Jake Paul recently criticized Bad Bunny online, calling him a “fake American citizen” and saying Bad Bunny “publicly hates America,” then later tried to clarify what he meant.

Quick Scoop: What did Jake Paul say?

  • Jake Paul said he was boycotting Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl LX halftime show and urged fans to “turn off” the performance.
  • In his original posts, he called Bad Bunny “a fake American citizen who publicly hates America” and said he “cannot support that.”
  • He argued that if someone “benefits from a country and the platform it gives you, but publicly disrespects it,” that person is what he calls a “fake citizen.”
  • Paul tied this to Bad Bunny’s criticism of U.S. immigration enforcement, saying Bad Bunny was “publicly criticizing ICE who are doing their job and openly hating on America.”

How Jake Paul later clarified it

  • After backlash, Paul said the “problem” with his tweet was the word “fake” being misunderstood.
  • He insisted he was not calling Bad Bunny a fake citizen because he is from Puerto Rico, stressing that Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens and that he himself lives in Puerto Rico and “loves” it.
  • Paul said his issue is with Bad Bunny’s “values” and his criticism of America, not his legal status or Puerto Rican identity.
  • He repeated that if someone “openly hating on America” benefits from it, he feels compelled to “speak on it. Period.”

Other reactions and wider context

  • Logan Paul publicly disagreed with his brother, praising Puerto Rican representation and saying he didn’t share Jake’s view about Bad Bunny.
  • Commentators noted the irony that Jake lives in Puerto Rico while criticizing a Puerto Rican star as “fake American,” which added fuel to the online debate.
  • The whole controversy is tied to U.S. politics, immigration, and ICE, which are already hot-button issues, so it spread fast across sports, music, and political forums.

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Aspect What Jake Paul Said / Did
Initial description of Bad Bunny Called him a “fake American citizen” who “publicly hates America.”
Super Bowl stance Urged fans to turn off Super Bowl LX halftime show and said he was boycotting it.
Main complaint Claimed Bad Bunny criticizes ICE and disrespects America while benefiting from it.
Clarification Said “fake” referred to values, not citizenship or Puerto Rican status.
View on Puerto Rico Stated he loves Puerto Rico, lives there, and supports Puerto Ricans.
Family reaction Logan Paul disagreed with Jake and praised Puerto Rican representation at the Super Bowl.
**TL;DR:** Jake Paul said Bad Bunny is a “fake American citizen” who “openly hates America,” called for a boycott of his Super Bowl halftime show, then walked it back by saying “fake” was about values, not citizenship or being Puerto Rican.

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