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Commissioner says backlash is inevitable, defends pick
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Bad Bunny set to perform in Spanish at Levi’s Stadium
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Trump previously called choice ‘absolutely ridiculous’
The NFL is not considering dropping Bad Bunny as its Super Bowl half-time headline performer, commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday, reaffirming a decision to put the Grammy-winning Puerto Rican artist on the league’s biggest stage that led to criticism from US president Donald Trump and some of his supporters.
Goodell addressed the Bad Bunny controversy at his news conference following the annual fall owners meeting. It is the first time he has commented on the move announced in late September that garnered worldwide attention, including an increase in streams of Bad Bunny’s music, along with backlash.
