Super Bowl dancer detained after unveiling Gaza and Sudan flags during half-time performance

A half-time performer at the Super Bowl has been detained after unfurling Palestinian and Sudanese flags.

During Kendrick Lamar’s half-time show, the dancer stood on a car and held up the flags, which had “Sudan” and “Gaza” written on them.

The NFL has confirmed the dancer was part of the 400-member cast of the half-time show.

“The individual hid the item on his person and unveiled it late in the show,” it said.

“No one involved with the production was aware of the individual’s intent.”

The New Orleans Police Department said officials were “working to determine applicable charges in this incident”.

Much of Gaza was destroyed during Israel’s 18-month war with Hamas in the wake of the group’s deadly 7 October attack, while Sudan has been mired in civil war since 2023.

The entertainment company which produced the half-time show, Roc Nation, said the act “was not planned nor part of the production and was never in any rehearsal.”

The show continued without interruption.

It did not appear that the person was shown on the broadcast of Lamar’s performance.

The Super Bowl, arguably America’s biggest sporting event of the year, saw the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 to deny the Chiefs a historic third consecutive Super Bowl victory.

Donald Trump made history by becoming the first sitting US president to attend the show.

Celebrities such as Taylor Swift, Jay-Z, Sir Paul McCartney, and Bradley Cooper were also there to watch the event.

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