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Asked if Rihanna's own history as a victim of domestic violence was a reason the song was cut, McManus said it was among several factors considered but was not the overriding one. Rihanna was attacked by then-boyfriend Chris Brown before the 2009 Grammy Awards.
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The changes were made to give the game coverage a more "subdued" tone and journalistic approach, McManus said.
The debut game Thursday, featuring the Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore, was eliminating a track of Jay-Z's "Run This Town" featuring Rihanna,Cheap NFL Football Jerseys, McManus said. Other "high-energy" elements and a comedic one also were being dropped.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The debut of CBS' "Thursday Night Football" broadcast was revised because of controversy surrounding the video of Ray Rice knocking his then-fiancee unconscious,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys, CBS Sports Chairman Sean McManus said.
The broadcast was to open with a report by CBS News' Norah O'Donnell about Rice, who was cut by the Baltimore Ravens after TMZ released the surveillance video Monday.
The footage has called into question how the NFL disciplines players involved in domestic violence. Earlier,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, Rice had been suspended for two games for the assault. |
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