Jake Paul Clarifies Bad Bunny Halftime Show Stance, Says He's 'Fake Bc of His Values' Before Then Saying, 'I Love Bad Bunny'
Jake Paul is clarifying his tweets from the 2026 Super Bowl, and actually now sharing that he really likes Bad Bunny despite saying he would not watch his amazing halftime show performance.
If you missed it, the 29-year-old wrote ahead of the halftime show, “Purposefully turning off the halftime show Let’s rally together and show big corporations they can’t just do whatever they want without consequences (which equals viewership for them) You are their benefit. Realize you have power. Turn off this halftime. A fake American citizen performing who publicly hates America. I cannot support that.”
He was very quickly called out and community noted on X. It right now reads, “People who live in Puerto Rico has been identified as US citizens since 1917. Additionally, Jake Paul, who has lived in Puerto Rico since 2021, still would technically qualify as a US citizen.”
The tweet got 61 million impressions, and he was repeatedly slammed online. His own brother Logan Paul disagreed with him.
This morning (February 9), he posted a clarification: “The problem with my tweet is the word fake being misinterpreted. he’s not a fake citizen obviously bc hes Puerto Rican and I love Puerto Rico and all Americans who support the country. Moreso Bunny is fake bc of his values and criticism of our great country.”
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He then issued another clarification: “To clarify: I wasn’t calling anyone a “fake citizen” because they’re from Puerto Rico. I live in Puerto Rico, and I love Puerto Rico. 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. That’s the same reason I called out Hunter Hess. If you benefit from a country and the platform it gives you, but publicly disrespect it at the same time, that’s what I mean by being a fake citizen. And I agree love is more powerful than hate. Love America.”
He finally ended his several clarifications with, “Guys i love bad bunny idk what happened on my twitter last night ?? wtf”
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