Super Bowl 2025: Reactions to Kendrick half-time show and Taylor Swift booing as Eagles crush Chiefs

Just a disclaimer for any sports fans hoping for some in-depth American football commentary, YOU WILL NOT FIND IT HERE. Our dedicated sports team, who actually know about all that stuff, will be sharing updates tonight - this blog is more about the halftime show and all the celeb sightings. I could try to offer some sports commentary but it’ll be purely for the comedy value.

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Blake Lively was not present at Super Bowl LIX on Sunday as her best friend Taylor Swift cheered on her boyfriend Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs.

Lively attended last year’s championship game with Swift and Ice Spice and has attended a number of other Chiefs games with the pop megastar.

Ice Spice returned to join Swift at this year’s game but Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds were notable absences amid the former’s ongoing legal drama with her It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni.

Last December, Lively filed a bombshell complaint against Baldoni — who also directed the movie — alleging sexual harassment.

In the filing, her lawyers claimed that Baldoni's PR team hired Wallace to assist in an alleged smear campaign against Lively. It was claimed he "weaponized a digital army around the country from New York to Los Angeles to create, seed and promote content that appeared to be authentic on social media platforms and internet chat forums."

Obviously everyone’s talking about the Eagles vs the Chiefs, but what about the rivalry between two of hip-hop’s biggest stars?

Swifties have been desperate for a sign that Swift’s re-recording of Reputation is on the way - the Grammys turned out to be a bust, but could she share some news this evening? My colleagues are in denial but I’m convinced that Chiefs stars Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes have rocked up in Reputation colours (red and green/teal). There’s a chance I’m reading too much in to it but they all owe me money if I’m right.

Honestly, this could be Squid Game for all I understand of it, but one observant pundit just said “it’s chaos out there”, which is what I would have said, so maybe I am an expert after all.

Super Bowl LIX is fast approaching, with Kendrick Lamar set to take the stage at the halftime show in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The 2025 Super Bowl will be taking place tonight (February 9), with the Kansas City Chiefs returning to the field in hopes of a three-peat against the Philadelphia Eagles. The two teams previously faced off against each other in 2023, with the Chiefs winning 38-35.

The halftime event is expected to be a show-stopping occasion, with Lamar as the headliner. The “Not Like Us” singer will be joined by his longtime collaborator and friend, SZA, who he’s going on tour with later this year.

So far the Eagles are ahead of the Chiefs, which probably explains why Swift appears very focused as she watches from her box with friends Ice Spice and the Haim sisters. Surprisingly sedate box this year compared to the celeb-packed antics of 2024.

Again, I’m no expert but the Chiefs are definitely taking a battering by the Philly Eagles - the cameras are keeping a respectful distance from Swift but she must be stressing.