{"id":236165,"date":"2020-02-04T20:51:13","date_gmt":"2020-02-05T01:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/jay-z-says-sitting-for-national-anthem-wasnt-protest-he-was-working"},"modified":"2020-02-04T20:51:24","modified_gmt":"2020-02-05T01:51:24","slug":"jay-z-says-sitting-for-national-anthem-wasnt-protest-he-was-working","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/jay-z-says-sitting-for-national-anthem-wasnt-protest-he-was-working","title":{"rendered":"Jay-Z Says Sitting for National Anthem Wasn&#039;t Protest, He Was Working"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-142210\">\n<header class=\"entry-header\">        \t\t<!-- .entry-meta --><br \/>\n        \t<\/header>\n<p><!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" readability=\"29.9152276295\">\n\t\t<!-- adman_adcode_beginning --><\/p>\n<div readability=\"82.5710999582\">\n<section id=\"cb-2ceb1ac5d8d839f7a36bed2521152360\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"w-100\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive-item\">\n<div id=\"video-player-1754080f-8671-527a-8c57-8edc040acc4f-1856838940-image-holder\" class=\"video-block-image-holder vilynx_enabled vilynx_audiopolicycta vilynx_hidectaicon\" data-vilynx-id=\"www.tmz.com\/videos\/020420-jay-z-4725612-0-n082e55h\">\n              <button class=\"embed-responsive-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-1754080f-8671-527a-8c57-8edc040acc4f-1856838940-play-btn\"><br \/><span class=\"sr-only\">Play video content<\/span><br \/><\/button><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Jay-Z-Says-Sitting-for-National-Anthem-Wasn039t-Protest-He-Was-Working.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><span class=\"media-swipe video-block__media-swipe\">Exclusive<\/span>\n                                        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ecbe81aab1c5dde16f4ddf78cb4e59fa\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"29\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/jay-z\/\"><strong>Jay-Z<\/strong><\/a> says he and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/beyonce-knowles\/\"><strong>Beyonce<\/strong><\/a> sitting through the \u201cStar Spangled Banner\u201d at the Super Bowl was absolutely NOT a protest of any sort \u2026 it was simply 2 moguls hard at work.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-897732b25111b310f237f6699cfff3e8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"38.9774193548\">\n<p>Jay was at Columbia University Tuesday and addressed the video <strong>TMZ Sports<\/strong> first posted Sunday \u2026 showing Jay, Bey and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/blue-ivy-carter\/\"><strong>Blue Ivy<\/strong><\/a> seated as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/demi-lovato\/\"><strong>Demi Lovato<\/strong><\/a> belted out the National Anthem. A Columbia professor asked him if he remained seated to \u201cconvey a signal,\u201d and Jay quickly replied, \u201cIt actually wasn\u2019t. Sorry.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-3fb49d4d2e3c40351fd711e34cb21457\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"34.0696517413\">\n<p>He said Beyonce told him she was thinking what Demi must have been going through in the seconds before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2020\/02\/02\/beyonce-jay-z-blue-ivy-sit-down-during-super-bowl-national-anthem\/\"><strong>starting the Anthem<\/strong><\/a>. As Jay put it, Beyonce\u2019s \u201cperformed at the Super Bowl before, and I haven\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-8701ec2faee4a469b025d778ced96e49\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"w-100\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive-item\">\n<div id=\"video-player-ec0e093f-f400-5b2f-81b1-98a00703db4b-1551790605-image-holder\" class=\"video-block-image-holder vilynx_enabled vilynx_audiopolicycta vilynx_hidectaicon\" data-vilynx-id=\"www.tmz.com\/videos\/020220-jay-z-4723117-0-ck8k0k8z\">\n              <button class=\"embed-responsive-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-ec0e093f-f400-5b2f-81b1-98a00703db4b-1551790605-play-btn\"><br \/><span class=\"sr-only\">Play video content<\/span><br \/><\/button><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1580838182_983_Robin-Thicke-Says-Jay-Z039s-Getting-People-Talking-Sit-or-Stand.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>              <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZSports.com<\/span>\n          <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-e0e5e20241758d4fc9804e3e3c08dc29\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"33\">\n<p>He said they were both laser-focused on Demi\u2019s performance, but from a business standpoint \u2014 \u201cWe immediately jumped into artist mode.