A performer at Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show​ who unfurled a flag with the words Sudan and Gaza in a protest over the two wars there will be banned from NFL stadiums for life, the league says.

A brief protest by a performer at Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show unfurled a flag emblazoned with the words Sudan and Gaza, two wars in the Middle East that have killed tens of thousands of people.

The Super Bowl halftime performer who unfurled Sudanese and Palestinian flags in an apparent protest action in New Orleans Sunday night will be banned for life from all NFL stadiums and events, an NFL spokesperson told CNN.