Pro-Palestine protester who interrupted Super Bowl LIX halftime show found guilty in court

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The Super Bowl LIX halftime performer who turned protester when he unfurled a pro-Palestinian flag on the field of the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans has been convicted in court and faces a fine and possible jail time.

Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu was found guilty of resisting police, according to the Associated Press.

Nantambu, 41, faces a fine of up to $500 and up to six months in prison. He is scheduled to be sentenced on June 1.

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A protestor holds a Palestinian flag with the words "Gaza" and "Sudan" as rapper Kendrick Lamar performs during the Super Bowl LIX halftime show at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, La., on Feb. 9, 2025. (Chandan Khanna/AFP)

Although he was originally enlisted to be part of Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime performance on Feb. 9, 2025, things went sideways when he pulled a flag of Sudan and Palestinian territories sewn together out of his wardrobe and ran across the field waving the flag.

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Security and law enforcement personnel chased Nantambu, but he refused to comply with their commands to stop, according to Louisiana State Police.

Nantambu eventually surrendered. He was booked into the Orleans Parish Justice Center on charges of resisting an officer and disturbing the peace by interruption of a lawful assembly.

Security escorts a protestor holding a Palestinian flag with the words "Gaza" and "Sudan" during Kendrick Lamar's performance at the Super Bowl LIX halftime show in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Feb. 9, 2025. (Chandan Khanna/AFP)

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