NFL stands by Bad Bunny as Super Bowl LX halftime headliner

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday the league will not drop Bad Bunny as the headliner for the Super Bowl LX halftime show, standing by the decision despite outspoken criticism from conservative commentators and some elected officials. Goodell made the comments at the league’s fall meetings as teams and owners gathered in New York; the game is scheduled for Feb. 8 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.

“He’s one of the leading and most popular entertainers in the world,” Goodell told reporters, adding that the league’s selection was “carefully thought through.” He said the halftime production, created in partnership with Roc Nation, could include additional guest performers but that Bad Bunny’s role will not be reconsidered. “We’re confident it’s going to be a great show,” he said.

The announcement that Puerto Rican artist Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, known professionally as Bad Bunny, will headline the Apple Music Halftime Show prompted immediate backlash from conservative media figures and supporters of former president Donald Trump, who have criticized the performer’s politics, use of Spanish-language lyrics and decision to avoid U.S. mainland dates on an...