Bad Bunny hits back at Super Bowl critics
Puerto Rican star is first Latino to headline event
Bad Bunny has been chosen as the headline act for the NFL showpiece game next February and hit back at those who have criticised the decision.
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Bad Bunny has told his Super Bowl critics that they "have four months to learn Spanish" before his halftime show.
The Puerto Rican rapper has been chosen as the headline act for the NFL showpiece game next February and hit back at those who have criticised the decision after he refused to bring his tour to the US as he feared immigration officials could be outside his concerts amid US president Donald Trump's crackdown on the issue.
In his monologue on "Saturday Night Live", Bad Bunny - whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio - said: "I'm really excited to be doing the Super Bowl, I know that people all around the world who love my music are also happy."
He said in Spanish: "Especially all of the Latinos and Latinas in the world here in the United States who have worked to open doors. It's more than a win for myself, it's a win for all of us. Our footprints and our contribution in this country, no one will ever be able to take away or erase it."
The 31-year-old artist quipped: "If you didn't understand what I just said. You have four months to learn."
However, Trump administration officials have suggested that NFL chiefs will regret their decision to choose Bad Bunny for the halftime show at the game in California.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said: "They suck, and we'll win. They won't be able to sleep at night because they don't know what they believe, and they're so weak, we'll fix it."