Super Bowl halftime show dancer displays Palestinian, Sudanese flags during Kendrick Lamar performance

NEW ORLEANS — A performer who was part of Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show was detained by security after waving the Sudanese flag and Palestinian flag together with the words “Sudan” and “Gaza” written on them toward the end of the performance, the NFL said.

The NFL identified the person, who was dressed in black like other dancers on the field, “as part of the 400-member field cast.”

“We commend security for quickly detaining the individual who displayed the flag,” the league said. “He was a part of the 400-member field cast. The individual hid the item on his possession and unveiled it late in the show. No one involved with the production was aware of the individual’s intent.”

The league later said the person will be “banned for life from all NFL stadiums and events.”

A representative for Roc Nation, which produced the show, said, “The act by the individual was neither planned nor part of the production and was never in any rehearsal.”

New Orleans police and Homeland Security Investigations directed NBC News to the NFL security team for comment.

A representative for Apple Music, which sponsors the halftime show, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.