Ellie Kemp
A WWE star quickly 'shut down' Impaulsive co-host Mike Majlak after he suggested Bad Bunny's Grammys speech was 'a little political'.
Identical twin sport stars Brie and Nikki Bella sat down with Mike and YouTuber Logan Paul for an episode of their podcast on Tuesday (February 3).
As well as discussing the latest WWE news, Bella and Nikki spoke about the recent Grammy Awards - in particular, the anti-ICE speeches that multiple stars made that night.
Early on in the episode, Mike and Logan took a moment to congratulate their friend, country musician Jelly Roll, for cinching three Grammys over the weekend.
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Jelly didn't speak out on ICE during the event, but said he would do so soon when asked about the current state of the US backstage.
Describing himself as a 'dumb redneck', he told reporters: "I grew up in a house of insane pandemonium, like I didn’t even know that politics were f**king real until I was in my mid-20s in jail, that’s how disconnected [I was]."
Others, including Billie Eilish and Bad Bunny, made bolder statements with their own time in the spotlight, however.
Logan praised Jelly's victory speech adding that he 'gave all the glory to Jesus'.
Bella agreed that Jelly Roll was 'so good', before adding: "There was a lot of great speeches at the Grammys. I loved it. Bad Bunny - I loved it."
Logan and Mike appeared to agree, but the latter quickly interjected: "Got a little political - what do you, like...?"
Brie shot back: "I don't think so."
Mike then questioned: "No? Just people speaking from the heart?"
Brie responded: "Speaking from the heart and ended it with something powerful with love, unity. Love that."
The topic of conversation was then swiftly moved on.
While collecting the Grammy for Album of the Year, Bad Bunny, who refused to tour the US over ICE fears but is headlining the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday (February 8), said: "Before I say thanks to God, I’m gonna say ‘ICE OUT’. We’re not savage, we’re not animals, we’re not aliens, we’re Americans."
He continued: "Also I wanna say to the people; I know it’s tough not to hate on these - and I was thinking sometimes we get contaminos, I don't know how to say that in English.
"The hate gets more powerful, with more hate, the only thing more powerful than hate is love.
"So please, we need be different, if we fight we have to do it with love; if we don’t hate them, we love our people we love our family and that’s the way to do it, don’t forget that.”
A 15-second clip of Brie and Mike's interaction has since gone viral, prompting reaction on social media.
Referring to the Bella twin's heritage, one Twitter user said of Logan and Mike: "I don’t think they realize the Bella twins are Mexican. Their real last name is GARCIA."
Another praised: "She shut it down quick… mother!"
Others reckoned that Brie was wrong, and that Bad Bunny's speech was political - but that that was the whole point. "Love and unity isn’t political," somebody else commented.
Brie and Nikki have Mexican and Italian heritage from their dad and mom's sides, respectively.
They have previously spoken with pride about their roots, as People reported in 2017.
Nikki, who had competed on Dancing with the Stars, spoke about learning a style of Mexican folk dancing called folklórico.
"I never knew about this dance and getting to learn how the women move their skirts, the traditions and what it means, I was like 'OMG, I’m so proud to be a Mexican'," she recalled at the time.
Nikki added: "As Latins, we truly celebrate life and family and colors and music and I just love that. It makes me appreciate so much from my Mexican roots. It’s just something so unique."