Republican congressmen calls for investigation into “gay sexual acts” during Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance
Bad Bunny‘s Super Bowl halftime show has been condemned by Republican congressman Andy Ogles, who has called for a formal congressional inquiry into the performance, which he deemed full of “gay sexual acts”.
On February 8th, the Puerto Rican star made history at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara as the first artist in history to perform a halftime set entirely in Spanish.
The next day, Ogles took to X to deem the celebrated performance “pure smut, brazenly aired on national television for every American family to witness.”
He continued, “Children were forced to endure explicit displays of gay sexual acts, women gyrating provocatively, and Bad Bunny shamelessly grabbing his crotch while dry-humping the air.”
Away from the dancing, the post insisted that the lyrics in his songs “openly glorified sodomy and countless other unspeakable depravities. These flagrant, indecent acts are illegal to be displayed on public airways.”
Ogles went on to explain that he is “requesting that the Energy and Commerce Committee launch a formal congressional inquiry into the National Football League and NBC immediately.”
Attached to the post, Ogles shared a copy of a letter he had penned to chairman Brett Guthrie on the Committee on Energy and Commerce, ordering them to examine NFL and NBC Universal’s knowledge of the alleged “explicit nature” of the selected songs and “accompanying choreography”.
Additionally, he asks to see the internal review, translation, and approval process for the broadcast, as well as greater information on safeguards and protocols, and “broader implications for broadcaster accountability”.
Other backlash against Bad Bunny’s performance came from the organisation Turning Point USA, which set up an alternate Super Bowl halftime event featuring Kid Rock as an act of protest.
Notably, backlash came all the way from the top, as President Donald Trump publicly deemed Bad Bunny’s performance “terrible,” adding that it was a “slap in the face” to the USA.
Bad Bunny’s performance ended with a huge billboard, which read, “The only thing more powerful than hate is love” and “Together, We Are America”.
The Energy and Commerce Committee has yet to respond to Ogles’ public call for an investigation.
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