Who is Yuri Andrade? Super Bowl streaker who bared his butt as he ran across field says 'it was just a joke'
The mystery streaker who disrupted the fourth quarter of Super Bowl LV on Sunday, February 7, has been identified and charged with a misdemeanor for trespassing after he ran half-naked across the Raymond James Stadium. With around five minutes left in the fourth quarter, Yuri Andrade ran across the field before stadium security took control of the situation. He was arrested and booked into jail early morning on Monday, February 8.
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Who is Yuri Andrade?
Andrade was identified as a native from Boca Raton. The 31-year-old, according to New York Post, described himself as self-employed and that he was in "international business." The streaker reportedly bragged on Instagram posting a video of his run around saying, "I am the f–king now." He was released from jail shortly before 8 am on February 8 after posting a cash bond of $500, reports USA Today.
Taking off his shirt, Andrade waved it above his head and dashed across the field to flaunt the name 'Vitaly Uncensored' printed on it. Pandemonium further ensued when he managed to give two security guards and the players a slip. Earlier, we reported that there was some comedy coming in from commentator Kevin Harlan after Andrade was pinned by the guards: "Pull up your pants, take off your bra and be a man!"
"During the 4th quarter of the game, the defendant unlawfully jumped the fencing in the stands on the north side of the stadium and began to run across the field," police wrote in the arrest affidavit, which was acquired by USA Today Sports. "The defendant was placed under arrest on the field for trespassing upon the field." Talking about the stunt he pulled, Andrade said: "It was just a joke between friends, pretty much," he said. "It wasn't nothing crazy like I was trying to harm anyone."
This isn't the first time the Super Bowl had streakers interrupting the game. 2020's Super Bowl saw skimpily dressed model, Kelly Kay Green, an Instagram influencer flashing her knickers to a packed raucous stadium and incidentally, had the 'Vitaly Uncensored' logo on her dress.