Jay-Z is not buying into the backlash over Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show performance.

The music mogul, whose Roc Nation produces the halftime show, reacted to “people hating on” Bad Bunny while speaking to a TMZ videographer in New York City on Monday, October 27.

“They love him. Don’t let them fool you,” the rapper — real name Shawn Carter — said, coming to the Puerto Rican musician’s defense.

Bunny, 31, was announced as the headliner for 2026’s Super Bowl LX halftime show on September 28. However, the news was quickly followed by criticism from conservative politicians and public figures, including President Donald Trump.

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“I’ve never heard of him,” Trump said during an October 6 interview on Newsmax. “I

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