Super Bowl LIX halftime performer arrested over 'Free Gaza' flag disruption during show

New York Post

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Louisiana police arrested a performer from the Super Bowl LIX halftime show who they said held up a flag stating 'Sudan and Free Gaza' during Kendrick's Lamar performance.
New Orleans resident Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, 41, voluntarily turned himself over to authorities after a warrant was issued for his arrest following a four month investigation, state police said.
4 Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu was arrested by Louisiana State Police on Thursday.
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Nantambu was charged with resisting an officer and disturbing the peace by interruption of a lawful assembly following a lengthy investigation into his alleged involvement in the brief halftime show protest.
He was booked in the Orleans Parish Justice Center, according to a press release from the Louisiana State Police.
Nantambu also claimed in May that he was shot by the ever-controversial ex-NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown after a fight broke out at a boxing event in Miami. Brown is currently wanted on an attempted murder charge and may have fled the country.
4 Nantambu claimed that ex-NFL star Antonio brown fired two shots at him during a fight in May.
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The lengthy investigation headed by the Pelican State's police force determined that Nantambu 'deviated from his assigned role' during the halftime show by running across the field with the flag, according to the release.
He juked out multiple members of security and law enforcement while on the field before he was eventually carried away, according to videos captured by the audience.
Nantambu was banned from NFL stadiums and events for life, but not formally charged immediately following his stunt.
4 Brown is wanted for alleged murder.
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'We take any attempt to disrupt any part of an NFL game, including the halftime show, very seriously and are pleased this individual will be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law,' NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said in a statement.
In May, Nantambu claimed Brown shot at him twice when the two engaged in a physical altercation at the Miami boxing event. He alleged that Brown slugged him in the face and grazed his neck with a bullet.
'I'm feeling this burning sensation on my neck. I thank God I'm not murdered. God spared me from getting shot in the face,' Nantambu said.
4 Nantambu claimed he has known Brown since 2022.
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Nantambu said he has known Brown since 2022, the same year he filed a lawsuit against the former Tampa Bay Buccaneers player for allegedly stealing a pendant he designed.
Brown, meanwhile, claimed that he was fighting off robbers who tried to snatch his jewelry when he pulled out his gun during the fight.