Jake Paul takes Bad Bunny back after backlash over Super Bowl comments

Jake Paul came out with an incendiary stance towards Bad Bunny during his Super Bowl halftime performance, which he attempted to walk back after the negative reception to his comments. Through his personal

“The deliberate disabling of the halftime show. Let’s come together and show big corporations that they can’t just do whatever they want without consequences (which to them equals viewers). You are their asset. Realize you have power. Turn off this halftime. A fake American citizen acting out and publicly hating America. I can’t support that.”

Below, readers added context they thought people might want to know, including: People living in Puerto Rico have identified as U.S. citizens since 1917. Additionally, Jake Paul, who has been living in Puerto Rico as of 2021, would technically still qualify as a U.S. citizen. The influencer boxer tried to clarify things in a few subsequent tweets, as Paul said:

“The problem with my tweet is that the word fake is being misinterpreted. He is clearly not a fake citizen because he is Puerto Rican and I love Puerto Rico and all Americans who support the country. Moreso Bunny is fake because of his values ​​and criticism of our great country.”

“To clarify, I did not call anyone a ‘fake citizen’ because they are from Puerto Rico. I live in Puerto Rico and I love Puerto Rico. I have used my platform to support Puerto Rico time and time again and always will. But when you publicly criticize ICE doing their job and openly hating America, I am going to speak out. Period.”

“That’s the same reason I called out Hunter Hess. If you take advantage of a country and the platform it gives you, but at the same time publicly disrespect it, that’s what I mean by being a fake citizen. And I agree that love is more powerful than hate. Love America.”

Jake Paul says “I love Bad Bunny” after being flamed before the Super Bowl halftime show

Jake Paul would take a turn for the worse after receiving a barrage of online criticism, including his own brother Logan Paul distancing himself from Bad Bunny’s comments, as ‘The Problem Child’ quipped:

“Guys I love the bad bunny, don’t know what happened on my Twitter last night?? wtf”

The remnants of the controversy also drew commentary from Amanda Serrano, who has been widely promoted by Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions organization for some time, but is also someone who is a proud Puerto Rican and questioned many of the thoughts expressed by Paul.