{"id":458256,"date":"2026-02-09T13:57:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T13:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/458256\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T13:57:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T13:57:10","slug":"jake-paul-calls-on-fans-to-boycott-fake-american-bad-bunnys-super-bowl-halftime-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/458256\/","title":{"rendered":"Jake Paul calls on fans to boycott \u2018fake American\u2019 Bad Bunny\u2019s Super Bowl halftime show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jake Paul has urged fans to boycott Bad Bunny\u2019s Super Bowl LX halftime show, calling the performer a \u201cfake American\u201d and encouraging viewers to turn off the broadcast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The social media personality and boxer made the comments on X in the hours leading up to the Super Bowl at Levi\u2019s Stadium.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bad Bunny is scheduled to headline the halftime show during the NFL championship game.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Photo by Bront\u00eb Wittpenn\/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/55986d24fa79290aed1761c4923ef9c0.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Photo by Bront\u00eb Wittpenn\/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Jake Paul calls for Super Bowl halftime boycott<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jake Paul posted a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jakepaul\/status\/2020615566436815275?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:message;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">message<\/a> encouraging fans to \u201cpurposefully turn off the halftime show\u201d when Bad Bunny takes the stage.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the post, Paul described the artist as a \u201cfake American citizen\u201d and said he could not support the performance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Paul also told followers that viewers hold power through ratings and viewership. The message was shared publicly on X and circulated shortly before kickoff.<\/p>\n<p>Comments add to halftime show controversy<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bad Bunny\u2019s selection as the Super Bowl LX halftime performer has generated debate in the build-up to the game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The artist has previously drawn attention for public political statements, including comments about Immigration and Customs Enforcement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Paul\u2019s post added another layer to the discussion surrounding the halftime show. The performance will go ahead as scheduled despite the calls for a boycott.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read more:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jake Paul has urged fans to boycott Bad Bunny\u2019s Super Bowl LX halftime show, calling the performer a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":458257,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[5897,236,88,59240,52362,214098,1803,214048],"class_list":{"0":"post-458256","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-bad-bunny","9":"tag-celebrities","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-halftime-show","12":"tag-jake-paul","13":"tag-nfl-championship-game","14":"tag-super-bowl","15":"tag-super-bowl-lx-halftime-show"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=458256"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458256\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/458257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=458256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=458256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=458256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}