Bad Bunny Makes MAGA Look Stupid By Winning 7 Emmys For Historic Super Bowl Halftime Show
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Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl LX halftime show made Emmy history this weekend, picking up seven awards and becoming the most awarded halftime special ever.
The wins came Saturday at the Creative Arts Emmys, topping the three awards won by the 2022 Super Bowl halftime show.
That show was the first all Hip-Hop halftime performance, starring Kendrick Lamar, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, Snoop Dogg and 50 Cent. Bad Bunny won as both lead performer and producer, taking home the top prize for outstanding variety special.
The trophy caps a year of controversy that started the moment the NFL announced Bad Bunny as headliner last September. Conservative critics tied the pick directly to his outspoken stance against ICE and its immigration raids.
Weeks before the game, Bad Bunny shouted “ICE out” while accepting his Grammy for album of the year. He had already said he would skip touring the mainland United States, citing fear that fans could be targeted by immigration agents.
Department of Homeland Security adviser Corey Lewandowski called the pick “shameful,” warning that ICE would have a presence at the Super Bowl. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem echoed the warning, and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt later said there was no formal plan for agents to attend.
President Trump mocked the Spanish-language show online, and activist Laura Loomer called for an ICE raid at the venue. Turning Point USA countered with its own “All-American Halftime Show” featuring Kid Rock and other performers. House Speaker Mike Johnson said the NFL should have picked a more “suitable” performer, floating country singer Lee Greenwood instead.
The fight over Bad Bunny unfolded against a wider clash over ICE, which ramped up raids in Los Angeles, Chicago and New York. The Supreme Court had allowed agents to question people based on appearance alone, a policy that hit Latino communities especially hard. Several Latino communities canceled Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations this fall amid the ICE enforcement climate.
Not every reaction was negative, as former NFL star JJ Watt and Knicks guard Jalen Brunson both praised the performance publicly. Other commentators framed the show as a proud celebration of Puerto Rican and Latino identity rather than a political statement.
The show’s win also marked the first time a Spanish-language program took home the Emmy for outstanding variety special (live).