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"  M.I.A. has spent much of the last two years dealing with the aftermath of flashing the middle finger during her 2012 Super Bowl performance. Previously, the NFL had demanded that the singer pay $1.5 million for violating her contract, but now they want an additional $15.1 million. According to\u00A0The Hollywood Reporter, the additional fine is for what the NFL has determined is the extra public exposure M.I.A. got from appearing during the halftime show. M.I.A., who was actually just a supporting act for headliner Madonna, appeared during only one song, for approximately two minutes. The NFL claims that $15.1 million is the amount of money her screen time represents in advertising value.\u00A0 The offending bird-flip, to refresh your memory of a thing that happened over two years ago:\u00A0 M.I.A., who has been fighting the original fine since last year, refuses to go down easily. Her lawyer has filed arbitration papers arguing that the NFL has hosted lewd halftime shows for years and the organization is just trying to make an example of her. The full document (which can be found here)\u00A0cites incidents including Janet Jackson&amp;#039;s Nipplegate, Prince&amp;#039;s allegedly phallic 2007 show, and Michael Jackson&amp;#039;s infamous 1993 crotch grab.\u00A0 After news of the additional fine broke, M.I.A. took to Twitter to see if her pal Madonna might spot her some cash:\u00A0    @madonna ummm ..... can i borrow 16 million ? \u2014 M.I.A (@MIAuniverse) March 17, 2014   It sounds like the NFL needs to listen to the\u00A0Frozen\u00A0soundtrack\u00A0and just\u00A0let it go.\u00A0 RELATED: 14 Female Musical Acts to Watch in 2014 Donatella Versace&amp;#039;s New Line With M.I.A. Is a Brilliant Parody of Itself 10 Things Your Man Thinks About Your Beyonc\u00E9 Obsession Follow Eliza on Twitter. Photo credits: Getty Images "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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