Austin Butler recalls edible, awkward moment on Bad Bunny stage

Austin Butler has offered a candid explanation for the now-viral moment of awkward dancing at Bad Bunny’s Puerto Rico residency, saying he had taken an edible before the show and believed he would be part of the audience, only to realize he had wandered onto a secondary stage as the rapper performed. The Elvis star described his brain as operating in two different movies at once: one cheering on Bad Bunny and marveling at the moment, the other urging him to stay out of the spotlight. The result was a memorable, if uncomfortable, swing of the hips that quickly spread online.

Butler recounted during an appearance on a late-night talk show that he was initially unaware of the location’s layout. He thought he and his acquaintances would be in the audience, but they found themselves in a casita, a house-like space that became part of Bad Bunny’s live presentation. He explained that someone had given him an edible right before the show and that, once the lights came up, he found himself on stage with the performer. “The edible is working,” he recalled, describing the sensation as his brain felt pulled toward both admiration and self-consciousness.

The actor described a powerful pull...