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Report: Maroon 5 Struggling to Find Guest Performers for Super Bowl 53 Halftime

Performing at the Super Bowl halftime show apparently isn't the cherry gig that a lot of musicians are lining up to be part of anymore.

Per US Weekly, Maroon 5 is "having a lot of trouble finding guests" to perform with them during the Super Bowl LIII intermission.

A source told the magazine that "no one wants to associate themselves with the NFL" due to the league's response to Colin Kaepernick's protests against police brutality and racial injustice throughout the 2016 season.

US Weekly's Nicholas Haultman reported in October that Rihanna turned down an offer for Super Bowl LIII "because of the kneeling controversy.