Dancer who waved Palestine flag during Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl won’t face charges

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The dancer who waved a Palestine and Sudan flag during Kendrick Lamar‘s Super Bowl Halftime Show will not face any charges over the stunt, but has been given a lifetime ban from NFL stadiums and events.At the end of the performance last Sunday (February 9), a member of Lamar’s live crew unfurled a banner combining the Palestine and Sudan flags, with the words “Sudan” and “Gaza” written on it.He then jumped off the stage and ran across the field, waving the flag around.

The man was subsequently chased down by security before eventually being tackled to the ground and escorted off the field.In a statement to NBC, an NFL spokesperson said: “We commend security for quickly detaining the individual who displayed the flag.

He was a part of the 400-member field cast.”Now, the NFL has confirmed that the unidentified protester was a member of the crew that had gone rogue.“The individual hid the item on his possession and unveiled it late in the show,” it said. “No one involved with the production was aware of the individual’s intent.”Roc Nation, which produced the Halftime Show, corroborated this report in a separate statement, claiming that the stunt “was neither planned nor part of the production and was never in any rehearsal”.A protestor with a Palestinian flag stormed the stage during Kendrick Lamar's #SuperBowl Halftime Show pic.twitter.com/238Wcl9s4x— BAY AREA STATE OF MIND (@YayAreaNews) February 10, 2025The New Orleans Police Department initially said that “law enforcement [was] working to determine applicable charges in this incident”.It has since been reported that the performer will not face any criminal charges for displaying the flags.