Madonna Slams M.I.A.'s Super Bowl Middle Finger: 'A Teenager ... Irrelevant Thing To Do'

When something happens at the Super Bowl halftime show, it never seems to go away (paging Janet Jackson).

Madonna has taken to the airwaves to express her disappointment with M.I.A.'s decision to flip the bird at cameras during the halftime show, calling the move a "teenager ... irrelevant thing to do." Madge was chatting with Ryan Seacrest about her performance when he brought up the incident.

To the pop star, the middle finger was simply "out of place" at a show characterized by "such a feeling of love and good energy and positivity."

The halftime show also featured Cee Lo Green, LMFAO and Nicki Minaj in a ensemble performance of some of the pop queen's biggest hits and a new single, "Give Me All Your Luvin.'"

Madonna recently made headlines by announcing a world tour in support of her upcoming album, MDNA.

TMZ also reports Madge also called into Carson Daly's show and said M.I.A. has apologized to her.

The halftime show was viewed by well over 100 million people. Reactions to the incident varied from bemused to enraged, and NBC and the NFL both condemned M.I.A. (and blamed each other for the fact that censors didn't block her middle finger).

For the soundbite, head over to TMZ.

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Comments

[Edogg62]

09:28 AM on 02/14/2012

The irony of that comment is simply breathtaking.

SPEAKING of irrelevant...

[Kay Mcleod]

10:45 PM on 02/13/2012

Maybe MIA got her move from Madonna, who simulated oral sex on stage. Such a teenager move right?

[jrandy]

01:55 AM on 02/14/2012

Just so we're on the same page, I'd really like to know what instance of simulated oral sex you're referring to... please specify a specific tour/year. Thanks.

[Jesus Germanotta]

11:42 PM on 02/14/2012

Randy Aaron. Examiner libel imposter.

[Kay Mcleod]

12:02 AM on 02/15/2012

JRandy

You are a joke! Everyone knows about the Truth or Dare concert. Its on video!

[lizmckenzie55]

09:01 AM on 02/14/2012

Even if that were true, people pay to go see a Madonna concert and know what to expect. This was a nationally televised show and I will bet the farm that they were all informed of the rules regarding what is unacceptable behavior. That said, they don't have to be told what is unacceptable ... she knew she was crossing the line.

[TRhett]

08:39 PM on 02/14/2012

. . . and meant to cross it.

[duckzilla]

07:53 PM on 02/13/2012

mia should have done the mature thing like madonna would have done like come on stage out rocking a wedding dress and have a guy stick his head up her skirt or maybe make out with brittany spears on stage .....u know, mature stuff like that

[Ry Bread]

07:59 PM on 02/13/2012

LOL! For reallzzz

[PackFlats]

09:00 PM on 02/13/2012

Do the mature thing this woman was born in 1975 so that makes her what 36 or 37
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.I.A._(artist)

[duckzilla]

10:16 PM on 02/13/2012

yeah...and i'm sure when madonna was 35 she was at home making quilts and having tea parties :/

btw, i'm not saying mia wasnt being immature or acting like an idiot, i'm just saying madonna it the last person to call someone out on stuff like that. those in glass houses.......

[JOHNNYF1]

06:19 PM on 02/13/2012

it was the best of times, it was the worst of times. as if Madonna didn't know MIA would do something, she's a rebel, it's her calling card. Maddona was banking on it I think.

[bklynnupe]

04:43 PM on 02/13/2012

oh please.
I like Madonna, but when did she become Pat Boone?

[TRhett]

08:41 PM on 02/14/2012

. . . when someone stole her thunder.

[sandiegosfinest619]

03:10 PM on 02/13/2012

Thank you for not APPROVING MY COMMENT, HAHA. This article is a joke! I can't express my opinion just because it was against everyone else's opinion? Double kuddos to you huggingtonpost. Delete my account.

[bc906]

02:34 PM on 02/13/2012

MIA has no talent listen to her music

[Kathy Wolosiewicz]

12:23 PM on 02/13/2012

The action was immature but who do you think opened that door of feminine self expression in the first place? My guess is that she was hoping the day after the superbowl all the press would be singing her praises and she didn't get the attention she was after. Let's not forget this is a narcissist used to having her ass kissed.

[remyd]

12:06 PM on 02/13/2012

i suppose that makes MIA's move particularly appropriate for Madonna's "teenager...irrelevant" song. after all, they were dressed up as cheerleaders for god's sake...

[jrandy]

02:08 AM on 02/14/2012

Nicki Minaj :

“Meeting Madonna changed my life.
Working with Madonna changed my life.
Rehearsing with Madonna for two weeks changed my life.
When you look at these amazing women, you have to realize that a lot of work goes into this. I, for the first time, refused to go to any parties. This performance was it and this is the first performance that I’m proud of in my entire career.
I saw how much Madonna sacrificed and how much she rehearses and rehearses and rehearses and rehearses, and everyone there was like, ‘We got it.’ But she was like, ‘No, I want you to know this choreography in your sleep.’ We did know it in our sleep by the time we got on the Super Bowl stage. But when I saw that, it inspired me so much, the same way Wayne inspired me to start really becoming a beast as a rapper.
The Madonna situation inspired me to give it my all and put that work in.”

