Bad Bunny is going through a $16 million lawsuit over unauthorized voice recordings utilized in his music, including one other layer of controversy simply weeks earlier than his extremely anticipated Super Bowl halftime efficiency.

Tainaly Y. Serrano Rivera filed the lawsuit in Puerto Rico, claiming the reggaeton famous person used her voice with out permission on two separate tracks spanning his profession.

The authorized motion targets each Bad Bunny’s 2018 music “Solo de Mi” from his X 100pre album and “EoO” from his newest launch Debí Tirar Más Fotos.

Rivera alleges she recorded the now-famous line “Mira, puñeta, no me quiten el perreo” on the request of Bad Bunny’s producing associate La Paciencia again in 2018 once they have been faculty classmates.

The phrase, which roughly interprets to “Look, damn it, don’t turn off my perreo,” has turn out to be as recognizable because the songs’ melodies amongst followers.

According to court docket paperwork, Rivera claims she was by no means knowledgeable of the aim for which the recording can be used or that her id can be commercially exploited. She didn’t signal any contract or launch type, the lawsuit states.

Rivera is represented by the identical authorized crew that dealt with an identical case involving Bad Bunny’s ex-girlfriend Carliz De La Cruz Hernández, who sued the singer in 2023 for allegedly utilizing her voice with out permission on two songs.

That case stays pending.

The timing of this authorized problem couldn’t be extra vital for Bad Bunny, who is about to make historical past as the primary artist to carry out a Spanish-language Super Bowl halftime present on February 9, 2026.

His choice has already sparked intense political backlash from conservative commentators and Trump administration officers.

MAGA figures have launched a sustained marketing campaign towards Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl efficiency, with some threatening immigration enforcement on the occasion.

Former Trump marketing campaign supervisor Corey Lewandowski warned that ICE brokers can be current on the Super Bowl. At the identical time, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem mentioned brokers can be “all over” the stadium.

The controversy stems from Bad Bunny’s outspoken political opinions and his choice to skip touring within the continental United States over fears that ICE might goal his Latino fan base.

Turning Point USA has even organized a counter-program known as “The All-American Halftime Show” to compete with Bad Bunny’s efficiency, selling “faith, family, and freedom” by English-language music.

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