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FCC Clears Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show After Review

Regulators closed the case after finding the telecast used edited lyrics, with translations showing no indecency.

Overview

  • The FCC completed an initial review of the Feb. 8 broadcast and found no actionable indecency, shelving further scrutiny unless new evidence emerges.
  • Investigators determined broadcast versions of “Tití Me Preguntó,” “Monaco” and “Safaera” were edited to remove references to sex acts and genitalia.
  • Because the performance was in Spanish, the agency obtained translations and reported that evidence of rule violations appeared thin once reviewed.
  • Republican lawmakers including Reps. Randy Fine, Mark Alford and Andy Ogles had urged probes, calling the show vulgar and inappropriate for television.
  • Nielsen data show the halftime averaged about 128.2 million U.S. viewers, and Expedia-reported flight searches to Puerto Rico rose 245 percent in the days after the show.