{"id":25031,"date":"2025-02-11T01:20:28","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T01:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=25031"},"modified":"2025-02-11T01:20:28","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T01:20:28","slug":"report-nfl-sent-out-apology-over-decision-to-have-kendrick-lamar-host-super-bowl-59-halftime-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=25031","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: NFL Sent Out Apology Over Decision To Have Kendrick Lamar Host Super Bowl 59 Halftime Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-before-content\">\n<div class=\"single-entry-meta\">\n<div class=\"entry-meta-row\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content entry-content-single\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2255984\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/USATSI_25380191-1-1-1024x563.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/USATSI_25380191-1-1-150x82.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/USATSI_25380191-1-1-595x327.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/USATSI_25380191-1-1-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/USATSI_25380191-1-1-1024x563.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/USATSI_25380191-1-1-1536x845.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/USATSI_25380191-1-1-2048x1126.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"Kendrick Lamar during Super Bowl halftime\" width=\"1024\" height=\"563\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Kendrick Lamar (Kirby Lee-Imagn Images)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kendrick Lamar had one of the most talked about\u00a0Super Bowl\u00a0halftime shows in recent memory.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-sm-content-width\" data-content-name=\"mai-video-player\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It was certainly the most talked about once it was announced.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week,\u00a0Lil Wayne\u00a0announced he wouldn\u2019t be in New Orleans for the Super Bowl after being passed over as the halftime performer for Kendrick.<\/p>\n<p>Days after finding out he wouldn\u2019t be performing, Wayne took to social media with a message for his fans.\u00a0<em>\u201cIt hurt a whole lot. I blame myself for not being mentally prepared for a letdown and for automatically mentally putting myself in that position like somebody told me that was my position. But I thought there was nothing better than that spot and that stage and that platform in my city, so it hurt,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0he said at the time.<\/p>\n<p>One man who chose not to watch the performance was sportscaster Skip Bayless, who reminded the entire football world that he decided to boycott the Super Bowl halftime show \u201cout of respect for my brother Lil Wayne.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-1\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pw-ad-scroll-container pw-clearfix\" data-pw-in-article=\"true\"><\/div>\n<p>In a recent episode of \u201cThe Skip Bayless Show,\u201d he dropped a bombshell about the league feeling so bad that they supposedly apologized to Lil Wayne over Kendrick Lamar being picked over him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe NFL immediately sent Wayne a letter of apology,\u201d Bayless revealed. \u201cFrom nobody in particular, just from the league on NFL letterhead. A letter that thanked him for his years of supporting the league, not just the Packers, his favorite team, but supporting and promoting the NFL, in general, which he has.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=reddawg77089&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1887200768891232617&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fnfl%2Freport-nfl-sent-out-apology-over-decision-to-have-kendrick-lamar-host-super-bowl-59-halftime-show%2F&amp;sessionId=f2776c34a72e2516ab7f88450de04f8cf2604949&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1887200768891232617\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cI mean, he makes weekly appearances on the NFL Sunday pregame show,\u2019 NFL GameDay Morning\u2019 on the NFL Network. But, he will not play Sunday\u2019s halftime show, and he definitely will not watch a second of Sunday\u2019s halftime show. He will watch the game; just not the halftime show. Not one second.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A special guest during Lamar\u2019s set was tennis legend Serena Williams, who did the crip walk while the Compton native performed his song \u2018Not Like Us,\u2019 which is a diss song directed to rapper\u00a0Drake.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-viewers-brand-kendrick-lamar-as-having-the-worst-ever-super-bowl-2025-halftime-show\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Viewers Brand Kendrick Lamar As Having The \u2018Worst Ever\u2019 Super Bowl 2025 Halftime Show<\/h2>\n<p>Kendrick Lamar\u2018s 2025 Super Bowl LIX halftime show had a lot going on, but it left many viewers feeling robbed.<\/p>\n<p>So many complained that it was ultimately branded the \u201cworst ever\u201d by some viewers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kendrick Lamar (Kirby Lee-Imagn Images) Kendrick Lamar had one of the most talked about\u00a0Super Bowl\u00a0halftime shows in recent memory. 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