Madonna on M.I.A.'s Super Bowl Middle Finger Gesture: "I Wasn't Happy About It" Seattle Post-Intelligencer Copyright 2012 Seattle Post-Intelligencer. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 11:46 a.m., Friday, February 10, 2012 NBC apologizes for M.I.A.'s "spontaneous" middle finger gesture during Super Bowl halftime show NBC and the NFL have already apologized for M.I.A.'s bird flip, which, according to the network, was too "spontaneous" for it to be censored in time. To see an entire stadium light up like candles it was ... like a religious experience. Related Articles on TVGuide.com NBC apologizes for M.I.A.'s "spontaneous" middle finger gesture during Super Bowl halftime show Other Links From TVGuide.com MadonnaRyan SeacrestM.I.A.