• Bad Bunny's friend, David Grutman, explained exactly how Alix Earle ended up on stage at the Super Bowl.
  • Alix previously responded to comments saying her appearance was "undeserved."
  • Fans have criticized Alix for not using her "platform and voice for the messages Bad Bunny sends," which she's denied.

Alix Earle was spotted dancing in Bad Bunny's casita as he performed "Yo Perreo Sola" during the Super Bowl LX halftime show on Sunday, prompting the internet to be in collective a state of ??? And David Grutman—a close friend of Bad Bunny's who was also in the casita alongside the likes of Cardi B, Karol G, and Pedro Pascal—just explained how the influencer came to find herself on stage.

“[Bad Bunny] wanted to be inclusive of all…Especially for the casita,” he told Page Six. “He wanted to show a little bit of everything. And I think having her be the face of Gen Z and so much of America, I just think it’s a great thing.”

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Alix recently responded to backlash about her inclusion. In response to a person writing “You’ve never once used your platform and voice for the messages Bad Bunny sends. This is unbelievable and undeserved,” she wrote “I have 💗 and being invited to do this was such an incredible experience and so special.”

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