Danica Patrick has sparked backlash once again after saying that Bad Bunny should “not be allowed” to be the Super Bowl LX Halftime Show performer.
“Oh fun,” Patrick, 42, wrote on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday. “No songs in English should not be allowed at one of America’s highest rated television events of the year … not just for sports.”
Patrick went on to share a different post calling Bad Bunny “demonic” and claiming that his performance at the Super Bowl was part of a “spiritual war” against Christians.
Her comments were met with plenty of backlash in the comments section, including from one person who asked why “an American artist partaking in an American event” should not be allowed. Bad Bunny is a U.S. citizen by birth, having been born in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico.
Another person asked Patrick, “What are you gonna do about it? Threaten to drive nascar again?”
A third pointed out, “The same people complaining are the same [people] eating spanish food they can’t pronounce, regardless if it’s Puerto Rican or not, the same
ones who vacation in [Puerto Rico], [the Dominican Republic], Mexico, Etc.” The commented added, “They love the culture, but hate the representation,” calling Patrick’s post “disgusting.”
Last month, Bad Bunny made headlines when he told i-D Magazine that he left U.S. cities off his 2025 tour due to fears that they would be targeted by ICE.
“There were many reasons why I didn’t show up in the U.S., and none of them were out of hate—I’ve performed there many times,” he told the outlet. “All of [the shows] have been successful. All of them have been magnificent. I’ve enjoyed connecting with Latinos who have been living in the U.S. … But there was the issue of—like, f—king ICE could be outside [my concert]. And it’s something that we were talking about and very concerned about.”