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After several news outlets and social media accounts criticized the NFL\u2019s decision to select Bad Bunny<\/strong><\/a> for next year\u2019s Super Bowl Halftime Show, John Oliver stepped in to defend the artist. He described Bad Bunny as \u201cone of the hottest, most commercially successful people alive.\u201d The Puerto Rican star also leaned into the backlash, taking a jab at Fox News during his recent appearance on Saturday Night Live.<\/p>\n After the NFL announced Bad Bunny\u2019s upcoming Super Bowl 2026<\/a> performance, online outrage followed from conservative circles. Some critics cited his past criticism of Donald Trump\u2019s policies, his Spanish-language lyrics, and gender-fluid fashion choices as reasons for disapproval.<\/p>\n However, Last Week Tonight host John Oliver took a different stance. While discussing recent headlines on his show, Oliver said, \u201cThe NFL controversially gave the Super Bowl Halftime Show to one of the hottest, most commercially successful people alive.\u201d<\/p>\n Following the announcement, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said that ICE agents would be present at the Super Bowl venue, reaffirming the statement during a later interview.<\/p>\n Oliver addressed this on his show, adding, \u201cIf ICE can show up and bother some guys at their roofing job, then bystanders should be able to bother ICE at their state-sanctioned kidnapping job. It is only fair.\u201d He continued, \u201cThis administration is clearly still hell-bent on trying to intimidate communities with shows of force, which is why it is so important for them to be met with strong pushback each and every time.\u201d<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Bad Bunny also responded to the controversy during his SNL monologue. \u201cI\u2019m very happy, and I think everyone is happy about it, even Fox News,\u201d the three-time Grammy winner said, followed by a montage from the network jokingly edited to say, \u201cBad Bunny is my favorite musician. He should be the next president.\u201d<\/p>\n The post John Oliver Had This To Say About Bad Bunny\u2019s Super Bowl 2026 Event<\/a> appeared first on Mandatory<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" After several news outlets and social media accounts criticized the NFL\u2019s decision to select Bad Bunny for next year\u2019s Super Bowl Halftime Show, John Oliver stepped in to defend the artist. 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