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There was a fair amount of backlash after the NFL announced Bad Bunny had been tapped to serve as the performer during the halftime show at Super Bowl LX. It took a while, but Roger Goodell has issued a response to the critics who are pushing for the international sensation to be replaced.
The halftime show at the Super Bowl is arguably the world’s biggest stage, and Michael Jackson, Prince, and Beyoncé are just some of the superstars who’ve performed at it while providing viewers with some entertainment midway through The Big Game.
The Super Bowl halftime show has also been no stranger to controversy since Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson treated us to The Wardrobe Malfunction Scene Around The World in 2004, and it usually manages to attract its fair share of FCC complaints regardless of who’s performing.
However, we didn’t have to wait for it to roll around this season before being treated to some drama thanks to the NFL’s decision to go with Bad Bunny, the Puerto Rico native whose selection managed to rile up plenty of people who were not thrilled to discover the rapper and singer who primarily performs in Spanish had gotten the nod.
The Discourse somewhat predictably stemmed from the same types of people who got way too angry about Cracker Barrel changing its logo, and we were treated to a petition pushing for the NFL to replace him with country singer George Strait as politicians, including the Speaker of the House and the President of the United States, voiced their displeasure with the decision.
However, it doesn’t sound like those calls to replace him are going to be heeded based on what Roger Goodell had to say while breaking his silence on the matter.
Roc Nation has been handling the bulk of the production for the halftime show since Jennifer Lopez and Shakira headlined the performance where Bad Bunny also made an appearance in 2020, and while it works in conjunction with the NFL, Jay Z reportedly has final say over who gets picked each year.
It’s safe to assume Roger Goodell could throw his weight around if he felt like he needed to, but according to ESPN, the commissioner doesn’t feel any need to interfere with this year’s festivities after addressing the blowback while speaking with reporters on Wednesday, saying:
“It’s carefully thought through. I’m not sure we’ve ever selected an artist where we didn’t have some blowback or criticism. It’s pretty hard to do when you have literally hundreds of millions of people that are watching.
We’re confident it’s going to be a great show. He understands the platform that he’s on, and I think it’s going to be exciting and a united moment. He’s one of the leading and most popular entertainers in the world. That’s what we try to achieve.
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