Jill Zarin is reacting to being fired from E!’s “The Golden Life” due to her rant about Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime performance.
The “Real Housewives of New York City” alum acknowledged making “mistakes.”
“They didn’t even give me a chance,” Zarin, 62, told In Touch on Tuesday. “I took it down right away. People make mistakes. I’m human.”
Zarin was initially cast on E!’s “The Golden Life,” but the show’s producers, Blink49 Studios, announced they’ve cut ties with her in a statement given to Variety on Tuesday.
“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.
Zarin drew criticism for her since-deleted Instagram video blasting 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.”
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