1.Fox Sports put purple carpeting on Bourbon Street, which, if you know anything about Bourbon Street…yuck:

2.Travis Kelce’s pre-game outfit was so ’70s that it hurt:

Travis Kelce in a stylish suit with a patterned shirt and sunglasses, holding a drink and a black bag, walking outside near buses

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3.T-Mobile promoted their partnership with Elon Musk’s Starlink internet service — right at the time that Musk isn’t exactly a beloved figure in American politics:

Tweet expressing frustration over T-Mobile's partnership with Starlink
Tweet by Mic King: "This T-Mobile/Starlink commercial just makes me realize how much Phony Stark runs our planet."
Tweet by Thea Neal: T-Mobile promoting Starlink ensures I’ll never use them as a phone provider. 343 likes
Tweet criticizing T Mobile Starlink for alleged Nazi or fascist associations, expressing refusal to use their service
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4.Taylor Swift was booed by the Superdome crowd:

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Which, of course, led to this happening…

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5.Snoop Dogg appeared in an anti-hate ad for Foundation to Combat Antisemitism — a month after catching a lot of backlash for playing during Trump’s inauguration weekend:

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Tweet about a Super Bowl ad featuring Tom Brady and Snoop Dogg, critiquing their anti-hate message while supporting Trump as tone-deaf and ironic
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Tweet about Tom Brady, Snoop Dogg in a commercial against hate with halftime performer known for being critical
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6.Tyla spoke out against people editing her Super Bowl look photos:

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Tweet by Tyla: "Stop face tuning me pls I don’t need that shit <3thnx" with 532.5K views, dated February 9, 2025
Tweet by Tyla expressing preference for attention elsewhere, has 83.2K views

7.Kendrick Lamar ended up doing “Not Like Us” during his Super Bowl halftime show, with the entire audience singing along to the “A MINOR” line…

Performer on stage wearing a blue jacket and blue jeans, singing into a microphone with an audience and lights in the background

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8.On top of that, a protester held up a flag in support of Gaza and Sudan during the halftime show:

Person holds a "Sudan Gaza" flag while standing on a car during an event, surrounded by people and security personnel

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Two security personnel intercept a person holding a flag on a sports field

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9.And what would the annual Super Bowl awkward moments roundup be without a very strange Scientology ad:

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Tweet from Elena Nisonoff: "Imagine being converted to Scientology by a Super Bowl ad." 24 comments, 1.8K likes
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