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Material Girl will take halftime stage
By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff
Posted Oct 3, 2011 1:16 PM CDT
Madonna to Play Super Bowl XLVI Halftime Show
Director Madonna attends the gala screening for the film "W.E." during the Toronto International Film Festival on Monday, Sept. 12, 2011 in Toronto.   (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)

Madonna is set to headline next year’s Super Bowl halftime show in Indianapolis, insiders tell SBNation.com. But don’t hold your breath: It’s not the first time the Material Girl has been the rumored star. She was supposedly near a deal to play the show in 1998, but the plan was never finalized. In 2000, word was that she was booked but flaked out. So it may take, like, a prayer to get her there. (More Madonna stories.)

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