Former professional race car driver Danica Patrick has some choice words about Super Bowl LX halftime performer, Bad Bunny.
On Sept. 28, the NFL revealed that Puerto Rico native and three-time Grammy-winning artist Bad Bunny will perform during the Super Bowl LX halftime show.
The news came as a shock to some NFL fans, eliciting both positive and negative responses. On Sept. 29, Patrick took to X to express how she felt about the Spanish-speaking artist performing.
“Oh fun,” she wrote. “No songs in English should not be allowed at one of America’s highest-rated television events of the year … not just for sports.”
Patrick’s post prompted a lot of reaction, primarily in the comments section of her post.
One person wrote, “What are you gonna do about it? Threaten to drive NASCAR again?”
Another wrote, “Where was your complaining when Shakira, a non-American, was on that stage a few years ago singing in Spanish?”
Bad Bunny, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, was born on March 10, 1994, in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, which is a territory of the United States.
While people flooded Patrick’s post with their wavering opinions, a few also expressed similar feelings.
One person wrote, “Don’t forget the guy wouldn’t do shows in the States because of ICE, yet he’ll perform on SNL and at the SB.”
Another wrote, “This is why I don’t watch.”
Back in September, the “Tití Me Preguntó” singer told i-D Magazine that he left the United States off of his “Debí Tirar Más Fotos” world tour due to concerns about ICE raids.
“I’ve enjoyed connecting with Latinos who have been living in the US, but specifically, for a residency here in Puerto Rico, when we are an incorporated territory of the U.S. ... People from the U.S. could come here to see the show,” he said. “Latinos and Puerto Ricans of the United States could also travel here, or to any part of the world. But there was the issue of — like, [expletive] ICE could be outside [my concert]. And it’s something that we were talking about and very concerned about.”
Despite the backlash, Bad Bunny is determined to perform to his fullest and represent his “culture” next year.
“What I’m feeling goes beyond myself,” Bad Bunny said in a statement. “It’s for those who came before me and ran countless yards so I could come in and score a touchdown … this is for my people, my culture, and our history. Ve y dile a tu abuela, que seremos el HALFTIME SHOW DEL SUPER BOWL.”
Next year’s Super Bowl will be on Feb. 8, 2026.
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