SAG-AFTRA Statement on Super Bowl Halftime Show

LOS ANGELES - SAG-AFTRA has released the following statement regarding the Super Bowl Halftime Show.

"SAG-AFTRA and the producers of the Super Bowl Halftime Show have met and had an open and frank discussion, and have agreed that no professional dancers will be asked to work for free as part of the halftime show. SAG-AFTRA will be advising our professional dancer members that they should not be rehearsing or working on the Super Bowl Halftime Show without compensation.

"It is important to note that Roc Nation had always contracted for 115 paid SAG-AFTRA professional dancers as part of the stage show. We are grateful to Roc Nation, their producer and in particular our member Jay-Z, for their collaboration and commitment to professional artists.

"As a union, we believe all working participants should be paid and compensated for their labor.

"And, like millions of Americans, we are looking forward to this seminal moment in hip hop history."