How Bad Bunny’s Show Caused NYC’s Biggest Bathroom Break

Bad Bunny’s Tremendous Bowl LX halftime present is breaking unimaginable data. 

The Puerto Rican celebrity’s much-talked-about efficiency on Feb 8 retains ringing in milestones, from turning into the primary halftime headliner to function a Puerto Rican Signal Language (LSPR) interpreter to pausing toilet breaks throughout New York Metropolis, in line with new statistics. 

Regardless of the accolades, Bad Bunny’s present has aroused blended reactions from celebrities and even Donald Trump. 

NYC Water shared information revealing how glued viewers had been to their screens throughout Bad Bunny’s set, displaying a putting distinction between toilet utilization through the present and instantly afterward.

 “NYC noticed a big discount in water utilization all through the 5 boroughs through the Tremendous Bowl’s #BadBunny halftime present yesterday,” the company wrote in a put up on X. “However within the quarter-hour proper after the present ended, there was a spike in utilization equal to 761,719 bogs flushing throughout city. #SBLX”

As anticipated, followers wasted no time in commending the file. One web consumer gushed in regards to the accomplishments, writing, “If ‘holding it in’ was an Olympic sport, NYC simply took the Gold. That is the facility of a legendary halftime present!”

A second particular person added that almost 1,000,000 folks stayed tuned, and but critics labeled the present a “toilet break.” This different fan quipped that Bad Bunny sparked the most important “synchronized flush in NYC historical past.”

One fan praised viewers for “holding their pee,” whereas one other joked that Bad Bunny had the town dancing first and sprinting to the toilet afterward.

This web consumer dubbed the 31-year-old singer “Atmosphere protecting Puerto Rican Papi,” and one other recommended he needs to be given a Nobel prize for environmental safety.

Along with the water file, The Blast reported that the halftime present additionally marked a groundbreaking second for that includes a Puerto Rican Signal Language Interpreter for the primary time.

Celimar Rivera Cosme, who has labored with the Grammy Winner for 4 years, was employed instantly by the NFL to interpret the efficiency. 

Whereas American Signal Language (ASL) is often used at main U.S. occasions, it isn’t the first language for a lot of of Puerto Rico’s estimated 220,000 deaf and hard-of-hearing residents.

Amid the wave of accomplishments, Bad Bunny’s halftime present additionally earned excessive reward from standard figures, together with John Mellencamp, Meghan McCain, and California Governor Gavin Newsom.

As The Blast beforehand reported, Mellencamp applauded the efficiency for its cultural message, writing, “I do not know what Bad Bunny is saying; nonetheless, I do know he’s standing up for Puerto Rico, and I’m standing up for him. His halftime present was nice.”

McCain echoed an analogous sentiment and questioned the backlash surrounding the gig. “I am sorry, however I simply genuinely query your style stage should you did not benefit from the Bad Bunny halftime present,” McCain wrote.

California Governor Gavin Newsom weighed in on the efficiency, describing it as stunning. 

Nonetheless, not everybody in Hollywood was happy with the present, as two “Actual Housewives” alums wasted no time in voicing their disappointment with it. Jill Zarin blasted the present in a video reposted on X, calling it “the worst halftime present ever.” 

She recommended that components of the present, just like the absence of “White folks,” had been meant to make a political assertion. Zarin additionally took difficulty with Bad Bunny’s choreography, claiming the grabbing of his crotch signaled insecurity.

Taylor Armstrong adopted swimsuit in her criticism. She posted on her Instagram an edited picture of herself on Russell Crowe’s physique from “Gladiator,” with a caption highlighting her embarrassment on the NFL.