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The Weeknd's Super Bowl halftime show sent Twitter into a frenzy

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The Weeknd performs during the halftime show of the NFL Super Bowl 55 football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, in Tampa, Fla.
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SAN DIEGO (KGTV) -- Heading into Super Bowl LV on Sunday, there was a lot of speculation and anticipation over the Weeknd's halftime show.

He made headlines for putting $7 million of his own money into the show, and for being the first artist since Lady Gaga in 2017 to not incorporate any guest stars in a halftime performance.

But not everyone was pleased with the star's performance. It didn’t take long for viewers to take to Twitter to pan the performance, which saw the singer merely jump from song-to-song with little surprises.

Twitter user Queso Chelsea compared the back-up dancers to the creepy tethered child Jason from Jordan Peele's horror film "Us."

However, many others, like Olivia Munn and Dionne Warwick, applauded the artist's vision. Munn tweeted that the Weeknd's performance made her excited for live shows again.

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