rowland <\/span><\/p>\n On Super Bowl \u2026 <\/span><\/p>\n I Would Not Perform!<\/span><\/p>\n 1\/26\/2019 12:50 AM PST<\/p>\n EXCLUSIVE<\/span><\/p>\n Kelly Rowland<\/strong><\/a> has a ton of respect for Gladys Knight<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 but tells TMZ Sports<\/strong> she would NOT have made the same choice to sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n Of course, Rowland is playing<\/strong><\/a> Gladys Knight in the BET series, \u201cAmerican Soul<\/strong>.\u201d She\u2019s previously talked about what an \u201chonor\u201d it is to play the 74-year-old singing legend.\u00a0<\/p>\n So, with Knight at the center of the NFL controversy \u2014 we asked the former Destiny\u2019s Child<\/strong> singer what she would have done if the NFL asked her to perform \u201cThe Star-Spangled Banner\u201d at the big game.\u00a0<\/p>\n Rowland tells us \u2026 she would have turned them down \u2014 though, she doesn\u2019t go into detail.\u00a0<\/p>\n As we previously reported, there\u2019s been a backlash from stars<\/strong><\/a> like Nick Cannon<\/strong><\/a> and Common<\/strong><\/a> who have told us they wish stars like Travis Scott<\/strong><\/a> would pull out<\/strong><\/a> of the Super Bowl over the way the league has treated Colin Kaepernick<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Despite the criticism, Knight has doubled down on her decision to perform<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 saying she hopes to use the Super Bowl platform to unite the country<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Rowland has worked with the NFL multiple times in the past \u2014 in fact, she performed with Beyonce at the Super Bowl back in 2013.\u00a0<\/p>\n But, after watching this clip \u2026 don\u2019t expect another DC reunion<\/strong><\/a> any time soon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/h5>\n