Super Bowl LIX performer found guilty of resisting officer

Super Bowl LIX Performer Convicted of Resisting Arrest On May 11, 2026, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, 41, was found guilty of resisting arrest following his disruption of Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime performance on February 9, 2025. Nantambu ran across the field waving a flag that stated “Sudan and Free Gaza,” deviating from his assigned role. … Read more

SB LIX performer arrested for halftime protest

Performer at Super Bowl LIX arrested for staging protest during halftime show Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, a performer at Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl LIX halftime show, was arrested by the Louisiana State Police for holding up a Sudanese flag with the message “Sudan and Free Gaza.” Nantambu was charged with resisting an officer and disturbing the … Read more

Super Bowl halftime performer who raised Sudanese-Palestinian flag arrested months later

Sudanese-Palestinian flag-waving Super Bowl halftime performer arrested months after performance 41-year-old artist Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, the Super Bowl halftime show performer who raised a flag combining Sudan and Palestine colors, has been arrested for resisting an officer and disturbing the peace during Kendrick Lamar’s performance. Nantambu snuck the flag in without organizers’ knowledge to protest … Read more