It has been confirmed by the National Football League that a dancer who participated in Kendrick Lamar’s halftime performance at the Super Bowl has been found guilty and sentenced to a lifetime ban.
SZA, Samuel L. Jackson, Serena Williams, and DJ Mustard all made cameo appearances during Lamar’s performance at the Caesars Superdome, which took place at the halfway point of the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles. Lamar’s performance was nothing short of spectacular.
Over thirty million people have watched the eleven-song performance on the official NFL YouTube channel. During the performance, ‘Kdot’ rapped the Grammy-award winning ‘Not Like Us’ diss trick to rival Drake.
Despite the fact that Lamar chose to censor a number of his lyrics for the thirteen-minute show, he did mention Drake in the midst of an ongoing lawsuit that involves Universal Music Group, which is the company that represents the Compton actor.
When Lamar performed the song, however, there was controversy because a man on stage held up a flag that had the words “Gaza” and “Sudan” written on it. This was a clear reference to the ongoing conflict.
Before jumping down and waving the flag, the individual was standing on the GNX car that was located on the stage. They were dressed in the same attire as the other dancers wearing the same attire.
After being brought to the ground by security personnel who had rushed in, he was escorted out of the stadium. The National Football League (NFL) issued a statement regarding the incident and confirmed that a lifetime suspension will be imposed.
Statement issued by the NFL
“We commend security for quickly detaining the individual who displayed the flag,” the National Football League (NFL) said to the United Press International (UPI), as reported by Yahoo.
“He was a member of the field cast that consisted of 400 people. During the latter part of the show, the individual revealed the item that he had concealed on his person.
“Under no circumstances was anyone involved in the production aware of the individual’s intentions. Any and all NFL stadiums and events will be off limits to the individual for the rest of their lives.
The act performed by the pro-Palestine protester was “neither planned nor part of the production and was never in any rehearsal whatsoever,” according to a representative of Roc Nation, the company that is responsible for organising the Super Bowl half-time show.
“The act by the individual was neither planned nor part of the production, and it was never in any rehearsal,” a representative from Roc Nation said. “The individual was not familiar with the production.”
The New Orleans Police Department, on the other hand, has confirmed that he was kicked out of security, but they have stated that he will not be subject to any additional charges because “no arrest nor summons was issued.”
Donald Trump, the president of the United States, made the statement that the country “will take over the Gaza Strip” with “a long-term ownership position.” This political statement follows his statement.
