The demonstrator was chased around the field by security before being tackled to the ground and removed.
The NFL confirmed toEntertainment Weeklythat the protester was part of the 400-member field cast of dancers.
“No one involved with the production was aware of the individuals intent.”
A protester holding a Palestinian flag crashes Kendrick Lamar’s 2025 Super Bowl halftime show.Credit:CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty
The protester will be “banned for life from all NFL stadiums and events,” added the spokesperson.
In attendance at the game was Donald Trump, the first sitting president to attend a Super Bowl.
Many U.S. allies as well as Palestinianpresident Mahmoud Abbas are strongly against the proposal.
Kendrick Lamar performs at the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show.Cindy Ord/Getty
The 22-time Grammy winner also tapped actorSamuel L. Jackson a.k.a.
(Somebody check on Drake.)
This article has been updated to reflect the NFL and Roc Nation’s statements.