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-3af6d6af1c8f92346201592e10060f75\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"41\">\n<p>Jay added, \u201cI\u2019m really just looking at the show. The mics start, was it too low to start?\u201d He went on to make the point he was concerned about the audio, and every aspect really, of the show \u2026 and for very good reason.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-eecce7ef2131264596fb2eae2a62b07e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"34.7689393939\">\n<p>Remember, Jay-Z\u2019s Roc Nation is now producing ALL of the entertainment at Super Bowls as part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2019\/08\/13\/jay-z-roc-nation-partner-nfl-social-justice-campaign\/\"><strong>the deal<\/strong><\/a> Jay struck with the NFL last year. That included Demi\u2019s Anthem, <strong>Yolanda Adams<\/strong> singing \u201cAmerica the Beautiful\u201d \u2026 and the Halftime Show with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/shakira\/\"><strong>Shakira<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/jennifer-lopez\/\"><strong>J Lo<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-69e6717b187aedbccee593c6755e5e89\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"33\">\n<p>Jay said there was no need for a \u201csilent protest\u201d \u2014 as some speculated they were doing \u2014 because we were \u201cmaking the biggest loudest protest of all\u201d by selecting such a diverse group of artists to perform at the game.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-e3e97624b4373b2d90c3c7214e433de5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"33\">\n<p>He also joked about people thinking they had Blue Ivy in on the alleged protest \u2014 saying, there\u2019s no way their 8-year-old could possibly play it cool \u2026 especially on camera.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2d870a6d888c2c82dc10840fc0ed8063\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"35\">\n<p>Also worth noting \u2026 the Carters attend sporting events regularly \u2014 Jay was a minority owner of the Brooklyn Nets \u2014 and we\u2019re told they always stand for the Anthem. We found photos and video to back that up, including the 2017 NBA All-Star Game.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-3947684e9417b433d6a2a2dfe887f225\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block canvas-youtube-video-block-permalink \"\/>\n<section id=\"cb-35c1f8f4494b17581429f1220cba8f73\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"29.2730923695\">\n<p>Sources close to the situation tell us Jay knew revealing the real reason he sat might spark new criticism from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/colin-kaepernick\/\"><strong>Colin Kaepernick<\/strong><\/a> supporters \u2014 some of whom took Sunday\u2019s video as a sign Jay <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2020\/02\/01\/jay-z-defends-nfl-partnership-super-bowl-police-brutality-colin-kaepernick\/\"><strong>was backtracking<\/strong><\/a> on his \u201cWe\u2019ve moved past kneeling\u201d remark.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-69d69bae836efe5dc01f93e52e1823e6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-block-is-last \" readability=\"31\">\n<p>We\u2019re told he still opted to address it during the Columbia Q&amp;A session because he didn\u2019t want anyone to misconstrue his actions.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2020\/02\/04\/jay-z-sitting-super-bowl-national-anthem-not-protest-beyonce-blue-ivy\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- adman_adcode_after --><\/p>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\">Sharing is caring!<\/p>\n<p class=\"gasd_author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/about-me\" rel=\"author\" title=\"Profile for Dalelorenzo Johnson\">Profile for Dalelorenzo Johnson<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<footer class=\"entry-footer\"><span class=\"cat-links\">Posted in <a href=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/category\/categorized\/news\" rel=\"category tag\">News<\/a><\/span>\t<\/footer>\n<p><!-- .entry-footer --><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/jay-z-says-sitting-for-national-anthem-wasnt-protest-he-was-working\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Play video contentExclusive Jay-Z says he and Beyonce sitting through the \u201cStar Spangled Banner\u201d at the Super Bowl was absolutely NOT a protest of any [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-236165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=236165"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236165\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=236165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=236165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=236165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}