Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime show has one strict rule - And it’s all about height

The NFL’s decision to select Bad Bunny to perform in the Super Bowl halftime show has sparked debate from the moment it was announced. The Puerto Rico-born star, currently the planet’s most popular artist if Spotify streams are any indication, has now risked offending a surprising new group: his own fans hoping to work on the field.

Height matters for Super Bowl halftime crew

Some Bad Bunny fans hoping to join the Super Bowl LX field team have been left disappointed because they were deemed either too tall or too short.

“This is a paid, temporary position with a critical mission: You’ll be part of the core team responsible for the on-field assembly and disassembly of the halftime show stage,” reads the job description posted on the Super Bowl Productions website.

However, as several hopefuls revealed on social media, only people between 5’7” and 6’0” were considered during the application process, which has now closed.

According to USA Today, Backlit Support, the company handling applications, said the “height requirements will be very important for participation on this one and will be verified through the rehearsal process.”

We wouldn’t want anybody bumping their head or pulling a muscle overreaching, would we?

Political backlash and public defense of Bad Bunny

At the end of September last year, the NFL announced that Bad Bunny would headline the Super Bowl LX Halftime Show.

Since then, the league has faced widespread criticism, including comments from President Donald Trump, who called the choice “ridiculous.” White House adviser Corey Lewandowski also criticized the league for selecting an artist who “seems to hate America so much to represent them in the halftime show.”

Bad Bunny has not publicly expressed any “hatred” of the United States, though he was forced to cancel part of his U.S. tour due to concerns over immigration enforcement by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

“He’s one of the most prominent and popular entertainers in the world,” NFL commissioner Roger Goodell told reporters, defending the league’s choice. “That’s what we’re trying to accomplish. He’s an important stage for us. He’s a key element of entertainment. It’s very carefully thought out.”

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