Despite the mask mandate, several celebrities were spotted attending the Super Bowl LVI SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, California not wearing masks while not appearing to be eating or drinking.
The NBC broadcast highlighted celebrities attending the 2022 Super Bowl, which exposed several celebrities not wearing face masks including NBA star LeBron James, basketball legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson, actress Charlize Theron, actor Mark Wahlberg, actor Sean Penn, and actor Matt Damon.
Organizers of the Super Bowl required attendees to wear their face mask.
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“Fans will be required to comply with all LA County COVID-19 health and safety protocols to enter the Super Bowl LVI campus at SoFi Stadium. Updated protocols include, but are not limited to, a mandatory mask requirement INSIDE THE STADIUM for EVERYONE over 2 years of age regardless of vaccination status,” the NFL website states.
The Los Angeles County Public Health website states that mega events like the Super Bowl “are higher risk for COVID-19 transmission because the attendees are spending long periods of time physically close to large numbers of people they don’t usually interact with.”
“[T]hereby increasing the risk that respiratory particles will be transmitted between attendees and participants if someone present is infected. Places that serve food and beverages indoors are also higher risk because persons are indoors for an extended period of time and may remove their masks when they eat or drink,” the LA County added.
