Roger Goodell is defending the NFL‘s decision to select Bad Bunny as the performer for the Super Bowl LX Halftime show.
The NFL’s commissioner reiterated that the league made the decision carefully and would not reconsider it despite pushback from conservative media.
“He’s one of the leading and most popular entertainers in the world,” Goodell said during the NFL’s fall meeting. “That’s what we try to achieve. It’s an important stage for us. It’s an important element to the entertainment value. It’s carefully thought through.”
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He continued, “I’m not sure we’ve ever selected an artist where we didn’t have some blowback or criticism. That’s hard to do when you have literally hundreds of millions of people that are watching. But I feel confident that it’s going to be a great show. He understands the platform that he’s on, and I think it’s going to be an exciting and uniting moment.”
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Goddell also teased that they are still working on the details of the show, adding, “I’m not saying that there won’t be additional talent that might be involved, but that’s always how it works.”
Bad Bunny, a Puerto Rican and American performer, has been critical of Donald Trump’s immigration policy, which includes raids on homes and businesses being carried out by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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Trump loyalists have voiced their opinion against Bad Bunny performing at the Super Bowl, and Turning Point USA took the opportunity to present an alternative Halftime show on the same day.