
MAGA-friendly boxer and media personality Logan Paul distanced himself from a social media post made by his brother Jake Paul, also a professional fighter and internet influencer, criticizing Bad Bunny’s performance at halftime of Super Bowl LX, according to The Hill.
Jake Paul, before Sunday’s game kicked off, said he was “purposefully turning off the halftime show,” calling Bad Bunny a “fake American citizen performing who publicly hates America. I cannot support that.”
Logan Paul pushed back forcefully on his brother’s assertion about Bad Bunny, who was born in Puerto Rico as Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio.
“I love my brother but I don’t agree with this,” he responded. “Puerto Ricans are Americans & I’m happy they were given the opportunity to showcase the talent that comes from the island.”
Bad Bunny largely steered clear of overt political messages during his halftime performance, opting to portray a message of “love” and highlight Latin culture in the United States and around the world.
President Trump and many conservatives have knocked his show, which was performed almost entirely in Spanish, with the president writing on social media Sunday’s that it was “one of the worst ever,” and called it “an affront to the Greatness of America, and doesn’t represent our standards of Success, Creativity, or Excellence.”
One of the most popular artists around the world, Bad Bunny angered many conservatives last week by declaring “ICE out” before accepting the Grammy for Album of the Year and has previously said he would not tour in the United States for fear of his concerts being targeted by immigration authorities.
Both Bad Bunny and Logan Paul have a connection to World Wresting Entertainment, where Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio has appeared as a celebrity fighter and Paul is a former WWE U.S. champion who is signed to its “Raw” brand.
Jake Paul in a subsequent social media post on Monday said he “wasn’t calling anyone a ‘fake citizen’ because they’re from Puerto Rico.”
“I live in Puerto Rico, and I love Puerto Rico,” he argued. “I have used my platform to support Puerto Rico time and time again and will always do so. But if you’re publicly criticizing ICE who are doing their job and openly hating on America, I’m going to speak on it. Period.”