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Beyonce and Jay-Z sit out National Anthem, inciting backlash and debate

While players and fans stood for Demi Lovato’s performance of the National Anthem at Super Bowl LIV Sunday, Beyonce, Jay-Z and their 8-year-old daughter Blue Ivy notably stayed seated, according to a video posted by TMZ.

Were the superstar musical couple showing solidarity with the protest movement started by Colin Kaepernick four years ago? Or did they remain seated at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida, because they were not moved, like many others, by Lovato’s version of the “The Star-Spangled Banner?”

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Or did they stay seated because, well, that’s what others in their luxury box also were doing — and not for political reasons but because it was just more comfortable?