Howard Stern Shares Why He Didn't Enjoy Rihanna's Super Bowl Performance

Known for his outspoken and often controversial opinions, Howard Stern recently made headlines after sharing his thoughts on Rihanna's Super Bowl halftime show. The radio personality, who has never shied away from sharing his unfiltered opinions on pop culture events, took to his show to explain why he did not enjoy the performance. 

It is not the first time the radio host has expressed his candid thoughts on pop culture. Stern has been a mainstay in the entertainment industry for decades, and his blunt opinions continue to captivate and polarize audiences. 

Despite what some might say was an electrifying performance by the singer, especially with the display of gravity-defying props and incredible choreography, the shock jock felt it fell below his expectations.

According to NY Post, Stern claimed that Rihanna's alleged choice to lip-sync for most of her performance spoilt the entire presentation. During an episode of "The Howard Stern Show" on Sirius XM, he scathingly said:

"You know, I don't even know why she bothered showing up," adding, "I could be wrong, but I — in my opinion, 85 percent of that performance was lip sync."

His co-host, Robin Quivers, said she also could not confirm if the pop diva was actually singing. The 68-year-old pointed out that one part of the production which might have given her away would be when Rihanna placed the microphone down, but the voices kept going. 

Although she did not perform "Love the Way You Lie" during the 13-minute performance, the 34-year-old sang some of her chart-topping songs, such as "Umbrella" and "Diamonds," while being suspended in midair on a floating platform.

The actress's noticeable baby bump also added to the event's excitement, especially after knowing she had just given birth to her first child last year. All this was still not enough to impress the Television star; instead, he made a vulgar comment about the singer's pregnancy during his tirade. 

He alluded that maybe she wanted to let her baby sing backup, saying, "I had a theory, Rihanna was not lip-syncing, but she put the microphone near her vagi*na so the new baby could sing." 

The pop icon decided to grace the stage solo for the first time after a seven-year hiatus last Sunday during the Super Bowl Halftime. While everyone else, including critics, was blown away by the show-stopping, career-spanning event, the former American president chose to launch an attack on the star.

As noted by The Blast, he even went as far as calling the performance "insulting." Pop Crave dished details of the drama by posting a picture of the mother-of-one in the custom red outfit she wore alongside Trump's face. 

Above the collage, the publication wrote, "Donald Trump attacks Rihanna, calls her halftime show the "worst" in Super Bowl history." Meanwhile, the tweet in question read:

"EPIC FAIL: Rihanna gave, without question, the single worst Halftime Show in Super Bowl history. This after insulting far more than half of our Nation, which is already in serious DECLINE, with her foul and insulting language. Also, so much for her Stylist!"

Fans defended the "Music of the Sun" singer by tweeting epic replies to Trump's tirade, like this fan who used his own words against him writing, "EPIC FAIL: Trump gave, without question, the single worst presidency in American history. This after insulting far more than half of our nation, which is already in serious DECLINE, with his foul and insulting language. Also, so much for his 'Publicist.'"

While another person hilariously wondered, "Lmao. When did we ask? 🤣." Another user took a severe jab at the former Head-Of-State, with this tweet that read:

"This man is on the brink of disintegrating from all that orange tan seeping into his skin meanwhile he's complaining from home tweeting on his lil flop app 💀 i know good and well he not talking about 'foul language.'" 

A fourth person decided to take a swing at the 76-year-old's skin by writing, "Hes just mad that Fenty doesn't sell his color of Tangerine."