Key Takeaways:

• Bad Bunny used his “Saturday Night Live” monologue to reply to critics of his Super Bowl halftime present efficiency announcement.
• He trolled Fox News with a satirical clip and delivered a bilingual message of Latinx pleasure.
• The efficiency marked a daring second of cultural visibility for a Puerto Rican artist on nationwide TV.

Bad Bunny has heard the backlash towards his upcoming efficiency on the Super Bowl LX halftime present, and he’s not backing down. On Saturday (Oct. 4), the Puerto Rican rapper and singer clapped again at critics throughout his opening monologue on “Saturday Night Live.”

Last Sunday (Sept. 28), the NFL introduced that Benito might be headlining the 2026 Super Bowl halftime present in February. While the choice obtained loads of reward, it additionally garnered loud backlash from critics, together with music/articles/maga-rages-trump-hater-bad-104130737.html”>conservative activists, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Fox News. Some even argued that Bad Bunny accepting the gig was hypocritical since one of many causes he prevented stateside concert events throughout his world tour was on account of concerns over ICE.

To kick off his “SNL” look, and the Season 51 premiere, the “I Like It” rapper addressed the criticism. “You might not know this, but I’m doing the Super Bowl halftime show, and I’m very happy,” Bad Bunny stated. “I think everyone is happy about it — even Fox News.”

What adopted was a snarky troll — a sequence of Fox News clips edited collectively to make it look like they stated, “Bad Bunny is my favourite musician, and he needs to be the subsequent president.”

At the clip’s conclusion, Bad Bunny continued, “I’m very excited to be doing the Super Bowl. I know that people all around the world who love my music are also happy.” He then added, in Spanish, “Especially all of the Latinos and Latinas in the world, and here in the United States, all the people who have worked to open doors. It’s more than a win for myself; it’s a win for all of us, showing that our footprints and our contribution in this country, no one will ever be able to take that away or erase it.”

Bad Bunny buttoned up his monologue in English, including, “And, if you didn’t understand what I just said, you have four months to learn!”

Respect.

Super Bowl LX goes down on Feb. 8, 2026, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Watch Bad Bunny’s full “SNL” monologue beneath.