Randy Fine calls for FCC action over Bad Bunny Super Bowl performance

A Republican member of Congress from Florida says someone must pay forBad Bunny's Super Bowl performance.

Randy Fineposted on social media that he was alerting thechairman of the Federal Communications Commissionabout what he called the Grammy-winning Puerto Rican musical artist's "disgusting halftime show" for Super Bowl 60.

Bad Bunny made history as the first Latino solo artist to headline the show. USA TODAY described the performance as a celebration of Puerto Rico and Latino culture, which, as expected, was performed entirely in Spanish, was filled with cultural references, numerous moving parts,a real weddingand even one of his new Grammys handedto a little boy.

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Bad Bunny's vibrant halftime show was unforgettable. See it up close

Bad Bunny and Lady Gaga perform a salsa-inspired "Die with a Smile" during his Super Bowl halftime show Feb. 8 in Santa Clara, California.

Fine zeroed in on a different aspect of the show.

"You can't say the f-word on live TV," Fineposted on X, calling the performance "illegal."

"Had he said these lyrics – and all of the other disgusting and pornographic filth in English on live TV, the broadcast would have been pulled down and the fines would have been enormous," wrote Fine, a former state lawmaker elected to Congress in April 2025 to replaceMike Waltz, now the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.

"Puerto Ricans are Americans and we all live by the same rules. We are sending @BrendanCarrFCC a letter calling for dramatic action, including fines and broadcast license reviews, against the @NFL, @nbc, and 'Bad Bunny.' Lock them up."

<p style=Fresh off a historic win at the Grammys, Bad Bunny headlines the Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Feb. 8, 2026. See the photos.

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Bad Bunny's vibrant halftime show was unforgettable. See it up close

Fresh off a historic win at the Grammys,Bad Bunnyheadlines the Apple Music Super Bowl LXHalftime ShowFeb. 8, 2026. See the photos.

Carr, an appointee of PresidentDonald Trump, is known for his staunchly conservative stances and for pushing a Trump-aligned agenda.

USA TODAY Network reporters who are fluent in Spanish listened to a replay of the performance. They said many of the explicit lyrics shared by Fine were genuine translations of songs, but weren't part of the performance.

A transcript of the Super Bowl performance thatthe Genius lyrics database translated onlineincluded some sexually explicit lyrics and expletives. But one of the reporters said Bad Bunny often mumbled through the expletives or cut off the word entirely in his Feb. 8 show.

U.S. Rep. Randy Fine, a Republican from Florida's 6th Congressional District, speaks to members of the Volusia County Tiger Bay Club at the Halifax River Yacht Club, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, in Daytona Beach.

In his post, Fine – who was not immediately available for comment – shared other explicit lyrics from other songs that were translated through Genius.

Still another Network reporter pointed out the songs were not performed in their entirety; Bad Bunny's performance clocked in at about 13 minutes.

Donald Trump Jr.also weighed in,posting on X, "Here's the lyrics. Please explain the wholesomeness in here. Maybe the 30% layoffs at WAPO weren't nearly enough." Those lyrics also were incorrect or incomplete.

He was responding to a Washington Post story that said, "In general, Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show had the kind of wholesome, traditional family values that would have fit right in with some of the more sentimental commercials that appeared during the game."

This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat:Bad Bunny Super Bowl show sparks Randy Fine FCC complaint

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