U.S. Representative Andy Ogles (R-TN-05) sent a letter to the chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce calling for an investigation into the Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show, which featured Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny, alleging that the broadcast included explicit and indecent content inappropriate for a prime-time family audience.
In the letter sent to Committee Chairman Brett Guthrie (R-KY-02) on Monday, Ogles argued that the halftime show – aired live on NBCUniversal during Sunday’s Super Bowl – violated longstanding broadcast decency standards and raised questions about the NFL’s and the network’s internal review and approval processes.
🚨The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show was pure smut, brazenly aired on national television for every American family to witness. Children were forced to endure explicit displays of gay sexual acts, women gyrating provocatively, and Bad Bunny shamelessly grabbing his… pic.twitter.com/wcWTofhQQn
— Rep. Andy Ogles (@RepOgles) February 9, 2026
The Super Bowl, Ogles wrote, is “consistently the largest family viewing event in American media,” placing a heightened responsibility on broadcasters to ensure content serves the public interest.
Ogles specifically cited songs performed during the set, including “Safaera” and “Yo Perreo Sola,” describing their lyrics and choreography as sexually explicit.
Although much of the performance was in Spanish, Ogles contended that the language did not diminish the explicit nature of the content and instead increased the obligation on networks to translate and evaluate lyrics in advance.
Ogles raised concerns about whether non-English content is held to the same standards as English-language programming.
“I am also concerned that there may be less clarity in the application of existing rules to non-English language content, particularly where enforcement relies on public complaints and broadcaster-provided translations. We must ensure that we hold Spanish language content to the same standards and expectations we have for English language content,” the Tennessee congressman wrote.
Ogles further questioned how such material reached the air, given customary safeguards, including rehearsals, advance setlist submissions, and the use of broadcast delay mechanisms designed to prevent indecent content from airing live.
“Given the scale and prominence of the Super Bowl broadcast, it is highly implausible that the NFL and NBCUniversal lacked advance knowledge of the performance’s content. Rehearsals were conducted, setlists and production elements were submitted in advance, and broadcast networks maintain delay mechanisms, commonly referred to as a seven-second delay, specifically intended to prevent indecent or inappropriate material from reaching live audiences,” Ogles wrote.
He added, “The failure to utilize these safeguards raises serious questions regarding whether adequate standards and practices review occurred and whether reasonable steps were taken to prevent explicit material from being broadcast to a nationwide family audience.”
The congressman asked the committee to examine what NFL and NBCUniversal executives and producers knew beforehand, how translations and approvals were handled, and whether safeguards were properly applied or ignored.
While acknowledging that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) licenses local stations rather than national networks, Ogles said congressional oversight is warranted given the scale of the broadcast and the complex corporate arrangements behind it.
Ogles also referenced what he described as a “strong public reaction” and a reported surge of complaints to the FCC following the halftime show, urging the committee to act promptly to assess whether existing laws and regulatory mechanisms are sufficient to protect viewers, particularly minors, during widely viewed national broadcasts.
In a statement, Ogles called the halftime show “pure smut.”
“Children were forced to endure explicit displays of gay sexual acts, women gyrating provocatively, and Bad Bunny shamelessly grabbing his crotch while dry-humping the air. And if that weren’t outrageous enough, the performance’s lyrics openly glorified sodomy and countless other unspeakable depravities. These flagrant, indecent acts are illegal to be displayed on public airways…American culture will not be mocked or corrupted without consequence,” he added.
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Kaitlin Housler is a reporter at The Tennessee Star and The Star News Network. Follow Kaitlin on X / Twitter.
Background Photo “Bad Bunny Performance” by NFL.
