bad bunny He backed off comments he made in October saying critics of his upcoming Super Bowl halftime performance needed to learn Spanish.

“I’m really happy to be able to do Super Bowl. I know people around the world who love my music are happy too. ” he said on “Saturday Night Live,” before poking fun at his critics in Spanish.

Bad Bunny speaks during the Super Bowl LX pregame and Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show press conference at Moscone Center on February 5, 2026 in San Francisco, California. (Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)

“If you don’t understand what I just said, you have four months to learn.”

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But there’s no need to learn Spanish, Bad Bunny said during an appearance at San Francisco’s Moscone Center this week.

“I know I told them they have four months to learn Spanish – they don’t even have to learn Spanish. They can learn to dance,” Bad Bunny, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, told the packed crowd.

“Bad Bunny” won Album of the Year for Debí Tirar Más Fotos at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California on February 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzero)

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Bad Bunny, was Most played artists on Spotify It has been approved four times in the past six years, with the approval coming in September. His 2022 album Un Verano Sin Ti is the app’s most played album ever, and he has more than 51 million followers on Instagram.

The artist’s “ICE out” comments at the Grammys earlier this week were met with both praise and backlash. Bad Bunny said last fall he decided to his native puerto rico He has not booked any dates on his U.S. tour out of fear that his fans will be detained by ICE agents.

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Bad Bunny won Best Urban Music Album for “Un Verano Sin Ti.” (Robert Huacheng/USA TODAY NETWORK)

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“At halftime we’ll see Bad Bunny, or Bad Bunny. I’ll watch the game (Turning Point USA) Halftime Show. Unfortunately we have come to this point. “

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