Katy Perry's Super Bowl XLIX halftime show performance seemed to have it all: Lenny Kravitz, Missy Elliott, that odd dancing left shark, but one thing that the "By the Grace of God" singer wanted was missing... Snoop Dogg. In the cover story in the latest issue of Elle, Perry revealed that the NFL had vetoed her "California Gurls" collaborator after his 2014 feud with Iggy Azalea.
Late last year, Snoop Dogg fired off at "Trouble" rapper Iggy Azalea after he posted a mean meme about her. After she called him two-faced on Twitter, the tiff escalated, culminating in Snoop calling Azalea the c-word in an Instagram video. Apparently, that was all too much for NFL, which had to look after its reputation after facing domestic violence criticism in the wake of Ray and Janay Rice's elevator incident.
So, Snoop was rejected, for that and other things that Perry did not name.
"And you wanna know why [Snoop Dogg didn't perform]? Because of the Iggy Azalea thing. Not that that was it-that was just the tipping point," Perry said. "You can't have that kind of hate at the Super Bowl. They already have enough female-hate problems; they don't need any more."
Perry also opened up about the difficulties of performing at the Super Bowl halftime show, detailing the "red tape" she had to go through with the NFL, which was frustrating for the micromanaging pop star. She also opened up about the hardships of prepping for the 12-minute performance.
"We love this opportunity, but once you decide you're going to do the Super Bowl, you're gonna have no fucking life for six months. It is the biggest thing. Anyone that's ever done it has been scared shitless. You stay off the Internet for the five days afterward," she said.
Read Perry's full interview with Elle here.
