00:00NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell brushes off Super Bowl halftime backlash. Going to be a great show.
00:07NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell signaled the league is standing by their decision to tap Bad Bunny as the 2026 Super Bowl halftime headliner.
00:16On Wednesday, October 22nd, per People, Goodell, 66, told reporters during an NFL news conference that the decision to pick the reggaeton rapper was carefully thought through, adding,
00:28we're confident it's going to be a great show. The stance comes amid conservative criticism and a fan petition pushing to replace the 31-year-old Puerto Rican superstar,
00:38whose real name is Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, with country legend George Strait.
00:44To date, the petition has racked up more than 70,000 signatures on change.org.
00:50The Super Bowl halftime show should unite our country, honor American culture, and remain family-friendly,
00:56not be turned into a political stunt, wrote the petition's organizers.
01:01Even President Donald Trump has chimed in with his thoughts.
01:05I never heard of him, Trump said, according to People, when asked what his take is during an October 7th chat on Newsmax's Greg Kelly Reports.
01:13I don't know who he is. I don't know why they're doing it. It's crazy.
01:16Meanwhile, the late Charlie Kirk's organization, Turning Point USA, has announced they will be putting on their own program
01:24that will air at the same time as the Super Bowl halftime show.
01:28For his part, Bad Bunny is hopping away from the negativity.
01:32On September 29th, he told Apple Music one he's really excited to perform for,
01:36for my friends, my family, Puerto Rico, all the Latino people around the world.
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