Rihanna slams Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act at the NCAA tournament
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Rihanna also used her headlining performance to slam Indianas controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). Although the bill was amended to make it less discriminatory toward the LGBT community, Rihanna still unloaded on the RFRA in an expletive-laden tirade (via ONTD) prior to performing Live Your Life.
"Whos feeling these new bulls--- laws that theyre trying to pass over here? I say f--- that s---," Rihanna told the crowd, inciting chants of "F--- that s---." "Were just living our motherf---ing lives. Indiana!" Although Rihannas March Madness performance was live-streamed, her Indiana comments were heavily censored upon broadcast.
Rihanna wasnt the only March Madness fest performer to criticize the state for passing the RFRA: According to the Indianapolis Star, Bleachers Jack Antonoff also shared his low opinion of Indiana Governor Mike Pence, the same politician Miley Cyrus called an a--hole, and onstage wore a shirt that read Protect LGBTQ Hoosiers. Antonoff also encouraged the crowd to donate to Freedom Indiana, a coalition fighting against the discriminatory nature of the RFRA.
WARNING: Video contains explicit language