{"id":458712,"date":"2026-02-09T19:28:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T19:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/458712\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T19:28:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T19:28:49","slug":"bad-bunny-deletes-all-his-instagram-posts-following-super-bowl-halftime-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/458712\/","title":{"rendered":"Bad Bunny Deletes All His Instagram Posts Following Super Bowl Halftime Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bad Bunny deleted all of the posts on his Instagram account following his Super Bowl halftime performance on Sunday, Feb. 8<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Puerto Rican star left his over 50 million followers guessing why he had wiped the slate clean, with many hoping for a major announcement, while others speculated the move was due to backlash<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">President Donald Trump described Bad Bunny&#8217;s halftime show as \u201cabsolutely terrible\u201d in a Truth Social post<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/bad-bunny\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bad Bunny;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Bad Bunny<\/a> appears to be taking a break from posting on social media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Just hours after his <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/super-bowl-2026-bad-bunny-halftime-show-lady-gaga-ricky-martin-11898677\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Super Bowl halftime show;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Super Bowl halftime show<\/a> on Sunday, Feb. 8, the <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/super-bowl-2026-bad-bunny-halftime-show-lady-gaga-ricky-martin-11898677\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Puerto Rican;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Puerto Rican<\/a> star (real name Benito Antonio Mart\u00ednez Ocasio), 31, removed all of the posts on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/badbunnypr\/?hl=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Instagram<\/a> grid along with his profile photo. He also unfollowed everyone, leaving just a link to his album, Deb\u00ed Tirar M\u00e1s Fotos in his bio.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bad Bunny did not announce to his 50 million followers why he was undertaking the major overhaul before deleting almost everything.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"David Tulis\/UPI\/Shutterstock\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2ddef2e3401b311f16bca01694b12a81.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>David Tulis\/UPI\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Many fans speculated on social media that the move was a teaser for a big upcoming announcement, while others considered that he may be receiving backlash for his entirely Spanish performance.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Bad Bunny's Instagram account on Monday, Feb. 9 Bad Bunny\/Instagram\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/3842f4d10093fa7e83f9317a0f531e28.jpeg\"\/>Bad Bunny&#8217;s Instagram account on Monday, Feb. 9 <\/p>\n<p>Bad Bunny\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During his headline halftime show for the Apple Music <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/super-bowl\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Super Bowl;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Super Bowl<\/a> LX at Levi&#8217;s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., the &#8220;Me Porto Bonito&#8221; singer was joined by several celebrities, including <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/lady-gaga\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Lady Gaga;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Lady Gaga<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/ricky-martin\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ricky Martin;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Ricky Martin<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/cardi-b\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cardi B;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Cardi B<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/2026-super-bowl-halftime-show-couple-actually-gets-married-during-bad-bunny-performance-11902401\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Pedro Pascal;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Pedro Pascal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He displayed a variety of flags representing countries throughout the Americas as he focused the performance on unity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Despite <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/super-bowl-2026-halftime-show-bad-bunny-leans-into-joy-over-politics-11902110\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:mostly avoiding U.S. politics;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">mostly avoiding U.S. politics<\/a> with the halftime show, Bad Bunny sparked a conversation about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) when a child actor featured was <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/liam-ramos-5-year-old-detained-ice-didnt-take-part-bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-show-11902448\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:mistaken by viewers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">mistaken by viewers<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/boy-and-father-board-plane-minneapolis-detention-center-release-11896971\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Liam Ramos;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Liam Ramos<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for PEOPLE&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Bad Bunny and Lady Gaga John Angelillo\/UPI\/Shutterstock\u00a0\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/3a97a8413efffead5fe538b4fd0715ce.jpeg\"\/>Bad Bunny and Lady Gaga <\/p>\n<p>John Angelillo\/UPI\/Shutterstock <\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ramos, 5, was recently released from a detention center in Texas alongside his father, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/ice-detains-5-year-old-boy-father-used-as-bait-11890257\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Adrian Conejo Arias;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Adrian Conejo Arias<\/a>. The pair, originally from Ecuador, went viral in January after they were detained by ICE agents when they returned from preschool in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It was later revealed that the child featured in <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/super-bowl-2026-liam-ramos-not-in-bad-bunny-halftime-show-11902402\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bad Bunny\u2019s halftime show;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Bad Bunny\u2019s halftime show<\/a> was, in fact, the 5-year-old actor <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/liam-ramos-5-year-old-detained-ice-didnt-take-part-bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-show-11902448\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Lincoln Fox;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Lincoln Fox<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bad Bunny also got viewers talking about his halftime performance on social media by featuring a <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/2026-super-bowl-halftime-show-couple-actually-gets-married-during-bad-bunny-performance-11902401\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:real wedding;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">real wedding<\/a> on the football field, as previously confirmed by PEOPLE. The bride and groom&#8217;s names have not been shared publicly.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Bad Bunny CHRIS TORRES\/EPA\/Shutterstock\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/7c7b9e070f7862989b554d34bcae3c0b.jpeg\"\/>Bad Bunny <\/p>\n<p>CHRIS TORRES\/EPA\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">However, not everyone was impressed by the headliner&#8217;s performance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">President <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Donald Trump;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Donald Trump<\/a> described the halftime show as \u201cabsolutely terrible\u201d in a post on <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116038200403048483\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Truth Social;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Truth Social<\/a>, adding, \u201cIt makes no sense, is an affront to the Greatness of America, and doesn\u2019t represent our standards of Success, Creativity, or Excellence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Nobody understands a word this guy is saying, and the dancing is disgusting, especially for young children that are watching from throughout the U.S.A., and all over the World,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;This &#8216;Show&#8217; is just a &#8216;slap in the face&#8217; to our Country, which is setting new standards and records every single day \u2014 including the Best Stock Market and 401(k)s in History!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Trump added that the performance wasn\u2019t inspirational and also complained about the NFL\u2019s \u201cridiculous new Kickoff Rule.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cMAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A representative for Bad Bunny did not immediately respond to PEOPLE\u2019s request for comment about his wiped Instagram account on Monday, Feb. 9.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/bad-bunny-deletes-instagram-after-super-bowl-11902465\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEED TO KNOW Bad Bunny deleted all of the posts on his Instagram account following his Super Bowl&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":458713,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[5897,41817,236,88,59240,19876,942,114043],"class_list":{"0":"post-458712","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-bad-bunny","9":"tag-benito-antonio-martinez-ocasio","10":"tag-celebrities","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-halftime-show","13":"tag-instagram-account","14":"tag-president-donald-trump","15":"tag-puerto-rican"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458712","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=458712"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458712\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/458713"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=458712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=458712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=458712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}