“We have six f—ing minutes.
But, there’s got to be certain songs that we sing, though.
We have to have our singing moments.
Shakira and Jennifer Lopez at the Super Bowl.Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
It’s not going to be a dance f—ing revue.
We have to sing our message,” Lopez tells Burse.
“This is the worst idea in the world to have two people do the Super Bowl.
Jennifer Lopez and her daughter, Emme, perform at the Super Bowl Halftime Show.Focus on Sport/Getty; Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
It was the worst idea in the world.”
“Typically, you have one headliner at a Super Bowl.
“I know that the Super Bowl people want us to be weaved throughout the show.
Jennifer Lopez rehearses in the ‘Halftime’ documentary.Netflix
They said 12 minutes.
“That’s what they should’ve f—ing done.”
“I get a call from Benny and he’s like, ‘They want to pull the cages.’
Medina continues: “The NFL had a real concern about making a political statement about immigration.
They looked at the plans, and the message was absolute.
They did not want those cages in the show.
That had come down from the highest authority.”
“For me, this isn’t about politics.
This is about human rights.
The Super Bowl is tomorrow and we’re not changing anything.'”
A representative for the NFL did not respond to EW’s request for comment.Halftimepremieres on Netflix on June 14.
