Jennifer Lopez is coming to Bad Bunny 's defense after the Puerto Rican rapper faced backlash online and from government officials following his Super Bowl performance.

Lopez, who co-headlined the Super Bowl in 2020 alongside Shakira, is speaking out amid the complaints, which came as a surprise to the singer.

“What do you make of the controversy?” Melvin asked Lopez during her appearance on the TODAY show on Monday, Oct. 6. “Is there controversy?” she replied. “I swear I don’t know.”

When the “Can't Get Enough” singer asked why, Melvin responded, “You’d have to ask them. He’s wildly popular, but for a lot of folks, they have said, it should be someone else.”

Following the NFL's announcement that Bad Bunny will be the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show headliner, Homeland Security advi

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