Month: February 2026

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Kid Rock wants to clear the air in the wake of his controversial performance at Turning Point USA’s All-American Halftime Show.

As you’ve no doubt heard by now, Erika Kirk and Turning Point hosted their own Super Bowl halftime show for folks who can’t stand the sight of a performer singing in a language other than English.

Erika predicted her show would draw a “larger audience” than Bad Bunny — but his was the most-watched halftime show in Super Bowl history, while only about six million people tuned in to the rival broadcast.

And now, headliner Kid Rock is sharing his thoughts about the situation.

First, Mr. Rock went on Fox News, where he harshly criticized the NFL and less harshly criticized Bad Bunny.

“Like most people, I didn’t understand any of it,” he said (via TMZ).

“I saw there’s a lot of dancers and a lot of big to-do stuff. And, you know, he said he wanted to have a dance party; it looked like he had one.”

Speaking with host Laura Ingraham, Rock went on to clarify that while Bad Bunny’s performance was not to his liking, his real beef is with the NFL for allowing it to happen:

“I don’t fault that kid for doing the Super Bowl, getting in front of a global audience. I fault the NFL for putting him in that position and Turning Point for having to come out and have an alternative for people to watch,” he said.

“You know, it’s just — poor kid.”

My halftime performance was pre recorded but performed live. No lipsycing like the haters and fake news are trying to report. When they synced the cameras to my performance on Bawitdaba, it did not line up as I explain in this video. pic.twitter.com/k1x1RfI9RY

— KidRock (@KidRock) February 10, 2026

But that wasn’t the end of it. On Tuesday afternoon, Rock went on X (formerly Twitter) to address allegations that he had been lip-syncing during the performance.

In the video, Rock explained that he received vocal assistance from his DJ/hype man, Freddie. Unfortunately, Freddie did not appear on camera and was not on stage with the singer.

“You know Freddie, my DJ raps, that song with me,” Rock said in the video.

“Were you lit up? Any TV time at all?” he asked the DJ. When Freddie replied in the negative, Rock remarked, “Sorry, dog.”

Rock went on to do more of what he did in the Ingraham clip, offering a tentative olive branch to his perceived political enemies before lashing out at them.

“This goes on on both sides. They did it to Bad Bunny. In his defense. When they were saying he said you have four months to learn Spanish. He was on Saturday Night Live. I think he was joking,” he said.

“But they do it far too often. Especially in the fake news media. The leftwingers, the crazy libtards.”

Of course, the difference between using a “hype man” and a backing track is negligible in this case, considering said hype man appeared neither on stage, nor on camera.

Or, as one X user put it, “My guy, we have eyes. We can see you lower the microphone and the lyrics are still going.”

Sometimes the matter really is that simple, and there’s no need to make it a political issue.

Kid Rock Blasts Bad Bunny Addresses Claims That He Was Lip-Syncing During Super Bowl … was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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Over the past few days, you’ve likely heard a lot of criticism in the wake of Bad Bunny performing at halftime of Super Bowl LX.

President Donald Trump, for example?

Not a fan of the Puerto Rican sensation.

Now, however, The Real Housewives of New York City star Jill Zarin has turned her attention to the woman who briefly joined Bad Bunny on the field of Levi’s Stadium this past Sunday night.

“Lady Gaga got a facelift. I didn’t recognize her. I literally had to Google her face to see who it was because we all couldn’t agree who it was,” Zarin wrote on social media after the performance. “That was kind of fun in the middle of halftime. At least it gave us something to do because it was so hard to watch.”

(For the record Gaga has not spoken about getting a facelift, while Zarin underwent one in 2024.)

Zarin, of course, is pretty much the only person on the planet who supposedly didn’t recognize Gaga right away. But whatever. She can hate all she wants.

Elsewhere, the reality star also had harsh words for Bad Bunny.

“It was the worst halftime show ever,” Zarin said in a since-deleted video later reposted via X by a fan.

“I just don’t think it was appropriate to have it in Spanish, and, quite frankly … grabbing his G [groin] area … I think it was totally inappropriate.

“You’ve got all these young kids watching the Super Bowl, and he doesn’t have to be grabbing himself every five seconds because he’s so insecure. Seriously.”

Zarin is also pretty much the only person on the planet who thinks Bad Bunny is insecure.

UPDATE: Zarin has been fired for these remarks.

“I don’t speak Spanish. I would’ve liked to have known the words he was saying,” Zarin went on.

“To me, it looked like a political statement because there were literally no white people in the entire thing. I’m not taking a side, one way or the other … I think it was an ICE thing. I think that the NFL sold out, and it’s very sad.”

Yeah. We’re pretty sure you are taking a side, Jill.

As many have been doing all week when it comes to Bad Bunny.

Relatedly, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum Taylor Armstrong was also unhappy with what she witnessed at the game.

“Were you entertained? I am embarrassed for the NFL and Apple for the Super Bowl halftime show totally in Spanish with a Cuban flag!!” Armstrong wrote alongside an image.

Jill Zarin Trashes Lady Gaga in Wake of Super Bowl Halftime Show: What a Plastic Phony! was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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Earlier this year, a 51-year-old man was horribly beaten.

Days after the seemingly random attack, he died in a Rhode Island hospital.

Police have arrested four children, who are now facing charges — including murder.

They’re not even teenagers yet. The community has a lot of questions about why this happened.

Even had it not been fatal, this would have been a brutal crime

On January 19, police responded to a report of a violent assault.

Witnesses told police that they had observed multiple young people attacking a man.

The youths in question allegedly attacked the man, knocking him to the ground and then proceeding to kick and punch him repeatedly.

These assailants then left the scene.

Authorities transported the victim, 51-year-old Rony Alonzo, to a nearby hospital.

In the wake of the violent attack, investigators began video canvassing the area.

(Almost everywhere in public areas, particularly in cities and neighborhoods, is under surveillance. That is only one of many reasons, some would argue, to not commit a homicide)

The video canvassing paid off.

Investigators were able to identify four possible suspects. Unfortunately, the good news stops there.

The alleged assailants are all children — not even teenagers. Three are 12. One is only 11.

What began as an assault charge turned into a murder case

According to authorities, three were taken into custody for allegedly throwing rocks at cars. The fourth was arrested after investigators obtained and executed a warrant.

This is when the story goes from awful to, somehow, even worse.

On January 23, Alonzo died in the hospital from his injuries.

The medical examiner performed an autopsy, determining that his cause of death was blunt force trauma.

The four tween suspects, who were already facing charges, are now facing upgraded charges.

Prosecutors are bringing a case of murder and conspiracy to commit felony assault against all four as a result of the fatal beating.

The Providence Police Department says that two of the children were arraigned in family court on January 27.

The other two were awaiting arraignment at that time.

According to WJAR, authorities have of course not released the names of the suspects because of their ages.

Allegedly, the children admitted to their roles in the assault during their interviews with police. (This should, as always, be taken with a grain of salt — particularly when it comes to minors in police custody)

Our thoughts are with Alonzo’s family and loved ones

Nearly half of the states do not have a minimum threshold age at which minors can be tried as adults. Rhode Island is one of them.

For now, our (limited!) understanding of the RI legal system is that this trial will be in family court unless the Rhode Island attorney general or the family court judge decide otherwise.

As for the victim, Alonzo immigrated from Guatemala to the United States 30 years ago.

There is no known motive for the attack against him, despite social media commenters speculating that anti-immigrant rhetoric may have motivated a possible hate crime.

Authorities are still conducting an investigation. This is a devastating tragedy for Alonzo and for his loved ones.

Four Children Charged with Murder After Man’s Fatal Beating was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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