[remyd]

01:13 PM on 02/14/2012

no wonder why her performance felt so over-rehearsed. nevertheless, the song is awful for a woman of her...experience. was it originally intended for willow smith?

[flyinghigh0905]

10:15 AM on 02/13/2012

Lol.. isn't that way they made that delay between the live performance and what we see on TV... so they can censor stuff they don't think our sensitive eyes can just bear to see? I would fire the camera switcher....

[TRhett]

08:36 PM on 02/14/2012

Yeah . . . I've wondered that too - I think they WANT everyone to see it - makes for weeks of publicity. Any experienced producer could have cut away during that time lapse (just as they could have with Janet Jackson).

[lcyrose]

08:15 AM on 02/13/2012

Not giving kudos to MIA ( whoever THAT is) but,there's the pot calling the kettle black.Like Madonna was passive as she clawed her way to the top.She would still try outrageous if she thought anyone would go for it....

[remyd]

12:03 PM on 02/13/2012

my thoughts exactly...

[jrandy]

01:24 AM on 02/14/2012

Mmm, not if she were a guest at someone else's performance. Madonna is a professional. Also Madonna made all her pertinent statements when it was HER spotlight. That's what all the dimwits here don't realize at all. All the "pot calling kettle black" (how original) cliches are surely from people whose lives are completely rife with all sorts of improprieties..

[Jesus Germanotta]

11:47 PM on 02/14/2012

Yeah how original:
www.examiner.com/celebrity-headlines-in-memphis/randy-aaron

Who's photo was nicked?

[franko12]

08:10 AM on 02/13/2012

I see we have all the ignorant haters out again!! Madonna is the QUEEN NO IFS AND OR BUTS ABOUT IT. So you Mor__ can go pound salt(Not what I wanted to say but it will do) The only ones IRRELEVANT here are you posters!!! MADONNA is more SUCCESSFUL than any of you would be in 10 lifetimes so who IS REALLY IRRELEVANT HERE SO go back to your pathetic lives while she continues to succeed and keep letting your jealousy show!!! It reflects more on YOU than her!!

[Jesus Germanotta]

01:00 PM on 02/13/2012

Actually Whitney Huston is. Madonna's song has dropped out of the top ten on Itunes.

[jrandy]

01:31 AM on 02/14/2012

With all due respect to Whitney.. but seriously? You think that because she died and grabbed the top spot that it means something profound? It's the public suddenly being sentimental Madonna was, is and will be a winner in life. Thats the irony of the contrast between her and Marilyn Monroe. People think Madonna "ripped her off' but they couldn't be any more different. Madonna alone is in charge of her destiny - not a man, and not a substance.

[Dean Cramer]

06:12 PM on 02/13/2012

The queen of pre-recorded singing, moving slower than those dancing around her, trying to look half her age (and failing)....? The you are correct!

[Samirah1368]

06:10 AM on 02/13/2012

It was such a lame move. I was surprised at all the people who supported it. Made no sense

[Jesus Germanotta]

12:43 AM on 02/13/2012

And where do you think MIA learned raunch culture from? There is a pay off ( a huge one) if you have no class-that's Madonna's message so why would MIA who idolizes her not want to try too, with the same crudeness? All the girls and women in the Pop industry want to be madonna. That's all they've been told TO be. You need to veer into hypocrisy and snobbery and ideally be white like Madonna to make it seem less "trashy" and "street" but try anyway. Is what it is and a Vogue covers and some chesseball Givenchy cult robes don't white wash it unless you're an idiot.

[doinaheckuvanutjob]

01:49 AM on 02/13/2012

Perhaps that's true. But pop culture is bad for your brain. Even a lot of teenagers have figured that out.

[Jesus Germanotta]

01:03 PM on 02/13/2012

wrong. Pop culture is fun. When i was a teen I refused to listen to Tiffany, madonna and new kids but still loved 70s and 60s pop culture and music something fierce! a there was no internet I could not look away from the papers, magazines etc. I'm not Amish. Kids today have the net for choice. a coansupia of great stuff. I would have killed to have You Tube growing up or even Abe books.

[Jesus Germanotta]

12:30 AM on 02/13/2012

Without M.I.A. and others like Timberlake and ABBA samples Madonna can no longer chart. Whitney (who hated madonna) will have her out of the singles top ten in a matter of hours. M.I.A should never have apologised!

[doinaheckuvanutjob]

01:30 AM on 02/13/2012

What a joke, none of the above are artists, all are 'performers'. Who cares?

[Jesus Germanotta]

01:03 PM on 02/13/2012

Great then stop commenting on my posts.

[jrandy]

01:33 AM on 02/14/2012

Yeah, all you have to do is die and a sentimental public will buy up your stuff. Is that what you're saying?

[snoe ski]

01:27 PM on 02/25/2012

Check Whitney's stats, Madonna wishes she had them...