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“I just couldn’t be a sellout. I couldn’t be an enabler,\" Rihanna said in an interview published Wednesday. \"There’s things within that organization that I do not agree with at all, and I was not about to go and be of service to them in any way.”

ABC News has reached out to the NFL but a request for comment was not returned.

The Grammy-winning pop star has been a vocal supporter of Kaepernick, who was propelled into the national spotlight on Aug. 14, 2016, when he became the first NFL player to take a knee during the playing of the National Anthem to protest racism and police brutality.

Kaepernick has not played in the NFL since 2016.

In 2017, Kaepernick filed a grievance against league owners, alleging that they colluded to ensure that he remains unsigned. The lawsuit was settled in 2018.

The hip-hop star Cardi B has also said publicly that she passed on the offer to perform at Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta in a show of support for Kaepernick.

She told the Associated Press earlier this year that she had \"mixed feelings\" after she declined an offer to perform at Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta.

“I got to sacrifice a lot of money to perform,\" she said. \"But there’s a man who sacrificed his job for us, so we got to stand behind him.”

All these football team owners talking and all lat but when is y'all going to hire Colin Kaepernick ?😠

— iamcardib (@iamcardib) September 24, 2017

Although they faced some backlash, Maroon 5, Travis Scott and Outkast's Big Boi ended up performing.

Kaepernick's protest sparked a movement, with several other athletes from various sports following his example -- the first of which was then-teammate Eric Reid.

Although the protests have quieted down since a surge in 2017, they are not over.

Houston Texans wide receiver Kenny Stills, Miami Dolphins wide receiver Albert Wilson, and Reid, who now plays for the Carolina Panthers, have continued to take a knee this season to keep the message alive.

My Brothers @E_Reid35 @KSTiLLS @iThinkIsee12 continue to fight for the people, even in the face of death threats. They have never moved past the people and continue to put their beliefs into action. Stay strong Brothers!!! ✊🏾 pic.twitter.com/OQClsZXD5V

— Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) August 18, 2019

\"My Brothers @E_Reid35 @KSTiLLS @iThinkIsee12 continue to fight for the people, even in the face of death threats,\" Kaepernick tweeted. \"They have never moved past the people and continue to put their beliefs into action. Stay strong Brothers!!!\" Kaepernick tweeted at the start of the season this year.

Earlier this summer, Jay-Z came under fire from supporters of Kaepernick and critics of the NFL after the hip-hop mogul and his label, Roc Nation, teamed up with the league on a new initiative to amplify social justice.

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PHOTO: Colin Kaepernick #7 and Eric Reid #35 of the San Francisco 49ers kneel in protest during the national anthem prior to playing the Los Angeles Rams in their NFL game at Levi's Stadium on Sept. 12, 2016 in Santa Clara, C.A.
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Jay-Z, who has supported Kaepernick and the protests, defended the partnership during a press conference with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, saying he was \"not minimizing\" the protests but added that they were \"not about a job,\" but about \"injustice.\"

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