NFL ‘apologizes’ over Super Bowl half time show snub as Kendrick Lamar performance is slammed

NFL 'apologizes' over Super Bowl half time show snub as Kendrick Lamar performance is slammed

The NFL sent a letter of apology to Lil Wayne after choosing Kendrick Lamar over the New Orleans rapper for the Super Bowl halftime show.

Lil Wayne was denied the chance to headline this year’s halftime show in New Orleans, a move which sparked outrage given his famous ᴀssociation with the Big Easy – where he was born and raised.

And to add to the controversy, Kendrick’s performance at the Superdome was heavily criticized by viewers who were left underwhelmed on Sunday night.

The Not Like Us rapper, who included his famous diss track about bitter rival Drake, was slammed for putting on ‘the worst halftime show ever’ as fans made their displeasure known.

Prior to Sunday’s show, sports commentator Skip Bayless expressed his anger that Lil Wayne had been snubbed for the New Orleans gig, while claiming the NFL issued an apology to him after offering it to Kendrick.

Bayless, who is good friends with Lil Wayne, said on his YouTube show: ‘The NFL immediately sent Wayne a letter of apology. From nobody in particular, just from the league on NFL letterhead. 

The NFL sent a letter of apology to Lil Wayne after not inviting him to perform at the Super Bowl

The NFL sent a letter of apology to Lil Wayne after not inviting him to perform at the Super Bowl

Fans slammed Kendrick Lamar's halftime show the worst in history on Sunday night

Fans slammed Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show the worst in history on Sunday night

Lil Wayne not headlining the Super Bowl halftime is … just … so … wrong. pic.twitter.com/r19b5EsAjL

— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) February 5, 2025 Read More Super Bowl halftime show stormed by fan with flag in shocking scenes not seen on TV article image

‘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.

‘I mean, he makes weekly appearances on the NFL’s Sunday pregame show, ’NFL GameDay Morning’ on the NFL Network. But he will not play Sunday’s halftime show, and he definitely won’t watch a second of Sunday’s halftime show.

‘He will watch the game, just not the halftime show. Not one second.’

Bayless also revealed that the snub had a devastating effect on Lil Wayne, who was struggling to cope with the setback. 

‘When the news first broke, it hit Wayne hard,’ the 73-year-old continued. ‘He didn’t feel like doing much of anything for several long days and nights. He’s better now.’

Lil Wayne, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr, recently opened up on the disappointment at not being chosen to perform at a Super Bowl in his beloved New Orleans. 

‘I blame myself for not being mentally prepared for a letdown and for just automatically mentally putting myself in that position,’ he said on an Instagram Live stream. 

‘I thought there was nothing better than that spot, that stage, that platform, in my city. So it hurt, it hurt a whole lot.’

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