NFL stands with Bad Bunny despite Super Bowl halftime backlash

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00:00The NFL is sticking with its headliner, no matter how loud the backlash gets.

00:07Commissioner Roger Goodell says Bad Bunny is still your Super Bowl halftime act,

00:12even after President Trump slammed the choice, saying he'd never heard of him.

00:16The commissioner says the decision has been given lots of thought and that he cannot please everyone.

00:21It's carefully thought through.

00:24I would say that I'm not sure we've ever selected an artist where we didn't have some blowback or criticism.

00:28It's pretty hard to do it when you have literally hundreds of millions of people that are watching.

00:35But I'm more confident it's going to be a great show and that he understands the platform that he's on.

00:42And I think it's going to be exciting and a united moment.

00:47Bunny, who has been openly critical of Trump, is expected to perform in Spanish when he takes the stage February 8th at Levi's Stadium.

00:54So like it or not, the Puerto Rican rapper, also known as El Conejo Malo, is bringing the beat to the big game.