India, Oct. 14 -- Fans upset with the NFL's choice of rapper Bad Bunny for the Super Bowl halftime show have launched a petition to replace him with country music legend George Strait. Launched on October 1 by Kar Shell on Change.org, the petition has gathered more than 2,676 signatures, as of October 14. It has simultaneously sparked interest in the political views of Strait, who is from Texas.

Bad Bunny taking the stage at the Super Bowl halftime show on February 8, 2026, has created a polarizing controversy, and there is a sharp division along political lines on the values the singer represents. Conservative activists have rallied against the NFL over Bad Bunny's publicly pro-LGBTQ stand. His Puerto Rican origin has also come under th...