US EditionMan Who Was Detained During Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Halftime Show Arrested
- On February 9, 2025, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu disrupted Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl LIX halftime show at the Caesars Superdome by running across the field waving a Sudanese flag.
- Nantambu was employed as a backup performer with authorized access to the field; however, his actions in conducting an unsanctioned demonstration led to intervention by security personnel and involvement of law enforcement.
- Security and law enforcement personnel chased, tackled, and removed Nantambu from the field after he refused commands to stop, leading to an initial arrest and later his release without charges.
- Following the issuance of an arrest warrant by the court in Orleans Parish, Nantambu, with assistance from his attorney, voluntarily turned himself in and was charged with resisting an officer and disrupting the peace.
- The Louisiana State Police lead the ongoing investigation, the NFL maintains Nantambu’s lifetime ban, and the league expressed appreciation for law enforcement’s professionalism and enforcement.
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Super Bowl halftime performer arrested after police say he held flag stating ‘Sudan and Free Gaza.’
A performer at Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime performance in February has been arrested after holding up a Sudanese flag with the message “Sudan and Free Gaza,” Louisiana State Police announced Thursday.
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Super Bowl halftime performer arrested after police say he held flag stating ‘Sudan and Free Gaza’
By JEFF MARTIN, Associated Press A performer at Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime performance in February has been arrested after holding up a Sudanese flag with the message “Sudan and Free Gaza,” Louisiana State Police announced Thursday. The performer, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, 41, of New Orleans surrendered to authorities after an arrest warrant was obtained, state police said. He was booked into the Orleans Parish Justice Center on char…
Background Performer at Kendrick Lamar Halftime Show Arrested Over Gaza Sudan Flag
Four months after the show, Louisiana State Police confirmed they arrested New Orleans resident Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu on charges of resisting an officer and disturbing the peace by interruption of a lawful assembly.
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