Chris Brown he made his feelings clear Bad Bunnyhalftime show a Super Bowl 60 on Sunday February 8.
“I THINK IT’S SAFE TO SAY.. THEY NEED ME!! 😏,” Brown, 36, posted via her Instagram story at the end of Bad Bunny’s performance.
The Puerto Rican rapper’s show was an energetic celebration of his Puerto Rican roots, with cameos from Lady Gaga, Ricky Martin, Peter Pascal, Jessica Alba, Karol G and more
Bad Bunny was selected as the Super Bowl halftime performer a wide spectrum of reactions after it was announced in September 2025.
One of the first to criticize the choice was the former NASCAR driver Danica Patrickwho complained about Bad Bunny acting in Spanish.
“Oh funny,” Patrick, 42, wrote via X. “No English song should be allowed on one of America’s highest-rated televised events of the year … not just for sports.”
Patrick played down his criticism days later during an appearance Steve Bannon“War Room” Podcast.
“The Super Bowl is the most-watched show we have on television all year,” Patrick said. “An estimated 127 million people will watch it. It’s the crown jewel of television and sports, in particular. It’s where we come together as a country. We love it, we have parties, we love to watch the halftime show. We know we love to sing at the halftime show and it’s usually one of those that is very versatile across so many age groups.”
He continued, “I don’t have a problem with someone performing in the middle who isn’t from the United States, even though Bad Bunny is technically a citizen because he was born in Puerto Rico,” he continued. “He wasn’t necessarily born in America. I don’t care where you were born really. What matters to me is that I can sing along to the music. His music is almost nothing in English. I don’t think it’s that funny. I don’t think it’s that united. What I wouldn’t like to see is that it would divide us again, in a different way.”
Bad Bunny performs on stage during the Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show at Levi’s Stadium on February 8, 2026 in Santa Clara, California.
Kevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesMember of the Professional Football Hall of Fame Eric Dickerson slammed the Bad Bunny selection, though he admitted he wasn’t familiar with the rapper.
“I don’t even know who the hell the guy is. I’ve never heard of him,” Dickerson, 65, told TMZ in October 2025. “I’m not that big into music. What’s his name? What the hell does Bad Bunny sing? I don’t know any of his songs.”
Dickerson added, “Keep your ass in Puerto Rico.”
Despite some major rejections, Bad Bunny had plenty of A-list fans in his corner, incl Jennifer Lopez.
“I think it’s about to blow everybody’s mind,” Lopez, 56, said during an October appearance at today show “It’s an introduction for some people.”
When asked about the reaction, Lopez added, “I don’t get it. He’s one of the best artists in the world right now, probably the best.”