But when Lady Gaga takes the halftime stage at Sunday’s Super Bowl 51 in Houston, the betting is that she won’t say or do something critical of President Trump.
“COULD YOU IMAGINE?!” wrote Luke Kerr-Dineena, a blogger for USA Today. “Would be nuts — wouldn’t put it past her — but the NFL simply won’t let it happen.”
His sidekick Steven Ruiz agreed.
“The NFL won’t let that happen,” Ruiz said. “If you don’t think they have some language in her contract about this very thing, you don’t know [NFL Commissioner] Roger Goodell.”
Aside from the many “prop” (for proposition) bets on the Patriots-Falcons game, the best bet is broadcaster Fox will make a killing from commercial sales, especially during halftime.
What does Lady Gaga have to say about the frenzied speculation? She’s staying mum on even the smallest details.
“The singer kept a ‘Poker Face’ as she spoke to Boston’s Mix 104.1 Karson & Kennedy on Tuesday, refusing to confirm or deny reports about her sky-high stage arrival or a rumored collaboration with old pal Tony Bennett, who many believe will introduce her,” said Fox Reno.
Gaga said: ”I don’t want to say anything or give away specifically about what you will see during the halftime show, because I don’t want to ruin the surprise for everyone else, but I will tell you that it’s going to be fantastic and Tony is the best there is and if he was in it, it would be fantastic!”
However she revealed: ”There’s a lengthy process to go through, meeting with the NFL and sort of applying and discussing what you would do in the first place… They were really excited about the show we wanted to put on. They’ve been super-supportive.”
Meanwhile, a debate raged on social media about Gaga’s gig.