4 and a half months after Super Bowl LIX passed off at New Orleans’ Caesars Superdome, police have arrested the performer liable for a Gaza protest throughout Kendrick Lamar‘s halftime show.
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On Thursday (June 26), Louisiana State Police announced that they arrested 41-year-old performer Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu for “resisting an officer” and “disturbing the peace by interruption of a lawful meeting” throughout the 2025 Tremendous Bowl. Based on a press launch from police superintendent Col. Robert Hughes, Nantambu “surrendered himself by coordination along with his lawyer” and has been booked.
Throughout Lamar’s efficiency, Nantambu, who was employed as a backup performer for the present, broke away from his choreography throughout “TV Off” and started waving a Sudanese flag with “SUDAN” and “GAZA” painted throughout it. He was then chased and tackled by safety personnel and apprehended by New Orleans police.
After he was initially arrested, Nantambu was launched with out costs, however was banned for life from all NFL stadiums and occasions. A spokesperson for the Tremendous Bowl Halftime Present on the time mentioned that “nobody concerned with the manufacturing was conscious of the person’s intent.”
Billboard has reached out to the Louisiana State Police for additional touch upon Nantambu’s arrest.
In an announcement launched after police introduced Nantambu’s arrest on Thursday, the NFL thanked the LSP for “its diligence and professionalism on this matter,” whereas sustaining its lifetime ban on Nantambu. “We take any try and disrupt any a part of an NFL recreation, together with the halftime present, very severely and are happy this particular person will likely be held accountable to the fullest extent of the legislation,” the assertion learn.
In an interview with NBC Information following the halftime present, Nantambu mentioned he wished to make use of his efficiency to “spotlight the human struggling” occurring in Gaza because of the continuing Israel-Gaza struggle, in addition to within the Sudanese civil struggle. In the course of the interview, Nantambu referred to as on President Donald Trump to “be empathetic and compassionate to those that are struggling in Palestine” and to “do what is correct by the Palestinians … and if he can, assist the Sudanese.”