A protester holds a Palestinian flag with the words “Gaza” and “Sudan” as U.S. rapper Kendrick Lamar performs during Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Feb ...

A cast member who was hired to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show unfurled a combined Sudanese-Palestinian flag during Kendrick Lamar’s performance and has now been banned from NFL events ...

The Super Bowl halftime performer who held up the Sudanese and Palestinian flags in protest during Sunday night’s performance in New Orleans will be banned for life from all NFL stadiums and ...

“No one involved with the production was aware of the individual’s intent,” the N.F.L. said in a statement about the protest during Kendrick Lamar’s show.

A protestor holds a Palestinian flag with the words "Gaza" and "Sudan" as US rapper Kendrick Lamar performs during Apple Music Halftime Show. Chandan Khanna / AFP via Getty Images.

A Super Bowl LIX halftime show performer who waved a Palestinian and Sudanese flag as protest was not arrested, police said. New Orleans police did not identify him.

A protester holds a Palestinian flag with the words “Gaza” and “Sudan” as U.S. rapper Kendrick Lamar performs during Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Feb ...

The Super Bowl halftime performer who held up the Sudanese and Palestinian flags in protest during Sunday night’s performance in New Orleans will be banned for life from all NFL stadiums and ...