Scottsdale night club and bar Casa Amigos, recently faced criticism after an allegation the general manager reportedly muted the audio during the Latin, Grammy-winning artist Bad Bunny’s half time performance on Feb. 8 during the Super Bowl and instructed the DJ to play Vanilla Ice’s song, “Ice Ice Baby.”

The move received harsh criticism throughout social media platforms.

Some social media posts showing the incident have circulated, and content creators started to add their own commentary.

There was a general consensus online that the action by the person in question was “anti-Latino” since Bad Bunny is a Puerto Rico native and I.C.E. is the acronym for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

One TikTok influencer known as “@slaythegop” Kim Hunt, an Arizona native of Hispanic descent—went viral after posting a video on directly addressing the alleged manager suggesting he not market, promote or profit off of a culture he does not respect.

The influencer interpreted the alleged GM’s actions as a way to send a message about his beliefs and that the message was heard loud and clear.

“At a time when our communities are being targeted and harmed by government policy, that kind of behavior is not just tone deaf. It is revealing,” Hunt told Northeast Valley News.

On Feb. 11, Casa Amigos posted a statement from their Instagram page stating, “We are aware of the decision made by an employee during the game this past weekend. This decision does not reflect our standards or our operating procedures, which specifically included a policy of airing the full broadcast with audio. Every one of our other venues showed the full broadcast with audio. We have suspended the individual indefinitely, effective immediately, and we are currently reviewing the full extent of this matter to determine a final resolution
Since then, the alleged individual’s name has reportedly been removed from the business’s website.

The same weekend, some protesters gathered outside of Casa Amigos to demonstrate their disappointment with the establishment and support Arizona’s Latino community.

Northeast Valley News went to Casa Amigos on Feb.14 to seek further comment—the acting manager declined the invitation, “No, thank you.”

The @slaythegop influencer was also contacted and asked if there was any additional outcome she would like to see after the incident muting Bad Bunny’s performance at Casa Amigos during Super Bowl. She told Northeast Valley News she would like to see the alleged individual fired and see a broader cultural shift in how people of color are treated in Old Town Scottsdale’s nightlife.

Hunt also suggested the current Casa Amigos management or ownership should try to redeem themselves or rectify with those who were impacted, “The only meaningful step at this point would be to sell the bar to Latino ownership.”

“If you are going to profit from Latino culture, the least you can do is ensure that leadership actually reflects and respects the community you are monetizing, otherwise, be honest about what the brand is. Rebrand into whatever identity you actually align with instead of packaging Latino culture for aesthetics while resenting it in practice,” Hunt said.

Since the Casa Amigos’ statement on Feb. 11 no additional comments have been released by the ownership about the incident or the suspended individual.

Although news of the incident has spread locally, the club is open and operating.