Jill Zarin claps back at ‘RHONY’ reunion show firing after slamming Bad Bunny’s halftime show
Jill Zarin is reacting to being fired from E!’s upcoming “RHONY” reunion show, “The Golden Life,” due to her rant about Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime performance.
“They didn’t even give me a chance,” the “Real Housewives of New York City” alum, 62, told In Touch on Tuesday.
“I took it down right away. People make mistakes. I’m human,” she added, referring to her since-deleted Instagram video.
Zarin was initially cast on E!’s new series, but the show’s producers, Blink49 Studios, announced they’ve since cut ties with her.
“In light of recent public comments made by Jill Zarin, Blink49 Studios has decided not to move forward with her involvement in ‘The Golden Life.’ We remain committed to delivering the series in line with our company standards and values,” the producers shared in a statement given to Variety Tuesday.
Zarin drew criticism for her since-deleted Instagram video, in which she blasted Bad Bunny’s performance on Sunday, calling it “the worst halftime show ever.”
“It’s 250 years that we’re celebrating right now, the United States, and I just don’t think it was appropriate to have it in Spanish, and, quite frankly, grabbing his ‘g’-area,” she said. “I think it was totally inappropriate.”
“You’ve got all these young kids watching the Super Bowl, and he doesn’t have to be grabbing himself every five seconds because he’s so insecure. Seriously.”
She continued, “It looked like a political statement because there were literally no white people in the entire thing. I think it was a political statement, and I’m not taking a side one way or the other. I just do. I think it was an ICE thing.”
Zarin said that the “NFL sold out” and that the halftime show was “hard to watch.”
“It’s very sad because, 75 years and, you know, shame. Shame,” she said.
A number of Bravolebrities hit back at Zarin for her video. “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Bozoma Saint John wrote, “‘I’m not taking a side,’ yet very clearly taking a side. Please. I, on the other hand, LOVED Benito Bowl … for its beauty, culture, history, and message.”
“The Valley” star Janet Caperna commented, “Tell me you’re racist without telling me you’re racist…YIKES!!!”
Page Six broke the news that Zarin as well as fellow “RHONY” alums Luann de Lesseps, Ramona Singer, Kelly Bensimon and Sonja Morgan would be appearing in a new show together. It was later revealed that the show would be titled “The Golden Life” and start filming in the spring. The series features the women reuniting in Palm Beach, Fl.
