In early February 2026, social media users began circulating claims that the Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny wore a bulletproof vest under his clothes while attending the Grammy Awards. The rumor gained traction amid online backlash after Bad Bunny criticized U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in a Grammys speech, with some posts casting him as a target who might be in danger and treating his appearance in photos and clips as supposed evidence of extra protection.
"This made me so sad... the way Bad Bunny had to wear a bulletproof vest and sit by himself at the Grammys. AMERICAN CITIZEN BTW! Lord protect him at the Super Bowl," one X post (archived) read.
However, no evidence shows that Bad Bunny actually wore a bulletproof vest at the Grammys. The claim appears to rest entirely on interpretations of how his outfit looked in photographs and videos, rather than on any confirmation from Bad Bunny, his representatives or event security. Images from the event show him wearing a custom corset-inspired tuxedo with tailoring designed to sculpt the silhouette, making parts of the torso appear unusually bulky from certain angles. We were unable to independently verify whether he wore any type of protective vest under the tuxedo. As such, we have not rated this claim.
We contacted the Recording Academy (which organizes the Grammy Awards), Bad Bunny's representatives and the fashion house behind his outfit for comment, and we will update this article if we hear back.
Fashion coverage of the event suggests a far more straightforward explanation for Bad Bunny's unusual proportions at the awards ceremony.
At the 2026 Grammys, Bad Bunny wore a custom Schiaparelli haute couture look that featured dramatic, sculptural tailoring. According to Vogue, the outfit included a black velvet tuxedo jacket with a sharply defined silhouette and a distinctive lace-up, corset-style back that was clearly visible in photos taken from behind and at angles along the red carpet.
Bad Bunny's outfit was also featured in a Vogue behind-the-scenes video, "Inside Bad Bunny's Grammy Awards Look" which follows his final fitting the day before the ceremony.
The video highlighted the jacket's exaggerated shoulders and rigid, sculpted construction, but it did not mention any protective gear. It also showed a waist compression band as part of the styling, suggesting the team used it to shape Bad Bunny's silhouette -- a detail that could have affected how the singer's proportions appeared on camera.
In other words, while the outfit may have made Bad Bunny look more rigid or broader than usual, that effect was consistent with his high-fashion tailoring choices rather than evidence of body armor. None of the posts promoting the claim offered proof beyond visual speculation, and no credible source has confirmed that Bad Bunny wore a bulletproof vest at the event.
A video from the ceremony posted on Bad Bunny's own TikTok account likewise did not suggest that he was wearing protective gear beneath his clothing. The clip shows him moving comfortably in the outfit, without any visible indicators of a bulletproof vest:
Another moment cited in some posts as supposed evidence involved footage of a brief interaction in which Bad Bunny appeared to tense up as Lady Gaga approached him while he was seated at a table. But such a reaction is consistent with a normal reflex or a response to someone suddenly entering one's personal space, and it does not indicate or prove that he was wearing protective body armor.
All in all, the rumor that Bad Bunny wore a bulletproof vest to the 2026 Grammys was based on mere interpretations of his designer outfit and lacks any factual support. Available reporting shows he wore a custom Schiaparelli tuxedo with structured tailoring, rather than a bulletproof vest.
