Republicans criticise 'increasingly vile' and 'vulgar' Super Bowl half-time shows This year's famous Super Bowl half-time show needs to be more "family friendly", a group of critics has said - following what they describe as "vulgar" past performances by Jennifer Lopez and Rihanna, and the infamous Janet Jackson "wardrobe malfunction".
In a letter signed by 17 Republican senators and representatives for Louisiana, as well as 15 pro-family organisations, critics called out Lopez's performance alongside Shakira in Florida in 2020, saying the star "wore little clothing and was groped by male and female dancers on stage", and also "made sexually suggestive gestures and performed on a stripper pole".
The letter continued: "We realize that these past vulgar performances may have been acceptable to the residents of those states where those Super Bowls were held but, in Louisiana, these lewd acts are inappropriate for viewing by children, objectify women, and are simply NOT welcomed by the majority of Louisiana parents.
Criticising Rihanna's performance at the 2023 half-time show in Arizona - when the star revealed she was pregnant with her second child - they said she was shown "groping herself" while singing lyrics "that were so offensive that few Louisiana adults could read those lyrics before an audience without shame".
Republican politicians and campaigners in Louisiana have written a letter to organisers raising "serious concerns" ahead of this year's Super Bowl, which is due to take place at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans in February.
