ESPN's Stephen A. Smith Apologizes for Saying Rihanna 'Ain't Beyoncé'

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ESPN's Stephen A. Smith Apologizes for Saying Rihanna 'Ain't Beyoncé'
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'Nothing but love for her, but Beyoncé is my sister too,” Smith said after shading Rihanna's Super Bowl halftime gig. “I got love for the both of them.' OK.

in which Black women have been repeatedly belittled, ignored, and abused

—are not good. Smith knows that, which is why he posted a three-minute apology video the same day. Well, that and because of the social media attacks from the Navy “I’m gonna own it. I know what y’all trying to do, but I’m gonna own it because I get paid to speak for a living, so I need to be more careful,” Smith said in his video.

“… I meant it as no disrespect to Rihanna. I know she is phenomenal and she is my sister. Nothing but love for her, but Beyoncé is my sister too,” he continued. “I got love for the both of them. I just think that Beyoncé is the greatest performer out there today. That’s me, that doesn’t mean I’m hating on anybody else and that doesn’t mean I’m damn well wishing for Rihanna to fail. I think she’s going to be great.

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