The video Diplo shared of himself as one of the now globally famous and much beloved grassy bushes from Bad Bunny’s lauded Feb. 8 Super Bowl Halftime Show was AI generated.
The clip posted Friday (Feb. 13) shows Diplo dressed as a bush alongside a fleet of other dancing bushes on the football field, with the word “surprise” layered over the video.
But a few things stick out as incorrect: The costume Diplo is wearing in the video does not match the actual, taller and spikier grassy costumes worn during the show. The view he gives of the field shows no other elements of the expansive halftime show production — which included Bad Bunny’s famous casita (and its crew of famous guests, including Jessica Alba and Cardi B), the set of power lines that the Puerto Rican superstar scaled, along with a bevy of other set elements and dancers.
Finally, Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., where Super Bowl LX was played, does not have a roof, and the stadium in the clip posted by Diplo is shown with one.
Regardless, the post generated some good jokes, with one commenter noting that the video marks “a new level of industry plant.” And jokes aside, Diplo is a regular Super Bowl attendee who was at this year’s game, along with some of its many surrounding parties. Prior to the game, he also played a set at San Francisco’s Pier 80 in a double billing with Calvin Harris on Feb. 6.
Meanwhile, Bad Bunny, who was absolutely 100% without a doubt present for the halftime show, had the second-largest streaming day of his career on Feb. 9, the day after his historic performance.
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