The Puerto Rican musician, whose actual identify is Benito Ocasio, confirmed the thrilling information in a press release, which learn: “What I am feeling goes past myself. It is for individuals who got here earlier than me and ran numerous yards so I might are available and rating a landing… that is for my individuals, my tradition, and our historical past. Ve y dile a tu abuela, que seremos el HALFTIME SHOW DEL SUPER BOWL.”
Nonetheless, not everyone appears to be on board with the information, with some social media customers throwing shade at Benito by suggesting that taking part in the Tremendous Bowl makes him considerably of a hypocrite. Let me clarify.
Again in Could, Benito’s North American followers had been left disillusioned when it was revealed that his upcoming Debí Tirar Más Fotos tour didn’t embrace any US dates, with the star beforehand telling Selection that performing within the states was “pointless.” Earlier this month, Benito confirmed that he truly determined to skip the US as he feared for the security of his Latinx followers at a time when ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) arrests and deportations are rampant throughout the nation.
“However there was the difficulty of, like, fucking ICE may very well be outdoors [my concert],” he went on. “And it’s one thing that we had been speaking about and really involved about.”
And Benito alluded to this stance when teasing his Tremendous Bowl announcement earlier on Sunday, when he mentioned: “I’ve been serious about it today, and after discussing it with my staff, I feel I am going to do only one date in america.” Nonetheless, the nuance of the scenario has been misplaced on many, with a number of viral tweets popping up on social media to criticize Benito for headlining the Tremendous Bowl regardless of “protesting” ICE.
However others have been fast to level out that this isn’t the case in any respect, and that Benito didn’t wish to carry out within the US as a result of his concert events would seemingly be focused by ICE on account of his predominantly Latinx fanbase, whereas the Tremendous Bowl’s stadium viewers can be a completely totally different demographic. It has additionally been famous that the Tremendous Bowl halftime present being carried out predominantly in Spanish can be a poignant political assertion at this tough time in America, which makes Benito’s reserving much more significant.
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