Bad Bunny\u2019s performance at the Super Bowl LX halftime show was one of the most talked-about cultural moments of 2026 so far, but not always in a positive way.<\/p>\n
Despite his being a pop superstar with a massive audience, one that helped drive 128.2-million U.S. viewers<\/a> (and 4.2 billion global views<\/a>) to the halftime performance, a sizable portion of Americans had a whole host of problems with the selection of the Puerto Rican singer instead of a more \u201ctraditional\u201d choice (which means what you think it means).<\/p>\n Those complaints came from some NFL fans, but also from many people who otherwise wouldn\u2019t care<\/a> about the Super Bowl halftime show but saw it as a lightning rod they could affix their brand to<\/a> for clout or grift<\/a>. So intense was the backlash that Turning Point USA hosted its own halftime show running concurrently with Bad Bunny\u2019s, featuring Kid Rock and a collection of country music singers<\/a>.<\/p>\n Afterward, Bad Bunny\u2019s performance was widely praised for weaving in messages of inclusivity, diversity, and care for one another<\/a> at a time when such values seem discouraged in America. Critics picked at what they could, but most of their complaints were either based on things that weren\u2019t true or were just good, old-fashioned racism and xenophobia.<\/p>\n There was a receptacle for some of those complaints: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which collects public comments on events like the Super Bowl. TMZ got its hands on over 2,000 complaints<\/a> the FCC received following Super Bowl LX, with over 100 alleging that the singer\u2019s performance was inappropriate for network audiences.<\/p>\n The complaints are compiled here<\/a>, and it\u2019s often hard to tell whether they\u2019re actually serious or satirical attempts to feign anger or disdain toward Bad Bunny\u2019s show.<\/p>\n Many of the complaints alleged that the singer performed songs with vulgar lyrics. People who submitted those claims were either mistaken or acting in bad faith, as Bad Bunny performed only \u201cradio-safe\u201d versions of songs such as \u201cSafaera\u201d and \u201cTit\u00ed Me Pregunt\u00f3.\u201d<\/p>\n Others accused Bad Bunny of using racial slurs against white people, that the dancers were oversexualized, that it pushed a political agenda, and that the Spanish-language singing was \u201cun-American,\u201d \u201cunpatriotic,\u201d and offensive to veterans (something Stephen A. Smith perhaps agrees with<\/a>).<\/p>\n