Bad Bunny\u00a0is backing down from a comment he made in October, saying that critics of his upcoming Super Bowl halftime performance needed to learn Spanish.<\/b>
\nBad Bunny is backing down from a comment he made in October, saying that critics of his upcoming Super Bowl halftime performance needed to learn Spanish.
\u201cI\u2019m really excited to be doing the Super Bowl. I know that people all around the world who love my music are also happy,\u201d he said on \u201cSaturday Night Live,\u201d before teasing his critics in Spanish.
\u201cIf you didn\u2019t understand what I just said, you have four months to learn.\u201d
This week, during an appearance at San Francisco\u2019s Moscone Center, Bad Bunny said learning Spanish was not necessary.
\u201cI know I told them they had four months to learn Spanish. They don\u2019t even have to learn Spanish. They (can) learn to dance,\u201d Bad Bunny, whose real name is Benito Antonio Mart\u00ednez Ocasio, told a jam-packed crowd.
Bad Bunny, who has been Spotify\u2019s most-streamed artist four times in the last six years, got the nod in September.
His 2022 album, \u201cUn Verano Sin Ti,\u201d is the app\u2019s most-streamed album of all time, and he has more than 51 million followers on Instagram.
The artist received both praise and backlash for his \u201cICE out\u201d comments at the Grammys earlier this week.
Bad Bunny said last fall he decided to do his residency shows in his native Puerto Rico and didn\u2019t book any US dates on his tour over fears his fans would be detained by ICE agents.
Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., said he will avoid Bad Bunny\u2019s performance in the \u201cWoke Bowl.\u201d
\u201cAnd we\u2019ve got Bad Bunny, or Bad Rabbit, at halftime. I\u2019ll be watching the (Turning Point USA) halftime show. It\u2019s just unfortunate we\u2019ve gotten to this point,\u201d Tuberville said.<\/p>\n