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MIA's bad behavior during the Super Bowl XLVI halftime show is dominating online chatter Monday, overshadowing what many say is Kelly Clarkson's stellar rendition of the national anthem. The ensuing fallout has upstaged Clarkson's performance and

By Vicki Hyman/The Star-Ledger CHRISTOPHER POLK/GETTY IMAGESDoes Madonna, center, regret inviting MIA, right, to join her for the Super Bowl halftime show, along with Nicki Minaj? If MIA wanted the spotlight to herself, well, she's got it.

This is the music video for Bad Girls, the latest song by British-Tamil hip hop artist MIA – the same MIA who caused such shock across America on Sunday night by swearing and using an obscene gesture during her performance at the Super Bowl.

Last night, a young British woman who goes by M.I.A. flipped the bird to 111 million Americans. Revenge for the Revolutionary War? Punk rock gesture? Involuntary muscle spasm? And who was that woman, anyway?

M.I.A. will end up paying any fines imposed on NBC as a result of her finger wag during the Super Bowl halftime show sources with direct knowledge…

The Parents Television Council is taking NBC and the NFL to task over M.I.A.'s raised middle finger during her halftime performance at the Super Bowl. M.I.A.'s controversy is the first major one to hit the Super Bowl since

MIA Super Bowl: There's anger to spare over the British rapper's obscene gesture, but on Twitter much of it is directed at the people who think it was a big deal.

The Parents Television Council is taking NBC and the NFL to task over M.I.A.'s raised middle finger during her halftime performance at the Super Bowl. M.I.A.'s controversy is the first major one to hit the Super Bowl since

M.I.A. will end up paying any fines imposed on NBC as a result of her finger wag during the Super Bowl halftime show sources with direct knowledge…

Last night, a young British woman who goes by M.I.A. flipped the bird to 111 million Americans. Revenge for the Revolutionary War? Punk rock gesture? Involuntary muscle spasm? And who was that woman, anyway?

But controversy is in M.I.A.'s nature, and it's arguably about more than personal publicity. Let's remember that she's a Sri Lankan refugee whose father was involved in the Tamil Tigers and M.I.A. rose to fame by rapping

If you want to talk to M.I.A. directly, leave a comment or video response—on Friday, February 10, she'll post a video in response to her favorite comments, s

MIA Super Bowl: There's anger to spare over the British rapper's obscene gesture, but on Twitter much of it is directed at the people who think it was a big deal.

By Adam Yamada-Hanff on Mon, 02/06/2012 – 18:49 The British rapper MIA has released a new music video “Bad Girls” which features some interesting desert drifting and stunts. First reported on Jalopnik, MIA's music video features luxury brands such as

MIA performs during the Bridgestone Super Bowl XLVI Halftime Show at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 5, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana. / (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images) At Sunday's Super Bowl, it wasn't a "wardrobe malfunction" that got tongues

By David Malitz MIA at Virgin Mobile FreeFest in Sept. 2010. (Kyle Gustafson/FTWP)When MIA. gave the finger to the more than 100 million people watching the Super Bowl on Sunday night, a small fraction of people watching likely rolled their eyes.

Click here MIA flips bird during Super Bowl halftime show Originally published: February 6, 2012 3:35 AM Updated: February 6, 2012 8:10 AM By The Associated Press DAVID BAUDER (AP Entertainment Writer) The NFL and a major television network are

Here we go again. During the Super Bowl halftime show, singer M.I.A. flipped off millions of viewers during TV's most-watched telecast of the year. She made the gesture (photos and video below) during a performance of

Twenty-two years later the song brought her Super Bowl halftime performance to an end with the all-together unifying message of "world peace," and it was her collaborator M.I.A. who was suddenly finding herself in the center

Click here MIA flips bird during Super Bowl halftime show Originally published: February 6, 2012 3:35 AM Updated: February 6, 2012 8:10 AM By The Associated Press DAVID BAUDER (AP Entertainment Writer) The NFL and a major television network are