Listen, if someone mistakes you for a global reggaetón superstar with cheekbones blessed by Zeus himself… you say thank you and ride that wave, baby.
That’s exactly what Benny Blanco did when The Academy — yes, THE Oscars Academy, the one with the fancy envelopes and confusing movie montages — straight-up mislabeled him as Bad Bunny.
It all went down at the 2025 Oscars, where Benny showed up looking cozy and cute with his fiancée, Selena Gomez. The Academy posted a sweet pic of the couple on X (formerly Twitter, currently a confusing rebrand), but accidentally captioned it with Bad Bunny’s name.
Fans on the internet? Oh, they noticed. The post was edited faster than a caffeine-fueled TikTok montage, but the screenshots live forever, darling.
Fast forward to Benny visiting The Jennifer Hudson Show, where Jennifer (the queen of vocals and vibes) asked him how he felt about the whole mistaken identity situation.
And Benny? Benny thrived.
“I like that,” he said with a sparkle in his eye and the energy of a man who knows he just got compared to Latin music’s hottest export. “What do you mean? He’s so hot! I’ll take it, I’ll take it!”
He wasn’t done. As a majestic photo of Bad Bunny graced the screen like a thirst trap from Mount Olympus, Benny doubled down:
“Look at how pretty he is — are you kidding? Yeah, I’m Bad Bunny now.”
Boom. Just like that, Benny Blanco manifested a new identity: Bad Benny.
The lesson here? If someone mistakes you for a global heartthrob, you don’t correct them — you change your Instagram bio and start working on your accent.
Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco x 97th #Oscars
Photo Credit: Roger Kisby pic.twitter.com/EgdG7ejXgI
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) March 3, 2025
