Jason Kelce, on Tuesday, referred to as a timeout on feedback falsely attributed to him that added to the noise surrounding Bad Bunny headlining the Super Bowl LX halftime present in February.
The previous Philadelphia Eagles middle took to X to deal with latest posts tying him to a quote. “If Dangerous Bunny is a nasty match for the Tremendous Bowl, then perhaps the folks making these feedback are a nasty match for America’s future,” he wrote.
“I usually don’t touch upon issues like this, however I really feel I want to deal with that there are a selection of accounts posting pretend quotes and attributing them to me on this platform proper now,” wrote Kelce from his verified account on X.
“I respect @X placing group notes on a number of and I can’t tackle the opposite accounts particularly, as a result of I don’t need to amplify their engagement. However please know, except you hear one thing immediately from me through one in every of my platforms, it isn’t actual.”
The “pretend quotes” come amid conservative outrage that’s seen GOP lawmakers similar to Home Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) seek advice from Dangerous Bunny as a “terrible choice” to headline the halftime present and questioning if the three-time Grammy winner, who’s bought hundreds of thousands of albums, “appeals to a broader viewers.”
President Donald Trump, in an interview with Newsmax’s Greg Kelly final week, claimed he didn’t know the Puerto Rican rapper earlier than calling the decide “completely ridiculous.”
The Spanish-language artist has appeared to keep away from U.S. stops on his upcoming world tour, citing fears of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents being outside his shows amid Trump’s immigration crackdown.
Division of Homeland Safety adviser Corey Lewandowski has careworn that ICE agents will be posted on the Tremendous Bowl subsequent yr.
Dangerous Bunny, throughout his opening monologue on “Saturday Night Live” earlier this month, made light of the MAGA world’s outrage over his upcoming halftime present.
“I’m very completely happy,” he quipped, “and I believe everyone seems to be completely happy about it, even Fox News.”
