Feb 09, 2026
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Jake Paul told X that he called Bad Bunny a "fake American" and asked viewers not to watch his Super Bowl halftime show performance.
Influencer and pro boxer Jake Paul took to X on Sunday to tell people to tune out the Super Bowl halftime performance by Puerto Rican superstar Bud Bunny.
Paul wrote: "Deliberately turn off the halftime show. Let's come together and show the big corporations that they can't do what they want (which equates to viewership). You are worthless to them. Realize that you have the power. Turn off this halftime show. A fake American citizen who hates America in public. I can't stand it."
Paul and his brother Logan moved to Puerto Rico in 2021, mainly to take advantage of the tax benefits, Logan reported in an interview with Graham Benzinger.
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Logan Paul previously criticized Bunny Bunny on "The Philip DeFranco Show" in 2022, saying, "I find it hypocritical because Bunny Bunny is a Puerto Rican, living in Puerto Rico, who takes advantage of the same tax system that he publicly condemns."
The comment follows the release of Bud Bullney's documentary El Apagón - Aquí Vive Gente, which highlighted the gentrification and displacement of wealthy native Puerto Ricans who moved to the island under tax incentive programs.
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He then asked him to post after Billie Eilish publicly criticized ICE at the 2026 Grammy Awards, calling her "Billie Eilish." "I can promise you that if Billie Eyelash's home is broken into, it's not ICE," Paul wrote.
