A PERFORMER IN Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show was detained on the field and could face charges after unfurling a combination Sudan-Palestine flag with “Sudan” and “Gaza” written on it.

The NFL confirmed the person was part of the 400-member field cast.

The New Orleans Police Department said in a statement that “law enforcement is working to determine applicable charges in this incident”.

The performer stood on a car used as a prop for Lamar’s performance and held up the flag.

The person was later tackled and escorted out by security.

“The individual hid the item on his person and unveiled it late in the show,” the NFL said.

“No one involved with the production was aware of the individual’s intent.”

Earlier part of the Kendrick Lamar performance before the guy with the "Gaza Sudan" flag was tackled. #SuperBowlLIX pic.twitter.com/5hminT505S

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Roc Nation, the entertainment company which produced the show, said the act “was neither planned nor part of the production and was never in any rehearsal.”

The show continued without interruption and it did not seem as though the person was shown on the broadcast of Lamar’s performance.

Meanwhile, Lamar performed a string of his classics during the halftime show including his recent Grammy-winni Not Like Us.