M.I.A. flipping the middle finger during the Super Bowl XLVI halftime show on February 5th, 2012. The gesture lasted less than a second but the fallout lasted more than a decade. The NFL claimed the moment violated broadcast standards and “tarnished” its brand, and sued M.I.A. for $16.6 million, demanding she cover alleged damages tied to sponsors and contracts. What followed was years of litigation, public backlash, and a media narrative that framed her as reckless, while the league faced virtually no accountability for the environment it created. In 2018, the case was settled out of court for an undisclosed amount, ending one of the most extreme punishment campaigns in modern pop culture history. Do you remember this pop culture moment?