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Super Bowl Halftime Performer Arrested After Flag Protest

He faces misdemeanor counts for resisting an officer plus disturbing the peace after refusing to comply with orders during an unsanctioned flag protest at the record-breaking Super Bowl LIX halftime show.

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Overview

  • Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu turned himself in on June 26 and was booked on misdemeanor charges of resisting an officer and disturbing the peace.
  • Louisiana State Police investigators concluded he deviated from his assigned backup role by waving a “Sudan and Free Gaza” flag and running across the field during Kendrick Lamar’s performance.
  • The unsanctioned demonstration occurred during the most-viewed halftime show in history, which drew an average audience of 133.5 million viewers.
  • The NFL imposed a lifetime ban on Nantambu from all league stadiums and events following its review of the stunt.
  • Nantambu told NBC News he aimed to highlight human suffering in Gaza and Sudan and was also identified as the victim in a May shooting allegedly involving former NFL player Antonio Brown.