Bad Bunny’s Concert Marred By ‘Credible’ Death Threat From Alleged Armed Man

Bad Bunny’s Puerto Rican residency nearly turned dangerous. The 31-year-old global superstar, and Kendall Jenner’s ex-boyfriend, allegedly received a credible death threat during the final shows of his "No Me Quiero Ir de Aquí" residency in San Juan, Puerto Rico, which wrapped last Saturday. Given the seriousness of the threat, Fonseca reported that federal authorities, including the FBI and Puerto Rico’s Department of Public Safety, were present at the concert. At one point, even Secret Service agents were reportedly on site due to the attendance of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Despite the elevated security, it remains unclear whether the person who allegedly made the threat was ever arrested.

Puerto Rican journalist Jay Fonseca disclosed the shocking news during his podcast this week, claiming the threat was tied to the last performance at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot, a venue that holds nearly 20,000 fans.

“There was a credible death threat, meaning the alert was heightened because there was someone on social media writing that he was going to kill Bad Bunny,” Fonseca revealed (translated by the Daily Mail from Spanish). “There was a heightened security alert, meaning they were particularly zealous and secretive about security.”

The journalist further claimed that the alleged individual appeared to be armed, which escalated the situation for organizers and law enforcement.

The chilling revelation comes just weeks after Bad Bunny admitted that one reason he skipped U.S. cities on his current run was concern about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents targeting his shows.

“Honestly, yes. There were many reasons why I didn’t show up in the US, and none of them were out of hate. I’ve performed there many times,” he told i-D magazine on September 10. “But specifically, for a residency here in Puerto Rico, when we are an unincorporated territory of the US… like, f-cking ICE could be outside [my concert]. And it’s something that we were talking about and very concerned about.”

Bad Bunny hasn’t shied away from weaving political commentary into his music. On July 4, the rapper marked Independence Day with the release of the music video for “NUEVAYoL," a track that celebrates his Puerto Rican heritage while calling out President Donald Trump’s immigration policies.

The three-minute clip closes on a striking moment of four men huddled around an old-school radio as a voice eerily similar to Trump’s delivers a mocking “apology.” “I made a mistake. I want to apologize to the immigrants in America,” the altered voice says, before going on to acknowledge the contributions of Latinos across the U.S. “This country is nothing without the immigrants. This country is nothing without Mexicans, Dominicans, Puerto Ricans, Colombians, Venezuelans, Cubans …”

To no surprise, MAGA joined together and slammed the rapper, with many telling him to "stay out of politics."

Beyond his music and live performances, Bad Bunny also made headlines in the courtroom. Last year, the Puerto Rican superstar filed a lawsuit against fan Eric Guillermo Madronal Garrone, who allegedly uploaded unauthorized high-quality recordings from his concert in Salt Lake City, Utah, to a YouTube channel called MADforliveMUSIC.

Unlike shaky cell phone clips, the videos were full-length song performances with professional-level quality. According to the “I Like It” rapper, Garrone’s uploads infringed on his rights as the owner of his live performances. Bad Bunny claims the fan used his name and music to boost his channel’s subscribers and ad revenue, siphoning traffic away from the artist’s own official YouTube page.

Before pursuing legal action, Bad Bunny says he tried to resolve the issue by filing takedown requests under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). While the videos were initially removed, Garrone countered the claims and attempted to reinstate them, prompting Bad Bunny to escalate the matter with a lawsuit.

In the filing, the rapper is seeking an injunction to block Garrone from reposting the footage, as well as either $150,000 for each video or any actual damages he can prove were caused by the uploads.