Lil Wayne campaigned to be the headliner for this year’s Super Bowl halftime show, which is set to take place in his hometown of New Orleans. Despite his efforts and the fans who rallied behind him for support, the honor was passed to Kendrick Lamar, much to Wayne’s disappointment. 

The Annihilate rapper personally addressed the issue in a video posted on Instagram on Friday, September 13. “It broke me, and I’m just trying to put myself back together,” he said. Jay Z, whose Nation company is the halftime producer, confirmed Lamar’s headlining of the prestigious event last weekend.  

“That hurt, it hurt a whole lot,” Wayne added. “I blame myself for not being mentally prepared for a letdown, for automatically mentally putting myself in that position.” For the rapper, it was the most desirable opportunity to not only perform in his hometown but on a stage and platform of the highest level. 

After expressing his disappointment, Wayne thanked his fans who supported him and peers like Nicki Minaj, who sided with him in the fight. “I feel like I let all of ya’ll down for not getting that opportunity,” he added.  

David Henrie, who is popularly known to portray the role of Ted and Tracy’s son in the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother, revealed that it got difficult for him to hang out in public places as the fans would mob him and ask about the ending plot of the show.

Henrie claimed that after he turned 21 and visited the bars, he was bribed with free drinks, but the actor kept the secret intact with himself. During his appearance on the George Janko show podcast, Hernie shared the details of playing the character and how it was like to hold on to a crucial secret for a long time. 

While talking to the hosts of the talk show, Henrie revealed, “I remember, like, season 6 or 7 or whatever—by then I’d turned 21 and I would go to a bar and people would be like, ‘We’ve heard you know the ending!’” He went on to add, “And they’d be sending me drinks to try get it out of me.”

The actor shared that while the fans of the show had to wait for nine seasons to know who Ted ends up with, the secret was revealed to him well in advance, as during the second season the producers decided to shoot the scenes for 90 more episodes. The actor revealed to the hosts, “They were like, ‘We gotta [film] this kid out, as soon as humanly possible. We gotta shoot as many episodes as we can.’”