Bethenny Frankel defended Bad Bunny after her former The Real Housewives of New York his co-star Jill Zarin criticized his Super Bowl LX halftime performance.
Frankel took to TikTok to post a video on February 9, praising the Puerto Rican rapper’s set as authentic and inspiring.
“Bad Bunny is a Puerto Rican present in America on the biggest stage in the world, which is very inspiring to people because he is the one expressing his experience in his native language,” she explained.
Frankel compared his artistry to that of country and hip hop artists, saying each genre reflects its own culture and struggles.
“If it’s a country artist, they’re expressing their experience, their music and their culture. If it’s a hip hop artist, I love Notorious BIG and I talk about how he came up and what he couldn’t afford when he ate sardines for dinner.”
She summed it up with a nod to Madonna: “Express yourself.”
Zarin had a very different reaction to the thrilling, star-studded performance at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
In a now-deleted video, she called the halftime show “the worst ever” and criticized Bad Bunny for performing in Spanish and for his gestures on stage.
“There are all these young kids watching the Super Bowl, and he doesn’t have to pull himself together every five seconds because he’s so insecure,” she said, adding that she wishes she could understand the lyrics since she doesn’t speak Spanish.
The 62-year-old’s comments quickly circulated online, sparking backlash.
