From Kendrick Lamar's epic halftime performance that called out Drake and made a political statement in front of President Donald Trump...to Taylor Swift getting booed and shaking off the haters. The Hollywood Reporter is breaking down all the buzz-worthy moments from Super Bowl LIX.
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00:00From Kendrick Lamar's epic halftime performance that called out Drake and made a political
00:04statement in front of President Donald Trump, to Taylor Swift getting booed and shaking off
00:08the haters, we're breaking down all the buzzworthy moments from Super Bowl LII.
00:14The game saw the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22.
00:19Before the Eagles emerged victorious, Lamar lit up the stadium during the Apple Music
00:23Super Bowl LII halftime show with a medley that included his biggest hits like Humble,
00:28DNA, and All the Stars with SZA. He ended his roughly 13-minute set with his Grammy
00:32Award-winning Drake diss track, Not Like Us. During the final song, tennis icon Serena
00:37Williams made a special appearance, a nod to Lamar's native Compton, California,
00:42where Williams is also from, and reportedly also a wink at Drake,
00:45who is rumored to have once dated Williams. Lamar also enlisted Samuel L. Jackson to portray Uncle
00:50Sam, who surveilled and policed Lamar throughout his performance that was ripe with political
00:55symbolism, including a divided American flag. Among the many celebrities in attendance at
01:00the big game was Taylor Swift, who, when shown on the big screen inside the Caesars Superdome
01:05in New Orleans, was apparently booed by the crowd. No surprise, she just shook it off with
01:09a laugh to her friend Ice Spice. President Trump was also there, making him the first
01:17sitting president to attend the Super Bowl. Following the game, he took to Truth Social
01:21to troll Swift, writing,
01:23"'The only one that had a tougher night than the Kansas City Chiefs was Taylor Swift.
01:27She got booed out of the stadium. MAGA is very unforgiving.'"
01:30It's worth noting that Swift appeared to stay in the stadium until the conclusion of the game.
01:35Her boyfriend, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelsey, was even spotted heading up to visit her,
01:39his family, and his friends in their suite following the final score.
01:42While Swift, Kelsey, and their crew were mourning the Chiefs' loss,
01:45others in attendance were celebrating the Eagles' win, including stars like Miles Teller,
01:50Kevin Hart, and Bradley Cooper, who told Fox Sports this following the game,
01:54"'I'm so blessed to be here and I love this team so much.'"
01:57For much more on Super Bowl LII, go to THR.com. This is The Hollywood Reporter News.