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- True identity of little boy who stole the show during Bad Bunny’s halftime performance (themirror.com)
Local Boy Identified as Child Star in Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Statement
Santa Clara, CA – The mystery surrounding the young boy who received a Grammy from Bad Bunny during Sunday’s Super Bowl LX halftime show has been officially solved. Five-year-old actor Lincoln Fox was the child on stage, putting to rest swirling online speculation that the performer might have been a recently detained Minnesota child.
Bad Bunny, whose real name is Benito Antonio MartÃnez Ocasio, made a powerful statement during his performance at Levi’s Stadium. The 31-year-old artist handed one of his Grammy awards to young Fox, in a scene that quickly captivated viewers. The segment showed the child watching footage of Bad Bunny’s recent Grammy win on a small television, leading many on social media to theorize that the child actor was Liam Conejo Ramos, a five-year-old who was detained by ICE agents in Minnesota last month.
Social media platforms like X were abuzz with comments such as, “The little boy Bad Bunny gave the Grammy to resemble Liam Ramos. Wouldn’t be surprised if it was intentional,” and “Did Bad Bunny just hand Liam Conejo a grammy?!”
However, Fox himself confirmed his identity on Instagram Sunday evening, sharing a video from the Super Bowl field. “I’ll remember this day forever! @badbunnypr – it was my truest honor,” he wrote.
This impactful performance followed Bad Bunny’s outspoken criticism of ICE at this year’s Grammy Awards. The Puerto Rican artist, a native of Vega Baja, used his acceptance speech after winning Best Musica Urbana Album to declare, “I’m going to say ICE out.”
He further elaborated on his stance, stating, “We are not savage. We are not animals, we are not aliens, we are humans, and we are Americans.”
He also spoke about the pervasive nature of hate, emphasizing, “The only thing that is more powerful than hate is love.”
The speculation regarding Liam Conejo Ramos stemmed from a highly publicized incident last month in Minnesota. The Columbia Heights Public School District confirmed that four students, including five-year-old Liam, were detained in separate ICE-related raids. District Superintendent Zena Stenvik publicly criticized the agents’ methods, alleging they used the child “as bait” to lure relatives from their home.
“Why detain a 5-year-old? You can’t tell me that this child is going to be classified as a violent criminal,” Stenvik stated, detailing claims that agents instructed the boy to knock on the door “asking to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home, essentially using a 5-year-old as bait.” Stenvik also confirmed that the family has an “active asylum case” and no open deportation cases.