US Edition‘I Love Bad Bunny’: Jake Paul Suggests His Account Was Hacked as Flap Erupts over Bad Bunny ‘Fake American’ Tweet
Jake Paul said Bad Bunny's criticism of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reflects opposing values, leading to social media backlash and support for Puerto Rico.
- On Monday, February 9, 2026, Jake Paul retracted a Sunday tweet calling Bad Bunny a 'fake American citizen' and posted conciliatory messages, changing his X bio to express support.
- After Bad Bunny's Grammys 'ICE out' remark, Paul said his objection stemmed from criticizing ICE and claimed this behavior shows he is a 'fake' citizen.
- A platform correction and prominent critics pointed out X's community note that Puerto Ricans have been U.S. citizens since 1917, while Logan Paul, WWE star, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, U.S. Congresswoman, and Claressa Shields, boxer, publicly criticized Jake Paul.
- Audience figures show Bad Bunny's halftime set drew 128 million viewers while Turning Point USA attracted four million, deepening splits as Donald Trump watched the performance live.
- Contextually, observers described Paul’s swift reversal as abrupt backpedaling after heavy online criticism, noting both Paul brothers’ relocation to Puerto Rico in 2021 amid the citizenship debate.
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Jake Paul Backpedals on Bad Bunny Comments After Backlash
In a series of posts on X early Monday morning, Jake Paul attempted to clarify statements he’d made about Bad Bunny before the Super Bowl halftime show. After receiving pushback from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and his own brother Logan, the social media personality appears to be attempting to reframe the narrative. Jake Paul showing off his Puerto Rican estate – Jake Paul, YouTube READ: Walt Disney Imagineering Files Permit for Carousel of Progres…
Claressa Shields Shuts Down Jake Paul Over Bad Bunny Comment
Claressa Shields stepped into a heated online debate after Jake Paul criticized Bad Bunny ahead of the Super Bowl LX halftime show. Paul sparked backlash when he urged followers to boycott the performance and labeled Bad Bunny a “fake American citizen.” Shields quickly responded on X, calling him out/ “Please Jake, not today,” she wrote. “Puerto Ricans are not fake citizens. You would think that you of all people would support this.” Shields con…
‘I love Bad Bunny’: Jake Paul suggests his account was hacked as flap erupts over Bad Bunny ‘fake American’ tweet
(KRON) -- Jake Paul took to X on Monday and appeared to attempt to walk back comments he made criticizing Bad Bunny's appearance at the Super Bowl Halftime Show in Santa Clara. On Sunday the influencer and professional fighter tweeted out a message calling on his 4.4 million X followers to skip the Super Bowl halftime show and slamming Bad Bunny as a "fake American citizen." "Turn off this halftime," Paul tweeted. "A fake American citizen perfor…
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