Feb 8, 2026; Santa Clara, CA, USA; Bad Bunny (center) performs during halftime in Super Bowl LX between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks at Levi's Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images
(New York, New York) – A Florida Republican is calling for federal action after Bad Bunny headlined the Super Bowl halftime show.
Rep. Randy Fine released a letter Tuesday urging Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr to open a “full investigation” into the Feb. 8 performance, calling it “vulgar, indecent, and offensive.”
Fine, who represents Florida’s 6th Congressional District, accused the Grammy-winning Puerto Rican artist of including sexually suggestive content and references to drug use during the nationally televised broadcast.
“The degenerates behind it must be held accountable,” Fine wrote, naming NBCUniversal, which aired the game, and the National Football League. He suggested potential fines or even revocation of broadcast licenses if violations are confirmed.
Drug References Disputed
Fine specifically cited Spanish-language lyrics he said referenced cocaine use, including phrases such as “El perico es blanco” and “El tusi es Rosita.”
However, USA TODAY Network reporters fluent in Spanish reviewed the performance and said while some explicit lyrics exist in the original versions of certain songs, they were not fully performed during the roughly 13-minute halftime show. In several instances, expletives were reportedly mumbled or cut off.
Bad Bunny made history as the first Latino solo artist to headline the Super Bowl halftime show, delivering a performance that celebrated Puerto Rican culture and was performed entirely in Spanish.
Conservative Divide
Not all Florida conservatives agreed with Fine’s outrage.
Christina Pushaw, a DeSantis administration official, questioned the backlash on social media, arguing that English-language artists with explicit lyrics — including Nicki Minaj — have faced far less scrutiny.
“I don’t understand people who look up translations of explicit Bad Bunny lyrics to get mad about it, but have no problem with Nicki Minaj whose songs are just as explicit… in English,” Pushaw wrote.
As of Wednesday morning neither, The NFL, or the FCC had not publicly responded to Fine’s letter.
