The Super Bowl halftime performer who unfurled Sudanese and Palestinian flags in an apparent protest action in New Orleans Sunday night will be banned for life from all NFL stadiums and events, an NFL spokesperson told CNN.

A performer at Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show​ who unfurled a flag with the words Sudan and Gaza in a protest over the two wars there will be banned from NFL stadiums for life, the league says.

Right after Kendrick Lamar brought the house down at Super Bowl 2025, everyone started wondering who would headline the 2026 event. See all updates about the upcoming event.

Salutations!,” the actor Samuel L. Jackson dressed as Uncle Sam introduced Kendrick Lamar at New Orleans’ Caesars Superdome for the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show.

A Super Bowl Halftime performer is now banned from NFL events and stadiums for waving a Sudanese-Palestinian flag during Kendrick Lamar's show.

A performer in Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show was detained on the field and could face charges after unfurling a combination Sudanese-Palestinian flag with “Sudan” and “Gaza” written on it.

He teased “Not Like Us” twice before finally performing the first verse of the track that concludes with the popular “A minorrrr!” line — a lyric heard and sung throughout the announced New Orleans crowd of 65,719 at Caesars Superdome. As expected, Lamar changed some of the lyrics for television, but the message was clear.

New Orleans Police say they won't file charges against the cast member who displayed the Palestinian flag with the word “GAZA" in protest during Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show